South Africa-Germany Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $9.96B to Germany. The main products that South Africa exported to Germany were Cars ($3.1B), Platinum ($1.6B), and Precious Metal Ore ($1.38B). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $6.15B in 2017 to $9.96B in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Germany.
Germany-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $9.67B to South Africa. The main products that Germany exported to South Africa were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.27B), Cars ($666M), and Precious Metal Compounds ($506M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.2%, from $10.3B in 2017 to $9.67B in 2022.
In 2020, Germany exported services to South Africa worth $1.09B, with Royalties and license fees ($349M), Transportation ($306M), and Other business services ($216M) being the largest in terms of value.
Comparison: In 2022, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).