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$6,776CURRENT US$
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$7,053CURRENT US$
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About

South Africa-Equatorial Guinea Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.55M to Equatorial Guinea. The main products that South Africa exported to Equatorial Guinea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($449k), Apples and Pears ($170k), and Refined Petroleum ($103k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Equatorial Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $3.24M in 2017 to $1.55M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Equatorial Guinea exported $2.59k to South Africa. The main products that Equatorial Guinea exported to South Africa were Compasses ($1.65k), Other Electrical Machinery ($450), and Other Measuring Instruments ($173). Over the past 5 years the exports of Equatorial Guinea to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 87.6%,  from $87.7M in 2017 to $2.59k in 2022.

In 2022, Equatorial Guinea did not export any services to South Africa.

Comparison In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076),  and 34 in total exports ($147B). That same year, Equatorial Guinea ranked 108 in total exports ($8.63B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $1.55M to Equatorial Guinea. The main products exported from South Africa to Equatorial Guinea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($449k), Apples and Pears ($170k), and Refined Petroleum ($103k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Equatorial Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $3.24M in 2017 to $1.55M in 2022.

In 2017, Equatorial Guinea exported $2.59k to South Africa. The main products exported from Equatorial Guinea to South Africa were Compasses ($1.65k), Other Electrical Machinery ($450), and Other Measuring Instruments ($173). During the last 5 years the exports of Equatorial Guinea to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 87.6%, from $87.7M in 2022 to $2.59k in 2017.

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Equatorial Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Equatorial Guinea (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Equatorial Guinea
Top Destination
Zambia$1.84B

This map shows whether countries import more from South Africa or Equatorial Guinea. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from South Africa and Equatorial Guinea or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Equatorial Guinea included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Equatorial Guinea than South Africa included Chile ($413M), Portugal ($319M), and Sao Tome and Principe ($1.38M).

Difference in imports from Equatorial Guinea (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Equatorial Guinea

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between South Africa and Equatorial Guinea by product, considering products traded by both, South Africa and Equatorial Guinea.

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Equatorial Guinea in the exports of Animal Products ($536k), Machines ($220k), and Vegetable Products ($191k).

During 2017, Equatorial Guinea had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Instruments ($1.82k), Machines ($604), and Arts and Antiques ($165).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Equatorial Guinea+$202kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Equatorial Guinea South Africa+$6.84kCrude Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of South Africa and Equatorial Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Equatorial Guinea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Equatorial Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

Product Space of South Africa (Flag) and Equatorial Guinea (Flag) (2022)

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