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About

South Africa-Cambodia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $15.7M to Cambodia. The main products that South Africa exported to Cambodia were Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($3.81M), Corn ($2.95M), and Precipitated Copper ($2.12M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Cambodia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.93%, from $11.7M in 2017 to $15.7M in 2022.

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

Cambodia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Cambodia exported $53.1M to South Africa. The main products that Cambodia exported to South Africa were Rubber Footwear ($10.3M), Textile Footwear ($7.26M), and Knit Women's Suits ($5.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cambodia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%,  from $30M in 2017 to $53.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Cambodia 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, Cambodia ranked 92 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.6), and 69 in total exports ($35.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $15.7M to Cambodia. The main products exported from South Africa to Cambodia were Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($3.81M), Corn ($2.95M), and Precipitated Copper ($2.12M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Cambodia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.93%, from $11.7M in 2017 to $15.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Cambodia exported $53.1M to South Africa. The main products exported from Cambodia to South Africa were Rubber Footwear ($10.3M), Textile Footwear ($7.26M), and Knit Women's Suits ($5.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cambodia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $30M in 2022 to $53.1M in 2017.

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Cambodia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Cambodia (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Cambodia
Top Destination
United States$13B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Cambodia included China ($23.4B), India ($9.14B), and Germany ($9.96B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cambodia than South Africa included Vietnam ($3.67B), United States ($13B), and Thailand ($1.11B).

Difference in imports from Cambodia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Cambodia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Cambodia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.04M), Mineral Products ($3.86M), and Metals ($3.55M).

During 2017, Cambodia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Textiles ($25.2M), Footwear and Headwear ($21.1M), and Transportation ($4.22M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Cambodia+$651kCorn
Top Product Potential Cambodia South Africa+$6.19MRubber Footwear

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 Cambodia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cambodia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cambodia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

Product Space of South Africa (Flag) and Cambodia (Flag) (2022)

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