South Africa-South Korea Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $2.89B to South Korea. The main products that South Africa exported to South Korea were Coal Briquettes ($1.37B), Iron Ore ($531M), and Platinum ($193M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 6.39%, from $2.12B in 2017 to $2.89B in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to South Korea.
South Korea-South Africa Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $1.25B to South Africa. The main products that South Korea exported to South Africa were Cars ($189M), Refined Petroleum ($153M), and Aluminium Plating ($86.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.64%, from $1.04B in 2017 to $1.25B in 2022.
In 2005, South Korea exported services to South Africa worth $94.6M, with Transportation ($80.7M), Travel ($6.9M), and Other business services ($4.1M) 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, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).