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About

South Africa-Mongolia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $4.35M to Mongolia. The main products that South Africa exported to Mongolia were Cars ($519k), Citrus ($409k), and Rubber Tires ($347k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Mongolia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.82%, from $2.98M in 2017 to $4.35M in 2022.

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

Mongolia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Mongolia exported $38.8k to South Africa. The main products that Mongolia exported to South Africa were Medical Instruments ($13.9k), Tanned Furskins ($4.61k), and Other Inorganic Acids ($4.01k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mongolia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%,  from $34.5k in 2017 to $38.8k in 2022.

In 2022, Mongolia 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, Mongolia ranked 120 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.26), and 94 in total exports ($13.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, South Africa exported $4.35M to Mongolia. The main products exported from South Africa to Mongolia were Cars ($519k), Citrus ($409k), and Rubber Tires ($347k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Mongolia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.82%, from $2.98M in 2017 to $4.35M in 2022.

In 2017, Mongolia exported $38.8k to South Africa. The main products exported from Mongolia to South Africa were Medical Instruments ($13.9k), Tanned Furskins ($4.61k), and Other Inorganic Acids ($4.01k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mongolia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%, from $34.5k in 2022 to $38.8k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Mongolia
Top Destination
China$10.6B

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

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Mongolia than from South Africa.

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Mongolia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Mongolia in the exports of Machines ($1.31M), Transportation ($631k), and Vegetable Products ($613k).

During 2017, Mongolia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Instruments ($14.4k), Textiles ($7.01k), and Animal Hides ($4.61k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Mongolia+$1.42MCars
Top Product Potential Mongolia South Africa+$23.3kMedical Instruments

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

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

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