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About

South Africa-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $768M to Pakistan. The main products that South Africa exported to Pakistan were Coal Briquettes ($639M), Scrap Iron ($29.4M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($22.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $967M in 2017 to $768M in 2022.

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

Pakistan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $229M to South Africa. The main products that Pakistan exported to South Africa were Cellulose Fibers Paper ($31.2M), Light Pure Woven Cotton ($24M), and Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($21.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 4.16%,  from $187M in 2017 to $229M in 2022.

In 2022, Pakistan 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, Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $768M to Pakistan. The main products exported from South Africa to Pakistan were Coal Briquettes ($639M), Scrap Iron ($29.4M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($22.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $967M in 2017 to $768M in 2022.

In 2017, Pakistan exported $229M to South Africa. The main products exported from Pakistan to South Africa were Cellulose Fibers Paper ($31.2M), Light Pure Woven Cotton ($24M), and Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($21.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 4.16%, from $187M in 2022 to $229M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Pakistan included China ($23.4B), India ($9.14B), and Japan ($8.85B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than South Africa included Afghanistan ($975M), Bangladesh ($839M), and Oman ($479M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Pakistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Mineral Products ($641M), Metals ($50.2M), and Paper Goods ($23.1M).

During 2017, Pakistan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Textiles ($118M), Paper Goods ($31.8M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($12.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential South Africa Pakistan+$6.7MScrap Iron
Top Product Potential Pakistan South Africa+$9.49MRice

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

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

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