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About

South Africa-Tajikistan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.23M to Tajikistan. The main products that South Africa exported to Tajikistan were Gas Turbines ($668k), Citrus ($443k), and Electrical Control Boards ($20.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Tajikistan have increased at an annualized rate of 50.8%, from $158k in 2017 to $1.23M in 2022.

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

Tajikistan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Tajikistan exported $89.5k to South Africa. The main products that Tajikistan exported to South Africa were Gas Turbines ($77.6k), Aircraft Parts ($3.69k), and Oscilloscopes ($2.22k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tajikistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 22%,  from $33.1k in 2017 to $89.5k in 2022.

In 2022, Tajikistan 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, Tajikistan ranked 108 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.91), and 142 in total exports ($2.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $1.23M to Tajikistan. The main products exported from South Africa to Tajikistan were Gas Turbines ($668k), Citrus ($443k), and Electrical Control Boards ($20.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Tajikistan have increased at an annualized rate of 50.8%, from $158k in 2017 to $1.23M in 2022.

In 2017, Tajikistan exported $89.5k to South Africa. The main products exported from Tajikistan to South Africa were Gas Turbines ($77.6k), Aircraft Parts ($3.69k), and Oscilloscopes ($2.22k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tajikistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 22%, from $33.1k in 2022 to $89.5k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Tajikistan
Top Destination
Kazakhstan$486M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tajikistan than South Africa included Kazakhstan ($486M), Uzbekistan ($180M), and Afghanistan ($105M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Tajikistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Tajikistan in the exports of Machines ($701k), Vegetable Products ($462k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($19.4k).

During 2017, Tajikistan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($80.3k), Transportation ($3.71k), and Instruments ($2.22k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Tajikistan+$41.4kElectrical Control Boards
Top Product Potential Tajikistan South Africa+$13.3kGas Turbines

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

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

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