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About

South Africa-Ukraine Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $70.8M to Ukraine. The main products that South Africa exported to Ukraine were Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($23.8M), Coal Briquettes ($11.6M), and Feldspar ($11.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Ukraine have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $153M in 2017 to $70.8M in 2022.

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

Ukraine-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Ukraine exported $31.9M to South Africa. The main products that Ukraine exported to South Africa were Seed Oils ($15.9M), Industrial Printers ($2.53M), and Electric Heaters ($2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ukraine to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%,  from $98.8M in 2017 to $31.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Ukraine 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, Ukraine ranked 44 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.5), and 61 in total exports ($47.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $70.8M to Ukraine. The main products exported from South Africa to Ukraine were Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($23.8M), Coal Briquettes ($11.6M), and Feldspar ($11.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Ukraine have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $153M in 2017 to $70.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Ukraine exported $31.9M to South Africa. The main products exported from Ukraine to South Africa were Seed Oils ($15.9M), Industrial Printers ($2.53M), and Electric Heaters ($2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ukraine to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $98.8M in 2022 to $31.9M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Ukraine
Top Destination
Poland$6.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Ukraine included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Japan ($8.85B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ukraine than South Africa included Poland ($6.7B), Romania ($3.94B), and Hungary ($2.28B).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Ukraine

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Ukraine in the exports of Animal Hides ($23.8M), Mineral Products ($23.5M), and Vegetable Products ($6.19M).

During 2017, Ukraine had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($15.9M), Machines ($7.69M), and Vegetable Products ($1.74M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential South Africa Ukraine+$11MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential Ukraine South Africa+$9.49MSeed Oils

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

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

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