South Africa-United States Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $10.9B to United States. The main products that South Africa exported to United States were Platinum ($3.97B), Cars ($1B), and Gold ($497M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.3%, from $6.98B in 2017 to $10.9B in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to United States.
United States-South Africa Trade: In 2022, United States exported $6.11B to South Africa. The main products that United States exported to South Africa were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($370M), Cars ($273M), and Precious Metal Compounds ($246M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.15%, from $5.23B in 2017 to $6.11B in 2022.
In 2017, United States exported services to South Africa worth $2.71B, with Travel ($629M), Royalties and license fees ($590M), and Financial services ($479M) 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).