2023
Exports
$9.46BWorld Rnk 20 / 210
Flag Rnk 4 / 1214
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Cars
0.9Rnk 206 / 1025
2023
Imports
$4.15BWorld Rnk 39 / 225
Flag Rnk 4 / 1211
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.07Rnk 59 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Africa exported $9.46B in Cars, making it the 20th largest exporter of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 4th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Cars exports from South Africa are: Germany ($3.8B), United States ($1.6B), United Kingdom ($974M), Japan ($469M), and Spain ($265M).

The fastest growing export markets for Cars of South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Germany ($874M), United Kingdom ($389M), and United States ($336M).

Imports In 2023, South Africa imported $4.15B in Cars, becoming the 39th largest importer of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 4th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Cars primarily from: India ($1.3B), Germany ($571M), China ($384M), Japan ($372M), and Spain ($252M).

The fastest growing import markets in Cars for South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Thailand ($92.3M), Mexico ($50.5M), and India ($46.8M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Loblaws Supermarkets (2) were at the forefront of shipping Cars from South Africa to the United States.

Latest Trends

November 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR1.38B(14.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR2.11B(48.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)East LondonZAR6.29B
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)GermanyZAR5.56B

This section shows Cars's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Africa. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Cars over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$9.46B
IMPORTS (2023)$4.15B
NET TRADE (2023)$5.31B

In 2023, South Africa exported $9.46B in Cars. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Cars were Germany ($3.8B), United States ($1.6B), United Kingdom ($974M), Japan ($469M), and Spain ($265M).

In 2023, South Africa imported $4.15B in Cars, mainly from India ($1.3B), Germany ($571M), China ($384M), Japan ($372M), and Spain ($252M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Cars EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Germany$874M (29.9%)
United Kingdom$389M (66.6%)
United States$336M (26.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Cars BY South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Japan-$101M (-17.7%)
Australia-$90.3M (-31.8%)
Namibia-$30M (-47.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Cars were:
Japan $119B
China $74.5B
In 2023, South Africa's main importing competitors in Cars were:

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Trade Value of Cars by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $856M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $245M

Cars’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $856M.   Cars’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $245M.

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