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2022
Exports $136MWorld Rnk 48 / 223
Flag Rnk 110 / 1213
2022
Destination $2.78M Namibia
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $2.78MGuinea
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Electrical Transformers0.65Rnk 294 / 1025
2022
Imports $759MWorld Rnk 39 / 225
Flag Rnk 16 / 1213
2022
Origin $253M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $253MChina
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $136M in Electrical Transformers, making it the 48th largest exporter of Electrical Transformers in the world. At the same year, Electrical Transformers was the 110th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Electrical Transformers exports from South Africa are: Namibia ($15.5M), Botswana ($15M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($14.7M), Zimbabwe ($14.3M), and Zambia ($9.21M).

The fastest growing export markets for Electrical Transformers of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Guinea ($2.78M), Nigeria ($2.47M), and Namibia ($2.14M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $759M in Electrical Transformers, becoming the 39th largest importer of Electrical Transformers in the world. At the same year, Electrical Transformers was the 16th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Electrical Transformers primarily from: China ($469M), Germany ($63.4M), India ($35.5M), United States ($27.4M), and France ($17.5M).

The fastest growing import markets in Electrical Transformers for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were China ($253M), India ($17M), and United States ($10.3M).

Latest Trends

August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 South Africa's Electrical Transformers exports accounted up to ZAR217M and imports accounted up to ZAR1.24B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR1.02B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Electrical Transformers have increased by ZAR33M (17.9%) from ZAR184M to ZAR217M, while imports decreased by ZAR-80.9M (-6.15%) from ZAR1.32B to ZAR1.24B.

Destinations In August 2024, Electrical Transformers were exported mostly to Zambia (ZAR48.1M), Zimbabwe (ZAR35.6M), Botswana (ZAR26.4M), Namibia (ZAR17.9M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR16.7M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR797M), Brazil (ZAR165M), Germany (ZAR30.3M), India (ZAR29.1M), and United States (ZAR25M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Electrical Transformers's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Vietnam (ZAR30.5M or 28.6k%), Zimbabwe (ZAR15.1M or 169%), and Unclassified (ZAR4.98M or 5.6k%). In August 2024, the decrease in Electrical Transformers's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Slovakia (ZAR-10.2M or -91.9%), South Korea (ZAR-9.73M or -71%), and Brazil (ZAR-9.58M or -41.4%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR33M(17.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR-80.9M(-6.15%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Beit BridgeZAR59.6M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)ZambiaZAR48.1M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$136M
IMPORTS (2022)$759M
NET TRADE (2022)-$622M

In 2022, South Africa exported $136M in Electrical Transformers. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Electrical Transformers were Namibia ($15.5M), Botswana ($15M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($14.7M), Zimbabwe ($14.3M), and Zambia ($9.21M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $759M in Electrical Transformers, mainly from China ($469M), Germany ($63.4M), India ($35.5M), United States ($27.4M), and France ($17.5M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Electrical Transformers EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Guinea$2.78M (367%)
Nigeria$2.47M (161%)
Namibia$2.14M (16%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Electrical Transformers BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Burkina Faso-$2.37M (-86.7%)
Lesotho-$2.32M (-45.3%)
Uganda-$1.85M (-64.5%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Electrical Transformers were:
China $54.1B
Germany $12.2B
United States $6.63B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Electrical Transformers were:
United States $23.5B
Germany $12.4B
China $9.37B

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Trade Value of Electrical Transformers by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $8.54M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $61.3M

Electrical Transformers’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $8.54M.   Electrical Transformers’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $61.3M.

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