2022
Exports
$4.4BWorld Rnk 2 / 129
Flag Rnk 7 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Ferroalloys
-1.24Rnk 892 / 1025
2022
Imports
$202MWorld Rnk 32 / 172
Flag Rnk 119 / 1213
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $4.4B in Ferroalloys, making it the 2nd largest exporter of Ferroalloys in the world. At the same year, Ferroalloys was the 7th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Ferroalloys exports from South Africa are: China ($1.3B), Mozambique ($1.01B), United States ($456M), Indonesia ($376M), and Netherlands ($232M).

The fastest growing export markets for Ferroalloys of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Mozambique ($770M), China ($249M), and Netherlands ($105M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $202M in Ferroalloys, becoming the 32nd largest importer of Ferroalloys in the world. At the same year, Ferroalloys was the 119th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Ferroalloys primarily from: Brazil ($49.4M), Zambia ($26M), New Caledonia ($25.8M), North Macedonia ($15.8M), and China ($15.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Ferroalloys for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were North Macedonia ($13.3M), China ($9.41M), and Zambia ($5.58M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Loblaws Supermarkets (19) were at the forefront of shipping Ferroalloys from South Africa to the United States.

Latest Trends

September 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)ZAR-630M(-10.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)ZAR58.8M(36.4%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)KomatipoortZAR4.99B
MAIN DESTINATION (September 2024)ChinaZAR2.42B

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$4.4B
IMPORTS (2022)$202M
NET TRADE (2022)$4.2B

In 2022, South Africa exported $4.4B in Ferroalloys. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Ferroalloys were China ($1.3B), Mozambique ($1.01B), United States ($456M), Indonesia ($376M), and Netherlands ($232M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $202M in Ferroalloys, mainly from Brazil ($49.4M), Zambia ($26M), New Caledonia ($25.8M), North Macedonia ($15.8M), and China ($15.2M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Ferroalloys EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Mozambique$770M (316%)
China$249M (23.5%)
Netherlands$105M (81.8%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Ferroalloys BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
United Arab Emirates-$444M (-72.6%)
Indonesia-$170M (-31.1%)
Belgium-$168M (-78.6%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Ferroalloys were:
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Ferroalloys were:

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Trade Value of Ferroalloys by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $237M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $7.48M

Ferroalloys’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $237M.   Ferroalloys’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $7.48M.

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