2022
Exports
$160MWorld Rnk 33 / 215
Flag Rnk 97 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Plastic Pipes
-0.16Rnk 598 / 1025
2022
Imports
$132MWorld Rnk 53 / 225
Flag Rnk 157 / 1213
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $160M in Plastic Pipes, making it the 33rd largest exporter of Plastic Pipes in the world. At the same year, Plastic Pipes was the 97th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Plastic Pipes exports from South Africa are: Democratic Republic of the Congo ($26.8M), Eswatini ($18.6M), Botswana ($18.5M), Mozambique ($17.6M), and Zambia ($16.8M).

The fastest growing export markets for Plastic Pipes of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($6.83M), Zimbabwe ($4.64M), and Botswana ($3.82M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $132M in Plastic Pipes, becoming the 53rd largest importer of Plastic Pipes in the world. At the same year, Plastic Pipes was the 157th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Plastic Pipes primarily from: China ($23.2M), Germany ($14.6M), Botswana ($12.2M), Spain ($11.3M), and United States ($9.6M).

The fastest growing import markets in Plastic Pipes for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Poland ($1.49M), Israel ($1.16M), and France ($1.07M).

Latest Trends

August 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR44.4M(21.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR16.7M(8.05%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Groblers BridgeZAR61.6M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)EswatiniZAR42.4M

This section shows Plastic Pipes'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 Plastic Pipes over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$160M
IMPORTS (2022)$132M
NET TRADE (2022)$28.8M

In 2022, South Africa exported $160M in Plastic Pipes. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Plastic Pipes were Democratic Republic of the Congo ($26.8M), Eswatini ($18.6M), Botswana ($18.5M), Mozambique ($17.6M), and Zambia ($16.8M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $132M in Plastic Pipes, mainly from China ($23.2M), Germany ($14.6M), Botswana ($12.2M), Spain ($11.3M), and United States ($9.6M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Plastic Pipes EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Zimbabwe$4.64M (39.4%)
Botswana$3.82M (26.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Plastic Pipes BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Namibia-$3.02M (-17.7%)
Eswatini-$2.37M (-11.3%)
Mauritius-$473k (-58.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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

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Trade Value of Plastic Pipes by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $7.34M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $8.69M

Plastic Pipes’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $7.34M.   Plastic Pipes’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $8.69M.

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