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2022
Exports $67.9MWorld Rnk 13 / 194
Flag Rnk 192 / 1213
2022
Destination $663k Botswana
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $663kLesotho
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Spices-1.63Rnk 964 / 1025
2022
Imports $23.5MWorld Rnk 31 / 223
Flag Rnk 467 / 1213
2022
Origin $1.24M India
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $1.24MIndia
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $67.9M in Spices, making it the 13th largest exporter of Spices in the world. At the same year, Spices was the 192nd most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Spices exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($15.9M), Namibia ($11.5M), Eswatini ($8.67M), Lesotho ($6.83M), and Mozambique ($4.73M).

The fastest growing export markets for Spices of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Lesotho ($663k), Japan ($495k), and Nigeria ($427k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $23.5M in Spices, becoming the 31st largest importer of Spices in the world. At the same year, Spices was the 467th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Spices primarily from: India ($13.5M), Nigeria ($1.6M), Turkey ($1.35M), Germany ($1.27M), and China ($1.25M).

The fastest growing import markets in Spices for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were India ($1.24M), Japan ($71.4k), and Poland ($61.6k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Loblaws Supermarkets (10) were at the forefront of shipping Spices from South Africa to the United States.

Latest Trends

August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 South Africa's Spices exports accounted up to ZAR144M and imports accounted up to ZAR50.2M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ZAR93.3M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Spices have increased by ZAR26.1M (22.2%) from ZAR117M to ZAR144M, while imports increased by ZAR3.41M (7.29%) from ZAR46.8M to ZAR50.2M.

Destinations In August 2024, Spices were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR28.8M), Mozambique (ZAR24.3M), Namibia (ZAR21.5M), Eswatini (ZAR16.5M), and Lesotho (ZAR13.6M), and were imported mostly from India (ZAR34.6M), Brazil (ZAR3.21M), Turkey (ZAR2.57M), China (ZAR2.25M), and Pakistan (ZAR1.77M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Spices's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Eswatini (ZAR2.07M or 20.6%), United Kingdom (ZAR1.26M or 58.4%), and Zambia (ZAR1.06M or 40.9%). In August 2024, the increase in Spices's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Nigeria (ZAR1.01M or 102%), Mozambique (ZAR1M or 27k%), and Turkey (ZAR414k or 45.5%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR26.1M(22.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR3.41M(7.29%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)KopfonteinZAR34M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)BotswanaZAR28.8M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$67.9M
IMPORTS (2022)$23.5M
NET TRADE (2022)$44.4M

In 2022, South Africa exported $67.9M in Spices. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Spices were Botswana ($15.9M), Namibia ($11.5M), Eswatini ($8.67M), Lesotho ($6.83M), and Mozambique ($4.73M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $23.5M in Spices, mainly from India ($13.5M), Nigeria ($1.6M), Turkey ($1.35M), Germany ($1.27M), and China ($1.25M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Spices EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Lesotho$663k (10.7%)
Japan$495k (191%)
Nigeria$427k (35.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Spices BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Botswana-$1.1M (-6.46%)
Slovakia-$246k (-85%)
United Kingdom-$192k (-6.05%)
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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 Spices were:
India $538M
China $518M
Netherlands $203M
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Spices were:
United States $364M
Germany $211M
Netherlands $167M

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Trade Value of Spices by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $1.33M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $984k

Spices’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $1.33M.   Spices’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $984k.

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