Tea in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $27.1M in Tea, making it the 27th largest exporter of Tea in the world. At the same year, Tea was the 352nd most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Tea exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($6.8M), Namibia ($3.9M), Mozambique ($3.75M), Eswatini ($2.69M), and Japan ($2.12M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $36.5M in Tea, becoming the 49th largest importer of Tea in the world. At the same year, Tea was the 377th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Tea primarily from: Malawi ($14M), Zimbabwe ($8.61M), Sri Lanka ($5.87M), China ($1.88M), and Tanzania ($1.87M).

The fastest growing import markets in Tea for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Zimbabwe ($1.18M), Sri Lanka ($658k), and United Arab Emirates ($222k).

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August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 South Africa's Tea exports accounted up to ZAR47.4M and imports accounted up to ZAR48.4M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR993k. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of South Africa's Tea have increased by ZAR8.15M (20.8%) from ZAR39.2M to ZAR47.4M, while imports decreased by ZAR-29.5M (-37.9%) from ZAR77.9M to ZAR48.4M.

Destinations In August 2024, Tea were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR16.4M), Eswatini (ZAR8.45M), Mozambique (ZAR6.52M), Namibia (ZAR5.51M), and Lesotho (ZAR4.07M), and were imported mostly from Malawi (ZAR20.7M), Sri Lanka (ZAR12.4M), Zimbabwe (ZAR7.51M), Tanzania (ZAR3.81M), and China (ZAR1.37M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Tea's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Zimbabwe (ZAR1.6M or 171%), Namibia (ZAR992k or 36.7%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR663k or 112%). In August 2024, the decrease in Tea's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Sri Lanka (ZAR-4.01M or -43.9%), Malawi (ZAR-1.77M or -21.7%), and Zimbabwe (ZAR-873k or -12.7%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR8.15M(20.8%)

IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR-29.5M(-37.9%)

MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)BotswanaZAR16.4M

This section shows Tea'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 Tea over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$27.1M

IMPORTS (2022)$36.5M

NET TRADE (2022)-$9.35M

In 2022, South Africa exported $27.1M in Tea. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Tea were Botswana ($6.8M), Namibia ($3.9M), Mozambique ($3.75M), Eswatini ($2.69M), and Japan ($2.12M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $36.5M in Tea, mainly from Malawi ($14M), Zimbabwe ($8.61M), Sri Lanka ($5.87M), China ($1.88M), and Tanzania ($1.87M).

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