Exports of goods and services — all countries

Exports of goods and services — South Africa

Exports of goods and services in South Africa in 2025 — 134,179,428,668 US$. Ranked 38 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,893.9%.

2025 134B US$ +5.21% vs 2024
World rank 38of 138
Period maximum 137B US$2022
Period minimum 2.24B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Exports of goods and services — South Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,238,599,105 US$1962: 2,498,999,000 US$1964: 2,846,198,862 US$1966: 3,123,398,751 US$1968: 3,760,398,496 US$1970: 3,904,598,438 US$1972: 5,260,658,883 US$1974: 9,997,395,055 US$1976: 9,840,552,460 US$1978: 14,669,403,667 US$1980: 28,496,444,685 US$1982: 20,090,880,960 US$1984: 19,094,719,161 US$1986: 19,987,466,259 US$1988: 26,828,616,017 US$1990: 27,148,931,269 US$1992: 27,855,753,864 US$1994: 30,010,718,717 US$1996: 35,543,985,845 US$1998: 34,450,654,127 US$2000: 37,034,203,153 US$2002: 36,701,099,078 US$2004: 58,215,305,278 US$2006: 79,301,796,384 US$2008: 101,967,105,839 US$2010: 107,610,657,456 US$2012: 117,892,612,029 US$2014: 110,550,033,012 US$2016: 91,109,021,409 US$2018: 111,434,691,807 US$2020: 93,199,600,859 US$2022: 136,705,431,597 US$2024: 127,531,645,077 US$2025: 134,179,428,668 US$
Change over the period: +132B (+5,893.9%) Average annual rate: 6.5 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 134B US$
World 34.89T US$
Southern Africa computed 149B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.69T US$
Exports of goods and services — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 134B +6.65B +5.21%
2024 128B +688M +0.54%
2023 127B −9.86B −7.21%
2022 137B +5.7B +4.35%
2021 131B +37.8B +40.56%
2020 93.2B −12.71B −12%
2019 106B −5.53B −4.96%
2018 111B +7.15B +6.85%
2017 104B +13.18B +14.47%
2016 91.11B −4.98B −5.18%
2015 96.09B −14.46B −13.08%
2014 111B −3.22B −2.83%
2013 114B −4.12B −3.5%
2012 118B −9.02B −7.11%
2011 127B +19.3B +17.94%
2010 108B +25.23B +30.62%
2009 82.38B −19.59B −19.21%
2008 102B +8.84B +9.49%
2007 93.12B +13.82B +17.43%
2006 79.3B +11.13B +16.33%
2005 68.17B +9.96B +17.1%
2004 58.22B +11.1B +23.55%
2003 47.12B +10.42B +28.38%
2002 36.7B +1.01B +2.82%
2001 35.69B −1.34B −3.62%
2000 37.03B +3.29B +9.76%
1999 33.74B −709M −2.06%
1998 34.45B −2.15B −5.88%
1997 36.6B +1.06B +2.98%
1996 35.54B +1.13B +3.29%
1995 34.41B +4.4B +14.67%
1994 30.01B +698M +2.38%
1993 29.31B +1.46B +5.23%
1992 27.86B +1.71B +6.53%
1991 26.15B −999M −3.68%
1990 27.15B +1.53B +5.98%
1989 25.62B −1.21B −4.52%
1988 26.83B +869M +3.35%
1987 25.96B +5.97B +29.88%
1986 19.99B +2B +11.13%
1985 17.99B −1.11B −5.81%
1984 19.09B −1.85B −8.82%
1983 20.94B +851M +4.23%
1982 20.09B −3.38B −14.42%
1981 23.47B −5.02B −17.62%
1980 28.5B +8.8B +44.69%
1979 19.7B +5.03B +34.26%
1978 14.67B +2.76B +23.13%
1977 11.91B +2.07B +21.07%
1976 9.84B −391M −3.82%
1975 10.23B +234M +2.34%
1974 10B +2.78B +38.59%
1973 7.21B +1.95B +37.13%
1972 5.26B +935M +21.61%
1971 4.33B +421M +10.79%
1970 3.9B +44.8M +1.16%
1969 3.86B +99.4M +2.64%
1968 3.76B +375M +11.08%
1967 3.39B +262M +8.38%
1966 3.12B +210M +7.21%
1965 2.91B +67.2M +2.36%
1964 2.85B +150M +5.56%
1963 2.7B +197M +7.9%
1962 2.5B +161M +6.89%
1961 2.34B +99.4M +4.44%
1960 2.24B

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

Exports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services provided to the rest of the world: transport, travel, communications, construction, financial, information and business services, license fees. It excludes investment income and compensation of employees, which belong to the primary income account of the balance of payments.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.