Exports of goods and services — all countries

Exports of goods and services — Southern Africa

Exports of goods and services in Southern Africa in 2025 — 148,575,387,094 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,501.4%.

2025 149B US$ +4.52% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 154B US$2022
Period minimum 2.25B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Exports of goods and services — Southern Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B200B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,250,649,895 US$1962: 2,514,973,223 US$1964: 2,866,168,948 US$1966: 3,144,621,867 US$1968: 3,783,090,502 US$1970: 3,936,727,731 US$1972: 5,335,130,013 US$1974: 10,143,242,523 US$1976: 10,054,452,514 US$1978: 15,022,772,934 US$1980: 30,854,786,862 US$1982: 21,753,955,156 US$1984: 20,734,499,786 US$1986: 21,961,585,695 US$1988: 29,847,777,557 US$1990: 30,451,184,667 US$1992: 31,328,707,451 US$1994: 33,664,731,426 US$1996: 39,964,723,784 US$1998: 38,414,146,356 US$2000: 41,632,165,562 US$2002: 41,084,145,447 US$2004: 65,289,772,147 US$2006: 88,068,172,663 US$2008: 112,558,098,780 US$2010: 119,397,279,564 US$2012: 130,844,200,575 US$2014: 127,755,783,639 US$2016: 105,753,271,103 US$2018: 127,048,920,528 US$2020: 104,154,910,608 US$2022: 153,833,546,676 US$2024: 142,148,873,251 US$2025: 148,575,387,094 US$
Change over the period: +146B (+6,501.44%) Average annual rate: 6.66 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 149B US$
World 34.89T US$
Exports of goods and services — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 149B +6.43B +4.52%
2024 142B +348M +0.25%
2023 142B −12.03B −7.82%
2022 154B +7.78B +5.33%
2021 146B +41.9B +40.23%
2020 104B −15.69B −13.09%
2019 120B −7.2B −5.67%
2018 127B +8.49B +7.16%
2017 119B +12.8B +12.11%
2016 106B −4.29B −3.9%
2015 110B −17.71B −13.86%
2014 128B −2.06B −1.59%
2013 130B −1.03B −0.79%
2012 131B −9.69B −6.89%
2011 141B +21.13B +17.7%
2010 119B +28B +30.64%
2009 91.4B −21.16B −18.8%
2008 113B +8.16B +7.82%
2007 104B +16.33B +18.54%
2006 88.07B +11.72B +15.35%
2005 76.35B +11.06B +16.94%
2004 65.29B +12.36B +23.36%
2003 52.92B +11.84B +28.82%
2002 41.08B +1.26B +3.16%
2001 39.83B −1.81B −4.34%
2000 41.63B +3.26B +8.5%
1999 38.37B −42.59M −0.11%
1998 38.41B −3.02B −7.28%
1997 41.43B +1.47B +3.67%
1996 39.96B +1.37B +3.55%
1995 38.6B +4.93B +14.65%
1994 33.66B +877M +2.68%
1993 32.79B +1.46B +4.66%
1992 31.33B +1.77B +5.99%
1991 29.56B −892M −2.93%
1990 30.45B +1.74B +6.07%
1989 28.71B −1.14B −3.82%
1988 29.85B +1.34B +4.71%
1987 28.51B +6.54B +29.8%
1986 21.96B +2.41B +12.31%
1985 19.56B −1.18B −5.69%
1984 20.73B −1.97B −8.68%
1983 22.7B +950M +4.37%
1982 21.75B −3.61B −14.22%
1981 25.36B −5.49B −17.81%
1980 30.85B +10.65B +52.72%
1979 20.2B +5.18B +34.48%
1978 15.02B +2.86B +23.47%
1977 12.17B +2.11B +21.01%
1976 10.05B −353M −3.39%
1975 10.41B +264M +2.61%
1974 10.14B +2.82B +38.46%
1973 7.33B +1.99B +37.31%
1972 5.34B +957M +21.86%
1971 4.38B +441M +11.21%
1970 3.94B +50.35M +1.3%
1969 3.89B +103M +2.73%
1968 3.78B +376M +11.05%
1967 3.41B +262M +8.34%
1966 3.14B +208M +7.09%
1965 2.94B +70.29M +2.45%
1964 2.87B +152M +5.59%
1963 2.71B +199M +7.93%
1962 2.51B +164M +6.95%
1961 2.35B +101M +4.48%
1960 2.25B

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.