Imports of goods and services in South Africa in 2025 — 126,023,231,105 US$. Ranked 40 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,673.3%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126B | +6.26B | +5.23% |
| 2024 | 120B | −3.92B | −3.17% |
| 2023 | 124B | −4.33B | −3.38% |
| 2022 | 128B | +23.13B | +22.06% |
| 2021 | 105B | +26.53B | +33.86% |
| 2020 | 78.36B | −25.58B | −24.61% |
| 2019 | 104B | −5.44B | −4.97% |
| 2018 | 109B | +9.45B | +9.46% |
| 2017 | 99.92B | +10.27B | +11.46% |
| 2016 | 89.65B | −10.94B | −10.88% |
| 2015 | 101B | −15.67B | −13.48% |
| 2014 | 116B | −5.99B | −4.9% |
| 2013 | 122B | −1.31B | −1.06% |
| 2012 | 124B | +128M | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 123B | +20.66B | +20.11% |
| 2010 | 103B | +21.63B | +26.66% |
| 2009 | 81.14B | −25.46B | −23.89% |
| 2008 | 107B | +9.45B | +9.73% |
| 2007 | 97.15B | +13.07B | +15.54% |
| 2006 | 84.08B | +15.25B | +22.15% |
| 2005 | 68.83B | +10.29B | +17.57% |
| 2004 | 58.54B | +15.58B | +36.25% |
| 2003 | 42.97B | +10.65B | +32.96% |
| 2002 | 32.32B | +1.42B | +4.59% |
| 2001 | 30.9B | −2.21B | −6.67% |
| 2000 | 33.11B | +2.82B | +9.31% |
| 1999 | 30.29B | −2.63B | −7.99% |
| 1998 | 32.92B | −1.96B | −5.62% |
| 1997 | 34.88B | +1.54B | +4.61% |
| 1996 | 33.34B | −45.83M | −0.14% |
| 1995 | 33.39B | +6.42B | +23.81% |
| 1994 | 26.96B | +3.73B | +16.06% |
| 1993 | 23.23B | +651M | +2.88% |
| 1992 | 22.58B | +1.57B | +7.47% |
| 1991 | 21.01B | −4.61M | −0.02% |
| 1990 | 21.02B | +493M | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 20.52B | −323M | −1.55% |
| 1988 | 20.85B | +3.39B | +19.44% |
| 1987 | 17.45B | +3.22B | +22.64% |
| 1986 | 14.23B | +1.31B | +10.14% |
| 1985 | 12.92B | −4.81B | −27.13% |
| 1984 | 17.73B | −53.61M | −0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.79B | −2.62B | −12.84% |
| 1982 | 20.41B | −4.73B | −18.83% |
| 1981 | 25.14B | +3.11B | +14.12% |
| 1980 | 22.03B | +7.61B | +52.83% |
| 1979 | 14.41B | +2.79B | +23.98% |
| 1978 | 11.63B | +1.69B | +16.96% |
| 1977 | 9.94B | −335M | −3.26% |
| 1976 | 10.27B | −868M | −7.79% |
| 1975 | 11.14B | +944M | +9.25% |
| 1974 | 10.2B | +3.72B | +57.53% |
| 1973 | 6.47B | +1.74B | +36.73% |
| 1972 | 4.74B | −420M | −8.15% |
| 1971 | 5.16B | +618M | +13.61% |
| 1970 | 4.54B | +767M | +20.35% |
| 1969 | 3.77B | +459M | +13.87% |
| 1968 | 3.31B | −26.6M | −0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.34B | +479M | +16.75% |
| 1966 | 2.86B | −176M | −5.81% |
| 1965 | 3.04B | +388M | +14.65% |
| 1964 | 2.65B | +462M | +21.14% |
| 1963 | 2.19B | +430M | +24.48% |
| 1962 | 1.76B | +57.4M | +3.38% |
| 1961 | 1.7B | −162M | −8.73% |
| 1960 | 1.86B | — | — |
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Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Service importsHow much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.
