Merchandise exports in South Africa in 2025 — 116,399,000,000 US$. Ranked 37 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,763.9%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116B | +6.32B | +5.74% |
| 2024 | 110B | −779M | −0.7% |
| 2023 | 111B | −12.05B | −9.8% |
| 2022 | 123B | −671M | −0.54% |
| 2021 | 124B | +37.74B | +43.97% |
| 2020 | 85.83B | −4.18B | −4.65% |
| 2019 | 90.02B | −3.95B | −4.21% |
| 2018 | 93.97B | +5.02B | +5.65% |
| 2017 | 88.95B | +12.73B | +16.71% |
| 2016 | 76.21B | −4.79B | −5.91% |
| 2015 | 81B | −12.04B | −12.94% |
| 2014 | 93.04B | −3.11B | −3.23% |
| 2013 | 96.15B | −3.45B | −3.47% |
| 2012 | 99.61B | −9.21B | −8.46% |
| 2011 | 109B | +17.47B | +19.12% |
| 2010 | 91.35B | +29.67B | +48.11% |
| 2009 | 61.68B | −19.11B | −23.65% |
| 2008 | 80.78B | +11B | +15.76% |
| 2007 | 69.78B | +11.61B | +19.96% |
| 2006 | 58.18B | +6.55B | +12.69% |
| 2005 | 51.63B | +5.48B | +11.88% |
| 2004 | 46.15B | +9.66B | +26.49% |
| 2003 | 36.48B | +6.76B | +22.74% |
| 2002 | 29.72B | +465M | +1.59% |
| 2001 | 29.26B | −725M | −2.42% |
| 2000 | 29.98B | +3.28B | +12.27% |
| 1999 | 26.71B | +345M | +1.31% |
| 1998 | 26.36B | −4.67B | −15.04% |
| 1997 | 31.03B | +1.81B | +6.18% |
| 1996 | 29.22B | +1.37B | +4.91% |
| 1995 | 27.85B | +2.55B | +10.06% |
| 1994 | 25.31B | +1.09B | +4.48% |
| 1993 | 24.22B | +782M | +3.34% |
| 1992 | 23.44B | +161M | +0.69% |
| 1991 | 23.28B | −270M | −1.15% |
| 1990 | 23.55B | +1.36B | +6.12% |
| 1989 | 22.19B | +320M | +1.46% |
| 1988 | 21.87B | +652M | +3.07% |
| 1987 | 21.22B | +2.83B | +15.41% |
| 1986 | 18.39B | +2.09B | +12.84% |
| 1985 | 16.29B | −870M | −5.07% |
| 1984 | 17.16B | −1.35B | −7.27% |
| 1983 | 18.51B | +835M | +4.72% |
| 1982 | 17.67B | −2.99B | −14.45% |
| 1981 | 20.66B | −4.87B | −19.07% |
| 1980 | 25.53B | +7.27B | +39.8% |
| 1979 | 18.26B | +5.49B | +42.95% |
| 1978 | 12.77B | +2.87B | +28.96% |
| 1977 | 9.9B | +2.05B | +26.17% |
| 1976 | 7.85B | −939M | −10.68% |
| 1975 | 8.79B | +101M | +1.16% |
| 1974 | 8.69B | +2.62B | +43.27% |
| 1973 | 6.06B | +1.96B | +47.61% |
| 1972 | 4.11B | +625M | +17.94% |
| 1971 | 3.48B | +139M | +4.16% |
| 1970 | 3.34B | −13M | −0.39% |
| 1969 | 3.36B | +153M | +4.78% |
| 1968 | 3.2B | +193M | +6.41% |
| 1967 | 3.01B | +270M | +9.85% |
| 1966 | 2.74B | +194M | +7.62% |
| 1965 | 2.55B | +68M | +2.74% |
| 1964 | 2.48B | +120M | +5.09% |
| 1963 | 2.36B | +140M | +6.31% |
| 1962 | 2.22B | +80M | +3.74% |
| 1961 | 2.14B | +154M | +7.76% |
| 1960 | 1.99B | — | — |
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The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.
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