Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Southern Africa

Merchandise exports in Southern Africa in 2025 — 131,685,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,438.5%.

2025 132B US$ +5.68% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 140B US$2022
Period minimum 2.01B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Southern Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,014,000,000 US$1962: 2,254,000,000 US$1964: 2,529,000,000 US$1966: 2,816,000,000 US$1968: 3,274,000,000 US$1970: 3,447,000,000 US$1972: 4,256,000,000 US$1974: 9,001,000,000 US$1976: 8,220,000,000 US$1978: 13,233,000,000 US$1980: 27,913,000,000 US$1982: 19,423,000,000 US$1984: 18,858,000,000 US$1986: 20,530,000,000 US$1988: 24,923,000,000 US$1990: 27,036,000,000 US$1992: 27,271,000,000 US$1994: 29,418,000,000 US$1996: 34,129,000,000 US$1998: 30,819,000,000 US$2000: 35,108,000,000 US$2002: 34,607,000,000 US$2004: 54,143,000,000 US$2006: 67,729,000,000 US$2008: 91,328,000,000 US$2010: 102,744,000,000 US$2012: 112,864,000,000 US$2014: 108,995,000,000 US$2016: 90,178,000,000 US$2018: 111,096,000,000 US$2020: 96,561,000,000 US$2022: 139,941,000,000 US$2024: 124,603,000,000 US$2025: 131,685,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +130B (+6,438.48%) Average annual rate: 6.64 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 132B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 132B +7.08B +5.68%
2024 125B −462M −0.37%
2023 125B −14.88B −10.63%
2022 140B +1.53B +1.1%
2021 138B +41.85B +43.34%
2020 96.56B −6.36B −6.18%
2019 103B −8.18B −7.36%
2018 111B +8.22B +7.99%
2017 103B +12.7B +14.08%
2016 90.18B −3.95B −4.19%
2015 94.13B −14.87B −13.64%
2014 109B −2.44B −2.19%
2013 111B −1.43B −1.27%
2012 113B −9.32B −7.63%
2011 122B +19.44B +18.92%
2010 103B +32.07B +45.38%
2009 70.67B −20.66B −22.62%
2008 91.33B +10.88B +13.52%
2007 80.45B +12.72B +18.78%
2006 67.73B +7.32B +12.11%
2005 60.41B +6.27B +11.58%
2004 54.14B +11.48B +26.89%
2003 42.67B +8.06B +23.29%
2002 34.61B +326M +0.95%
2001 34.28B −827M −2.36%
2000 35.11B +3.41B +10.77%
1999 31.69B +875M +2.84%
1998 30.82B −5.55B −15.25%
1997 36.37B +2.24B +6.55%
1996 34.13B +1.7B +5.24%
1995 32.43B +3.01B +10.24%
1994 29.42B +1.36B +4.86%
1993 28.06B +784M +2.87%
1992 27.27B +272M +1.01%
1991 27B −37M −0.14%
1990 27.04B +1.3B +5.04%
1989 25.74B +815M +3.27%
1988 24.92B +654M +2.69%
1987 24.27B +3.74B +18.21%
1986 20.53B +2.58B +14.37%
1985 17.95B −908M −4.81%
1984 18.86B −1.47B −7.21%
1983 20.32B +901M +4.64%
1982 19.42B −3.16B −14%
1981 22.58B −5.33B −19.09%
1980 27.91B +8.93B +47.02%
1979 18.99B +5.75B +43.47%
1978 13.23B +2.96B +28.86%
1977 10.27B +2.05B +24.93%
1976 8.22B −918M −10.05%
1975 9.14B +137M +1.52%
1974 9B +2.73B +43.56%
1973 6.27B +2.01B +47.32%
1972 4.26B +649M +17.99%
1971 3.61B +160M +4.64%
1970 3.45B +3M +0.09%
1969 3.44B +170M +5.19%
1968 3.27B +188M +6.09%
1967 3.09B +270M +9.59%
1966 2.82B +205M +7.85%
1965 2.61B +82M +3.24%
1964 2.53B +123M +5.11%
1963 2.41B +152M +6.74%
1962 2.25B +84M +3.87%
1961 2.17B +156M +7.75%
1960 2.01B

About the indicator

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.

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