Service imports in South Africa in 2025 — 21,772,627,413 US$. Ranked 39 in the world out of 97. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,588.2%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.77B | +1.73B | +8.62% |
| 2024 | 20.05B | +1.2B | +6.34% |
| 2023 | 18.85B | +451M | +2.45% |
| 2022 | 18.4B | +4.69B | +34.24% |
| 2021 | 13.71B | +2.4B | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 11.31B | −5.15B | −31.27% |
| 2019 | 16.45B | −513M | −3.02% |
| 2018 | 16.97B | +365M | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6B | +1.3B | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 15.3B | −421M | −2.68% |
| 2015 | 15.72B | −1.42B | −8.29% |
| 2014 | 17.14B | −832M | −4.63% |
| 2013 | 17.97B | −733M | −3.92% |
| 2012 | 18.71B | −1.89B | −9.19% |
| 2011 | 20.6B | +1.19B | +6.15% |
| 2010 | 19.41B | +4.28B | +28.27% |
| 2009 | 15.13B | −1.68B | −9.99% |
| 2008 | 16.81B | +755M | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 16.05B | +2.05B | +14.61% |
| 2006 | 14.01B | +1.86B | +15.27% |
| 2005 | 12.15B | +1.82B | +17.65% |
| 2004 | 10.33B | +2.29B | +28.41% |
| 2003 | 8.04B | +2.54B | +46.12% |
| 2002 | 5.5B | +262M | +4.99% |
| 2001 | 5.24B | −608M | −10.39% |
| 2000 | 5.85B | +77.06M | +1.33% |
| 1999 | 5.77B | +104M | +1.84% |
| 1998 | 5.67B | −344M | −5.72% |
| 1997 | 6.01B | +266M | +4.62% |
| 1996 | 5.75B | −235M | −3.93% |
| 1995 | 5.98B | +884M | +17.34% |
| 1994 | 5.1B | +383M | +8.12% |
| 1993 | 4.72B | +343M | +7.86% |
| 1992 | 4.37B | +546M | +14.28% |
| 1991 | 3.83B | +2.68M | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 3.82B | +425M | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 3.4B | +116M | +3.53% |
| 1988 | 3.28B | +106M | +3.34% |
| 1987 | 3.18B | +447M | +16.36% |
| 1986 | 2.73B | +452M | +19.86% |
| 1985 | 2.28B | −655M | −22.33% |
| 1984 | 2.93B | −285M | −8.87% |
| 1983 | 3.22B | −211M | −6.15% |
| 1982 | 3.43B | −518M | −13.13% |
| 1981 | 3.95B | +580M | +17.24% |
| 1980 | 3.37B | +910M | +37.06% |
| 1979 | 2.46B | +350M | +16.62% |
| 1978 | 2.11B | +301M | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 1.8B | +281M | +18.42% |
| 1976 | 1.52B | −314M | −17.07% |
| 1975 | 1.84B | +337M | +22.48% |
| 1974 | 1.5B | +324M | +27.6% |
| 1973 | 1.18B | +271M | +29.94% |
| 1972 | 905M | −43.08M | −4.54% |
| 1971 | 948M | +130M | +15.93% |
| 1970 | 818M | +153M | +22.95% |
| 1969 | 665M | +88.2M | +15.29% |
| 1968 | 577M | +36.4M | +6.74% |
| 1967 | 540M | +60.2M | +12.54% |
| 1966 | 480M | +23.8M | +5.21% |
| 1965 | 456M | +74.2M | +19.41% |
| 1964 | 382M | +40.6M | +11.89% |
| 1963 | 342M | +74.2M | +27.75% |
| 1962 | 267M | +26.6M | +11.05% |
| 1961 | 241M | −9.8M | −3.91% |
| 1960 | 251M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
21.77B
Lesotho
467M
Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.
Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much a country sells abroad in services — tourism, transport, communications, software.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Exports of goods and servicesThe value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Exports (% of GDP)How far the economy is oriented toward external markets.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.