Trade balance in Southern Africa in 2025 — 2,751,783,836 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 654.5%.
1960–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.75B | +2.74B | +26,609.18% |
| 2024 | 10.3M | +1.91B | +100.54% |
| 2023 | -1.9B | −7.13B | −136.27% |
| 2022 | 5.23B | −15.88B | −75.22% |
| 2021 | 21.11B | +10.89B | +106.46% |
| 2020 | 10.23B | +12.03B | +666.83% |
| 2019 | -1.8B | −1.36B | −302.42% |
| 2018 | -448M | −2.43B | −122.62% |
| 2017 | 1.98B | +2.67B | +387.73% |
| 2016 | -689M | +8.71B | +92.67% |
| 2015 | -9.4B | +216M | +2.25% |
| 2014 | -9.61B | +3.46B | +26.44% |
| 2013 | -13.07B | −956M | −7.89% |
| 2012 | -12.11B | −11.22B | −1,251.85% |
| 2011 | -896M | −1.65B | −219.58% |
| 2010 | 749M | +4.26B | +121.37% |
| 2009 | -3.51B | +3.71B | +51.42% |
| 2008 | -7.22B | −3.28B | −83.09% |
| 2007 | -3.94B | −1.16B | −41.72% |
| 2006 | -2.78B | −3.85B | −359.86% |
| 2005 | 1.07B | +812M | +314.06% |
| 2004 | 259M | −4.33B | −94.37% |
| 2003 | 4.59B | −404M | −8.08% |
| 2002 | 4.99B | −111M | −2.17% |
| 2001 | 5.1B | +642M | +14.37% |
| 2000 | 4.46B | +698M | +18.55% |
| 1999 | 3.76B | +2.75B | +271.25% |
| 1998 | 1.01B | −1.06B | −51.01% |
| 1997 | 2.07B | −715M | −25.66% |
| 1996 | 2.78B | +1.59B | +133.08% |
| 1995 | 1.19B | −2.12B | −63.98% |
| 1994 | 3.32B | −3B | −47.51% |
| 1993 | 6.32B | +974M | +18.22% |
| 1992 | 5.34B | +126M | +2.42% |
| 1991 | 5.22B | −929M | −15.11% |
| 1990 | 6.15B | +564M | +10.11% |
| 1989 | 5.58B | −1.14B | −16.97% |
| 1988 | 6.72B | −2.19B | −24.61% |
| 1987 | 8.92B | +2.71B | +43.6% |
| 1986 | 6.21B | +792M | +14.62% |
| 1985 | 5.42B | +4.14B | +324.39% |
| 1984 | 1.28B | −1.7B | −57.08% |
| 1983 | 2.97B | +3.62B | +560.55% |
| 1982 | -646M | +1.93B | +74.95% |
| 1981 | -2.58B | −8.86B | −141.04% |
| 1980 | 6.28B | +1.39B | +28.33% |
| 1979 | 4.9B | +2.15B | +77.98% |
| 1978 | 2.75B | +1.05B | +62.12% |
| 1977 | 1.7B | +2.37B | +352.88% |
| 1976 | -671M | +446M | +39.92% |
| 1975 | -1.12B | −747M | −201.67% |
| 1974 | -370M | −988M | −159.92% |
| 1973 | 618M | +173M | +39.01% |
| 1972 | 445M | +1.34B | +149.53% |
| 1971 | -897M | −205M | −29.53% |
| 1970 | -693M | −734M | −1,769.96% |
| 1969 | 41.49M | −355M | −89.54% |
| 1968 | 397M | +391M | +6,737.14% |
| 1967 | 5.8M | −222M | −97.45% |
| 1966 | 228M | +379M | +250.52% |
| 1965 | -151M | −324M | −187.49% |
| 1964 | 173M | −314M | −64.52% |
| 1963 | 487M | −236M | −32.67% |
| 1962 | 723M | +100M | +16.11% |
| 1961 | 623M | +258M | +70.83% |
| 1960 | 365M | — | — |
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.