Trade Statistics

Exploring South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics

SARS is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data:

  • Explore South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics through interactive visualisations and other content
  • Download the relevant data you need 
  • Browse the latest press release.

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April 2023 overview

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                    R163,818,106,052                R160,277,825,649
                                               Trade balance: R3,540,280,403
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.7%)
  2. United States (8.6%)
  3. Germany (8.1%)
  4. India (5.9%)
  5. Japan (5.1%)
  1. China (21.9%)
  2. United States (8.8%)
  3. Germany (7.3%)
  4. India (5.8%)
  5. United Arab Emirates (3.6%)

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