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  
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November 2024 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                   R180,914,184,498                       R146,218,096,171
                                                                             R34,696,088,327
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (10.2%)
  2. Germany (8.4%)
  3. United States (7.4%)
  4. United Kingdom (5.5%)
  5. Japan (5.2%)
  1. China (23.5%)
  2. India (8.9%)
  3. United States (7.7%)
  4. Germany (5.8%)
  5. Thailand (3.9%)

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