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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September 2025 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                       R186,394,075,095                         R164,637,659,688
                                                                   R21,756,415,407
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.6%)
  2. Germany (9.0%)
  3. United States (8.4%)
  4. Japan (5.2%)
  5. Netherlands (3.9%)
  1. China (22.8%)
  2. United States (7.1%)
  3. Germany (6.7%)
  4. India (6.5%)
  5. Saudi Arabia (3.4%)

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