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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May 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                         R178,831,092,207                          R180,621,580,151
                                                                     R-1,790,487,944
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11%)
  2. Germany (9.1%)
  3. United States (6.8%)
  4. Japan (6.1%)
  5. United Kingdom (5.5%)
  1. China (19.9%)
  2. India (8.5%)
  3. United States (8.5%)
  4. Germany (6.9%)
  5. Algeria (3.2%)

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