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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April 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                     R190,550,081,394                        R175,388,465,363
                                                     Trade balance: R15,161,616,031
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.2%)
  2. Germany (8.4%)
  3. United States (7.5%)
  4. United Kingdom (6.3%)
  5. Japan (5.0%)
  1. China (21.2%)
  2. United States (10.6%)
  3. India (6.3%)
  4. Germany (5.7%)
  5. Nigeria (5.0%)

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