Name: South Africa Exports
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Exports in South Africa decreased to 164263.21 ZAR Million in December from 187634.46 ZAR Million in November of 2025. Exports in South Africa averaged 32223.13 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 194076.08 ZAR Million in March of 2023 and a record low of 55.80 ZAR Million in August of 1958. source: South African Revenue Service

Exports in South Africa is expected to be 165000.00 ZAR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Exports is projected to trend around 178300.00 ZAR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	23180.00	37920.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	-57023.00	-72223.00	ZAR Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-0.60	-1.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	164263.21	187634.46	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	193047.00	180237.00	USD Million	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	-21000.00	-73452.00	ZAR Million	Sep 2025
Gold Reserves	125.50	125.47	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	141086.64	149714.74	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terms of Trade	110.60	110.00	points	Sep 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	1339217.00	1263598.00		Dec 2025
Weapons Sales	27.00	58.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024

South Africa Exports

South Africa exports mostly: mineral products (24.1 percent of total exports), base metals and articles of base metal (9.3 percent), vehicles and aircraft vessels (9.2 percent), machinery (6.8 percent), chemicals (6.2 percent) and vegetables (5.2 percent). Main export partners are China, the United States and Germany.