Name: South Africa Exports
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Exports in South Africa increased to 168086 ZAR Million in February from 155325 ZAR Million in January of 2026. Exports in South Africa averaged 32535.32 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2026, 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	36920.00	8500.00	ZAR Million	Feb 2026
Current Account	50169.00	-72028.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP	-0.50	-0.70	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	168086.00	155325.00	ZAR Million	Feb 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	200307.00	193047.00	USD Million	Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	41300.00	-21000.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Gold Reserves	125.50	125.47	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	131165.82	146820.82	ZAR Million	Feb 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terms of Trade	117.20	110.80	points	Dec 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals	1024787.00	1439386.00		Feb 2026
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.