South Africa Imports from China of Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope was US$298.64 Million during 2025, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from China of Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on February of 2026.


South Africa Imports from China of Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope Value Year
Total $24.94B 2025
Carbonates, Peroxocerbonates, Commercial Ammonium Carbonate $46.01M 2025
Sulfates, Alums, Peroxosulfates (Persulfates) $37.36M 2025
Phosphinates, Phosphonates, Phosphates, Polyphosphates $26.26M 2025
Titanium Oxides $20.33M 2025
Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Peroxides of Sodium or Potassium $19.31M 2025
Other Salts of Inorganic Acids or Peroxoacids (Excluding Azides) $16.46M 2025
Silicates; Commercial Alkali Metal Silicates $15.12M 2025
Nitrites, Nitrates $14.28M 2025
Iron Oxides and Hydroxides, Earth Color $12.68M 2025
Hydrogen, Rare Gases, Other Non-metals $11.00M 2025
Other Inorganic Acids, Other Inorganic Oxygen Compounds of Non-metals $9.63M 2025
Hydrazine, Hydroxylamine, Other Inorganic Bases, Other Metal Oxides $9.35M 2025
Fluorides, Fluorosilicates, Fluoroaluminates, Other Complex Fluorine Salts $9.06M 2025
Artificial Corundum, Whether or Not Chemically Defined; Aluminium Oxide; Aluminium Hydroxide $7.49M 2025
Chlorides, Chloride Oxides, Bromides, Bromide Oxides, Iodides, Iodide Oxides $7.28M 2025
Diphosphorus Pentaoxide, Phosphoric Acid, Polyphosphoric Acids $6.22M 2025
Carbon (Including Carbon Blacks and Other Forms of Carbon) $4.80M 2025
Sulfites, Thiosulfates $3.85M 2025
Carbides $3.44M 2025
Hypochlorites, Calcium Hypochlorite, Chlorites, Hypobromites $3.24M 2025
Salts of Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acids $2.48M 2025
Borates, Peroxoborates (Perborates) $2.36M 2025
Cyanides, Cyanide Oxides and Complex Cyanides $2.19M 2025
Sulfides, Polysulfides $1.74M 2025




south africa Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 23180.00 37920.00 52741.21 -36126.73 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account -57023.00 -72223.00 307426.00 -241123.00 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -0.60 -1.60 6.00 -7.50 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 164263.21 187634.46 194076.08 55.80 ZAR Million [+]
Imports 141086.64 149714.74 184982.88 66.10 ZAR Million [+]
External Debt 193047.00 180237.00 193047.00 33262.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1339217.00 1263598.00 1598893.00 29341.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 125.50 125.47 183.51 123.48 Tonnes [+]
Terms of Trade 110.60 110.00 130.30 42.30 points [+]
Weapons Sales 27.00 58.00 244.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 3.68 0.00 Points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment -21000.00 -73452.00 562292.00 -73452.00 ZAR Million [+]