South Africa Imports from China of Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope was US$281.3 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 August of 2026.


South Africa Imports from China of Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope Value Year
Total $23.57B 2025
Carbonates, Peroxocerbonates, Commercial Ammonium Carbonate $43.39M 2025
Sulfates, Alums, Peroxosulfates (Persulfates) $35.22M 2025
Phosphinates, Phosphonates, Phosphates, Polyphosphates $24.73M 2025
Titanium Oxides $19.14M 2025
Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Peroxides of Sodium or Potassium $18.08M 2025
Other Salts of Inorganic Acids or Peroxoacids (Excluding Azides) $15.26M 2025
Silicates; Commercial Alkali Metal Silicates $14.12M 2025
Nitrites, Nitrates $13.58M 2025
Iron Oxides and Hydroxides, Earth Color $12.03M 2025
Hydrogen, Rare Gases, Other Non-metals $10.37M 2025
Other Inorganic Acids, Other Inorganic Oxygen Compounds of Non-metals $9.09M 2025
Hydrazine, Hydroxylamine, Other Inorganic Bases, Other Metal Oxides $8.68M 2025
Fluorides, Fluorosilicates, Fluoroaluminates, Other Complex Fluorine Salts $8.67M 2025
Artificial Corundum, Whether or Not Chemically Defined; Aluminium Oxide; Aluminium Hydroxide $7.02M 2025
Chlorides, Chloride Oxides, Bromides, Bromide Oxides, Iodides, Iodide Oxides $6.89M 2025
Diphosphorus Pentaoxide, Phosphoric Acid, Polyphosphoric Acids $5.86M 2025
Carbon (Including Carbon Blacks and Other Forms of Carbon) $4.51M 2025
Sulfites, Thiosulfates $3.64M 2025
Carbides $3.28M 2025
Hypochlorites, Calcium Hypochlorite, Chlorites, Hypobromites $3.07M 2025
Salts of Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acids $2.38M 2025
Borates, Peroxoborates (Perborates) $2.27M 2025
Cyanides, Cyanide Oxides and Complex Cyanides $2.09M 2025
Sulfides, Polysulfides $1.65M 2025





south africa Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 17750.00 4440.00 52741.21 -36126.73 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account 190700.00 50200.00 307426.00 -241123.00 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -0.50 -0.70 6.00 -7.50 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 193575.22 178831.09 194076.08 55.80 ZAR Million [+]
Imports 175823.71 180621.58 184982.88 66.10 ZAR Million [+]
External Debt 195932.00 200307.00 200307.00 33262.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1085557.00 1155059.00 1598893.00 29341.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 125.50 125.50 183.51 123.48 Tonnes [+]
Weapons Sales 115.00 96.00 250.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Terms of Trade 122.50 117.20 130.30 42.30 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 20300.00 41300.00 562292.00 -73452.00 ZAR Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 3.68 0.00 Points [+]