South Africa's imports slipped by 10.7% to a four-year low of ZAR 131.2 billion in February 2026, reflecting widespread declines across key categories. Purchases fell significantly for vehicles & transport equipment (-2.5%); base metals (-18%); machinery & electronics (-14%); chemical products (-10%) and original equipment components (-9%). Imports decreased mostly from the Americas (-22.5%), Europe (-18.5%) and Oceania (-17.3%), and, to a lesser extent, Asia (-5.9%) and Africa (-4.7%). source: South African Revenue Service
Imports in South Africa decreased to 131165.82 ZAR Million in February from 146820.82 ZAR Million in January of 2026. Imports in South Africa averaged 30776.09 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 184982.88 ZAR Million in March of 2023 and a record low of 66.10 ZAR Million in September of 1961. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. South Africa Imports - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.
Imports in South Africa decreased to 131165.82 ZAR Million in February from 146820.82 ZAR Million in January of 2026. Imports in South Africa is expected to be 152000.00 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 Imports is projected to trend around 158000.00 ZAR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.