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South Africa Balance of Trade. Statistics and Historical Data

South Africa Trade Balance Data

Indicator Data Period
Balance of Trade 3540 ZAR Million | 0.189 B USD Apr/23


Latest data on Balance of Trade (ZAR Million)

Balance of Trade
                     South Africa - Historical Data (ZAR Million)

What is trade balance of South Africa?

  • Trade Balance surplus in South Africa decreased to 3540 ZAR Million (0.189 B USD) in April 2023. The maximum value was 54598 ZAR Million and minimum was -36109 ZAR Million.
  • Data published Monthly by Revenue Service.

Historical Data (ZAR Million) by years

Data
Period
Date
3540 Apr/23 31.05.2023
6890 Mar/23 28.04.2023
16134 Feb/23 31.03.2023
-23054 Jan/23 28.02.2023
5430 Dec/22 31.01.2023
7977 Nov/22 30.12.2022
-4314 Oct/22 30.11.2022
19700 Sep/22 31.10.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (ZAR Million)

Balance of Trade in South Africa by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Cyril Ramaphosa 15.02.2018 - -27700.0000 1140.0000 9474.4000 -27700.0000 -104.12%
Jacob Zuma 09.05.2009 - 14.02.2018 4144.7600 15720.0000 18730.9400 -23426.1700 279.27%
Thabo Mbeki 16.06.1999 - 24.09.2008 2294.0000 -5304.3000 9078.0000 -14914.2000 -331.22%
Nelson Mandela 10.05.1994 - 16.06.1999 424.0000 2218.0000 4150.0000 -2957.0000 423.11%

Other trade indicators in South Africa

Index Updated Actual Previous
Current Account to GDP 2022 -0.5 % 3.7
Weapons Sales 2022 48 M USD 89
Exports Apr/23 8.739 B USD 10.226
Foreign Exchange Reserves May/23 61.296 B USD 61.72
Imports Apr/23 8.55 B USD 9.889
Terms of Trade  1Q/23 112 in. pt. 105
Tourist Arrivals Apr/23 0.979 Million Persons 0.906

Balance of Trade in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Egypt Mar/23 -1.967 B USD -2.106
Kenya Mar/23 -1.001 B USD -0.802
Madagascar Sep/22 -0.35 B USD -0.23
Zimbabwe Mar/23 -0.229 B USD -0.186
Tanzania 1Q/23 -1.554 B USD -1.852
Togo May/17 -0.076 B USD -0.03
Tunisia Mar/23 -0.489 B USD -0.415
Nigeria Mar/23 1.964 B USD 0.106
Sudan Dec/22 -0.83 B USD -0.734
Morocco Apr/23 -1.964 B USD -2.526
Senegal Mar/23 -0.397 B USD -0.517
Seychelles Apr/23 -0.063 B USD -0.059
South Africa Apr/23 0.189 B USD 0.336
Uganda Apr/23 -0.388 B USD -0.417
Rwanda Apr/23 -0.257 B USD -0.322
Liberia Feb/23 -0.063 B USD -0.054
Zambia Mar/23 -2.785 B USD 2.759
Mozambique 4Q/22 -0.342 B USD -4.781
Namibia 4Q/22 -0.275 B USD -0.624
Ghana Apr/23 0.225 B USD 0.484
Swaziland 3Q/22 0.048 B USD -0.029
Libya 2021 13.608 B USD 0.047
South Sudan 2016 -0.016 B USD -0.01
Somalia 2021 -4.609 B USD -4.012
Algeria Sep/22 6.32 B USD 6.596
Angola 4Q/22 5.82 B USD 8.615
Benin 4Q/22 -0.812 B USD -0.809
Botswana Mar/23 0.053 B USD -0.063
Burkina Faso 4Q/22 -0.342 B USD -0.669
Burundi Mar/23 -0.09 B USD -0.071
Chad 2021 0.195 B USD -0.369
Comoros 2021 -0.27 B USD -0.247
Republic of the Congo 2020 1.923 B USD 0.241
Djibouti 2021 0.56 B USD -0.127
Eritrea 2022 -0.712 B USD -0.595
Ethiopia 4Q/22 -3.727 B USD -3.576
Gabon 2021 3.917 B USD 2.827
Gambia 1Q/22 -4140.07 B USD -3197.031
Guatemala Apr/23 -1.039 B USD -1.124
Guinea 3Q/22 0.48 B USD 1.149
Guinea Bissau 2021 0 B USD 0
Lesotho 3Q/22 -0.14 B USD -0.173
Malawi Feb/23 -0.043 B USD -0.046
Mali 4Q/22 -0.399 B USD -0.329
Mauritania 1Q/23 -0.033 B USD -0.041
Niger 4Q/22 -1.267 B USD -0.747
Sao Tome and Principe 1Q/23 -0.007 B USD -0.02
Sierra Leone Dec/22 -0.062 B USD -0.114