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Exports / South Africa
Trade

South Africa Exports

South Africa exports data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 31.79 percent of GDP.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-12 04:00:21
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
65 / 100
Stable economy · limited data
Fiscal stability 16.2 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 12.5 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity n/a
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 68% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 1960– 2024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · exports of goods and services as a percentage of gdp.

1960–2024
31.79 percent of GDP
33.25 percent of GDP
29.53 percent of GDP
48 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
exports rate reference line

Countries by exports

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Luxembourg 191.53
Hong Kong 181.79
Singapore 178.78
Ireland 143.98
United Arab Emirates 106.85
Vietnam 90.15
Bahrain 87.67
Slovakia 85.48

Interpretation

short note

This trade indicator helps assess the openness and external orientation of an economy.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
Egypt 16.38
Nigeria 9.24
Kenya 17.07
United States 11.11
China 20.02

Related indicators

internal links
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Official Exchange Rate PA.NUS.FCRF

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-12 04:00:21

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 427.18 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 3.21%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Exports: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Exports for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: south africa exports rate, exports data south africa, south africa exports statistics, south africa percent of gdp, exports of goods and services as a percentage of gdp..