South Africa - Merchandise imports
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 7.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 10.38 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.73 in 2005.
Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.14 |
| 1999 | 5.83 |
| 2000 | 8.80 |
| 2001 | 8.29 |
| 2002 | 6.13 |
| 2003 | 6.62 |
| 2004 | 6.49 |
| 2005 | 1.73 |
| 2006 | 9.50 |
| 2007 | 6.21 |
| 2008 | 9.82 |
| 2009 | 6.97 |
| 2010 | 6.02 |
| 2011 | 7.04 |
| 2012 | 9.75 |
| 2013 | 9.76 |
| 2014 | 10.38 |
| 2015 | 6.33 |
| 2016 | 6.80 |
| 2017 | 7.71 |
| 2018 | 9.58 |
| 2019 | 8.55 |
| 2020 | 7.35 |
Merchandise imports (current US$)
The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in South Africa was 84,063,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127,154,000,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1,460,000,000 in 1961.
Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Trade Organization.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,629,000,000 |
| 1961 | 1,460,000,000 |
| 1962 | 1,476,000,000 |
| 1963 | 1,771,000,000 |
| 1964 | 2,281,000,000 |
| 1965 | 2,563,000,000 |
| 1966 | 2,395,000,000 |
| 1967 | 2,780,000,000 |
| 1968 | 2,789,000,000 |
| 1969 | 3,189,000,000 |
| 1970 | 3,843,000,000 |
| 1971 | 4,364,000,000 |
| 1972 | 3,948,000,000 |
| 1973 | 5,163,000,000 |
| 1974 | 7,856,000,000 |
| 1975 | 8,293,000,000 |
| 1976 | 7,285,000,000 |
| 1977 | 6,270,000,000 |
| 1978 | 7,615,000,000 |
| 1979 | 8,989,000,000 |
| 1980 | 19,598,000,000 |
| 1981 | 22,925,000,000 |
| 1982 | 18,407,000,000 |
| 1983 | 15,813,000,000 |
| 1984 | 15,955,000,000 |
| 1985 | 11,319,000,000 |
| 1986 | 12,992,000,000 |
| 1987 | 15,277,000,000 |
| 1988 | 18,723,000,000 |
| 1989 | 18,498,000,000 |
| 1990 | 18,399,000,000 |
| 1991 | 18,829,000,000 |
| 1992 | 19,738,000,000 |
| 1993 | 19,991,000,000 |
| 1994 | 23,363,000,000 |
| 1995 | 30,546,000,000 |
| 1996 | 30,182,000,000 |
| 1997 | 32,998,000,000 |
| 1998 | 29,242,000,000 |
| 1999 | 26,696,000,000 |
| 2000 | 29,695,000,000 |
| 2001 | 28,248,000,000 |
| 2002 | 29,267,000,000 |
| 2003 | 39,748,000,000 |
| 2004 | 53,466,000,000 |
| 2005 | 62,304,000,000 |
| 2006 | 78,715,000,000 |
| 2007 | 88,450,000,000 |
| 2008 | 101,640,000,000 |
| 2009 | 74,054,000,000 |
| 2010 | 96,835,000,000 |
| 2011 | 124,430,000,000 |
| 2012 | 127,154,000,000 |
| 2013 | 126,330,000,000 |
| 2014 | 121,950,000,000 |
| 2015 | 104,651,000,000 |
| 2016 | 91,692,000,000 |
| 2017 | 101,576,000,000 |
| 2018 | 113,972,000,000 |
| 2019 | 107,539,000,000 |
| 2020 | 84,063,000,000 |
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 51.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 82.58 in 1999, while its lowest value was 51.46 in 2020.
Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 81.71 |
| 1999 | 82.58 |
| 2000 | 82.43 |
| 2001 | 79.76 |
| 2002 | 78.48 |
| 2003 | 77.65 |
| 2004 | 73.15 |
| 2005 | 71.62 |
| 2006 | 69.06 |
| 2007 | 66.68 |
| 2008 | 61.66 |
| 2009 | 58.10 |
| 2010 | 58.68 |
| 2011 | 58.72 |
| 2012 | 57.88 |
| 2013 | 56.91 |
| 2014 | 56.15 |
| 2015 | 54.44 |
| 2016 | 54.41 |
| 2017 | 54.94 |
| 2018 | 53.91 |
| 2019 | 53.61 |
| 2020 | 51.46 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 38.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 38.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.27 in 1999.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.94 |
| 1999 | 14.27 |
| 2000 | 15.27 |
| 2001 | 17.16 |
| 2002 | 17.95 |
| 2003 | 19.19 |
| 2004 | 22.43 |
| 2005 | 24.26 |
| 2006 | 26.09 |
| 2007 | 27.10 |
| 2008 | 30.72 |
| 2009 | 34.92 |
| 2010 | 30.81 |
| 2011 | 31.22 |
| 2012 | 30.13 |
| 2013 | 31.26 |
| 2014 | 30.51 |
| 2015 | 34.78 |
| 2016 | 34.87 |
| 2017 | 34.87 |
| 2018 | 33.79 |
| 2019 | 34.60 |
| 2020 | 38.26 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 27.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 27.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.34 in 1998.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.34 |
| 1999 | 7.19 |
| 2000 | 6.90 |
| 2001 | 7.20 |
| 2002 | 8.63 |
| 2003 | 9.92 |
| 2004 | 11.15 |
| 2005 | 12.94 |
| 2006 | 13.94 |
| 2007 | 14.39 |
| 2008 | 15.34 |
| 2009 | 22.14 |
| 2010 | 18.93 |
| 2011 | 18.69 |
| 2012 | 19.52 |
| 2013 | 21.01 |
| 2014 | 20.89 |
| 2015 | 24.30 |
| 2016 | 24.75 |
| 2017 | 24.74 |
| 2018 | 24.65 |
| 2019 | 24.64 |
| 2020 | 27.52 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 1.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.43 in 2001.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.45 |
| 1999 | 0.43 |
| 2000 | 0.57 |
| 2001 | 0.43 |
| 2002 | 0.80 |
| 2003 | 0.58 |
| 2004 | 0.62 |
| 2005 | 0.86 |
| 2006 | 1.14 |
| 2007 | 1.52 |
| 2008 | 1.23 |
| 2009 | 1.22 |
| 2010 | 0.56 |
| 2011 | 0.87 |
| 2012 | 0.90 |
| 2013 | 1.24 |
| 2014 | 1.36 |
| 2015 | 1.45 |
| 2016 | 1.17 |
| 2017 | 1.42 |
| 2018 | 1.46 |
| 2019 | 1.64 |
| 2020 | 1.91 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 2.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 5.84 in 2008, while its lowest value was 2.05 in 1999.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.68 |
| 1999 | 2.05 |
| 2000 | 2.16 |
| 2001 | 3.95 |
| 2002 | 3.10 |
| 2003 | 3.34 |
| 2004 | 3.69 |
| 2005 | 3.74 |
| 2006 | 4.03 |
| 2007 | 4.91 |
| 2008 | 5.84 |
| 2009 | 3.73 |
| 2010 | 3.50 |
| 2011 | 3.48 |
| 2012 | 3.56 |
| 2013 | 3.17 |
| 2014 | 2.77 |
| 2015 | 3.25 |
| 2016 | 4.14 |
| 2017 | 3.34 |
| 2018 | 2.96 |
| 2019 | 2.82 |
| 2020 | 2.88 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 0.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 5.55 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2019.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.44 |
| 1999 | 2.97 |
| 2000 | 4.46 |
| 2001 | 4.39 |
| 2002 | 4.15 |
| 2003 | 3.93 |
| 2004 | 5.26 |
| 2005 | 4.46 |
| 2006 | 4.40 |
| 2007 | 3.99 |
| 2008 | 5.55 |
| 2009 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.07 |
| 2011 | 3.96 |
| 2012 | 1.40 |
| 2013 | 0.30 |
| 2014 | 0.56 |
| 2015 | 0.40 |
| 2016 | 0.28 |
| 2017 | 0.32 |
| 2018 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 0.32 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 5.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 5.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.17 in 2000.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.03 |
| 1999 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | 1.17 |
| 2001 | 1.19 |
| 2002 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 1.42 |
| 2004 | 1.71 |
| 2005 | 2.26 |
| 2006 | 2.57 |
| 2007 | 2.29 |
| 2008 | 2.76 |
| 2009 | 3.07 |
| 2010 | 3.76 |
| 2011 | 4.23 |
| 2012 | 4.75 |
| 2013 | 5.54 |
| 2014 | 4.93 |
| 2015 | 5.38 |
| 2016 | 4.52 |
| 2017 | 5.04 |
| 2018 | 4.45 |
| 2019 | 5.25 |
| 2020 | 5.64 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 9.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 12.72 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.00 in 2000.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.05 |
| 1999 | 2.97 |
| 2000 | 2.00 |
| 2001 | 2.56 |
| 2002 | 3.27 |
| 2003 | 2.99 |
| 2004 | 4.14 |
| 2005 | 3.66 |
| 2006 | 4.74 |
| 2007 | 6.11 |
| 2008 | 7.29 |
| 2009 | 6.90 |
| 2010 | 9.45 |
| 2011 | 8.95 |
| 2012 | 11.20 |
| 2013 | 11.26 |
| 2014 | 12.72 |
| 2015 | 10.18 |
| 2016 | 9.83 |
| 2017 | 9.42 |
| 2018 | 11.40 |
| 2019 | 10.73 |
| 2020 | 9.57 |
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 0.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 1.30 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 2009.
Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.30 |
| 1999 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 0.30 |
| 2001 | 0.53 |
| 2002 | 0.30 |
| 2003 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | 0.28 |
| 2005 | 0.46 |
| 2006 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 0.12 |
| 2008 | 0.33 |
| 2009 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 1.06 |
| 2011 | 1.11 |
| 2012 | 0.79 |
| 2013 | 0.58 |
| 2014 | 0.62 |
| 2015 | 0.60 |
| 2016 | 0.89 |
| 2017 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 0.91 |
| 2019 | 1.06 |
| 2020 | 0.71 |
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in South Africa was $72,680,080,000 as of 2020. Over the past 22 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $110,389,000,000 in 2012 and $26,224,320,000 in 1999.
Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $29,089,780,000 |
| 1999 | $26,224,320,000 |
| 2000 | $28,264,940,000 |
| 2001 | $26,732,000,000 |
| 2002 | $27,481,180,000 |
| 2003 | $35,947,590,000 |
| 2004 | $49,938,790,000 |
| 2005 | $57,491,760,000 |
| 2006 | $72,010,080,000 |
| 2007 | $90,692,850,000 |
| 2008 | $95,915,860,000 |
| 2009 | $71,094,770,000 |
| 2010 | $87,937,940,000 |
| 2011 | $108,847,000,000 |
| 2012 | $110,389,000,000 |
| 2013 | $109,696,000,000 |
| 2014 | $105,887,000,000 |
| 2015 | $90,546,330,000 |
| 2016 | $79,490,320,000 |
| 2017 | $88,097,660,000 |
| 2018 | $98,695,480,000 |
| 2019 | $93,374,100,000 |
| 2020 | $72,680,080,000 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in South Africa was 9.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 12.72 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.00 in 2000.
Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.05 |
| 1999 | 2.97 |
| 2000 | 2.00 |
| 2001 | 2.56 |
| 2002 | 3.27 |
| 2003 | 2.99 |
| 2004 | 4.14 |
| 2005 | 3.66 |
| 2006 | 4.74 |
| 2007 | 6.11 |
| 2008 | 7.29 |
| 2009 | 6.90 |
| 2010 | 9.45 |
| 2011 | 8.95 |
| 2012 | 11.20 |
| 2013 | 11.26 |
| 2014 | 12.72 |
| 2015 | 10.18 |
| 2016 | 9.83 |
| 2017 | 9.42 |
| 2018 | 11.40 |
| 2019 | 10.73 |
| 2020 | 9.57 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Imports
