South Africa - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in South Africa was 50.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 57.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 30.04 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 47.71
1961 45.14
1962 43.48
1963 43.83
1964 45.88
1965 45.08
1966 41.57
1967 42.03
1968 40.24
1969 39.01
1970 39.02
1971 38.59
1972 37.72
1973 38.32
1974 44.95
1975 44.82
1976 41.35
1977 39.79
1978 43.62
1979 47.27
1980 54.38
1981 51.00
1982 46.01
1983 39.26
1984 42.82
1985 46.73
1986 46.47
1987 41.20
1988 42.65
1989 41.09
1990 36.30
1991 33.97
1992 32.09
1993 30.04
1994 31.70
1995 34.01
1996 36.39
1997 37.89
1998 36.35
1999 35.25
2000 39.33
2001 42.46
2002 45.70
2003 38.69
2004 38.94
2005 39.44
2006 45.05
2007 47.51
2008 57.70
2009 41.16
2010 45.09
2011 50.90
2012 52.20
2013 55.50
2014 56.40
2015 53.55
2016 51.89
2017 49.95
2018 51.36
2019 50.92
2020 50.65

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade