South Africa - Trade

Trade (% of GDP)

Trade (% of GDP) in South Africa was 51.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 65.97 in 2008, while its lowest value was 35.70 in 1993.

Definition: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 54.11
1961 50.62
1962 50.07
1963 51.81
1964 52.96
1965 52.48
1966 48.42
1967 48.80
1968 47.48
1969 45.47
1970 45.83
1971 46.63
1972 46.80
1973 46.72
1974 54.87
1975 56.08
1976 54.95
1977 53.76
1978 56.26
1979 59.17
1980 60.89
1981 56.89
1982 51.64
1983 44.30
1984 47.62
1985 52.31
1986 50.68
1987 49.01
1988 50.09
1989 46.59
1990 41.68
1991 38.05
1992 37.49
1993 35.70
1994 37.11
1995 39.48
1996 42.20
1997 42.30
1998 44.04
1999 42.26
2000 46.22
2001 49.17
2002 53.47
2003 45.72
2004 45.64
2005 47.43
2006 53.77
2007 57.13
2008 65.97
2009 49.59
2010 50.41
2011 54.64
2012 55.58
2013 58.88
2014 59.50
2015 56.73
2016 55.86
2017 53.54
2018 54.51
2019 54.15
2020 51.13

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts