South Africa vs USA: 2023 Trade Comparison
Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.
| South Africa | Metric | USA |
|---|---|---|
| $144.67B | Total exports | $1.90T |
| $106.87B | Total imports | $2.98T |
| $37.79B | Trade balance | $-1.08T |
| $251.54B | Total trade volume | $4.87T |
| #35 | Global export rank | #2 |
| #40 | Global import rank | #1 |
Direct trade between South Africa and USA
South Africa → USA
$9.72B
USA → South Africa
$6.85B
South Africa top exports
- gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$23.34B
- bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$7.12B
- compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$6.03B
- ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon$4.91B
- non-agglomerated$4.61B
USA top exports
- petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$124.16B
- preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals$115.84B
- liquefied, natural gas$39.59B
- consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$33.69B
- of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$31.57B
Shared top trade partners
Both countries appear as major export destinations for 6 of the same partners:
ChinaGermanyJapanUnited KingdomNetherlandsIndia