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92.9%CURRENT US$
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50.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Cote d'Ivoire-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $446M to South Africa. The main products that Cote d'Ivoire exported to South Africa were Gold ($360M), Crude Petroleum ($44.1M), and Rubber ($15.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.74%, from $390M in 2017 to $446M in 2022.

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Cote d'Ivoire Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $147M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products that South Africa exported to Cote d'Ivoire were Delivery Trucks ($15.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($12.7M), and Tanks and Armored vehicles ($9.34M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Cote d'Ivoire have increased at an annualized rate of 4.11%,  from $120M in 2017 to $147M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Cote d'Ivoire.

Comparison: In 2022,  Cote d'Ivoire ranked 117 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.1), and 81 in total exports ($17.5B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $446M to South Africa. The main products exported from Cote d'Ivoire to South Africa were Gold ($360M), Crude Petroleum ($44.1M), and Rubber ($15.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 2.74%, from $390M in 2017 to $446M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $147M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products exported from South Africa to Cote d'Ivoire were Delivery Trucks ($15.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($12.7M), and Tanks and Armored vehicles ($9.34M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Cote d'Ivoire have increased at an annualized rate of 4.11%, from $120M in 2022 to $147M in 2017.

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Cote d'Ivoire Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cote d'Ivoire
Top Destination
Switzerland$1.6B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Cote d'Ivoire or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cote d'Ivoire than South Africa included Mali ($1.46B), Burkina Faso ($845M), and Ghana ($685M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Cote d'Ivoire included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cote d'Ivoire - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa.

During 2022, Cote d'Ivoire had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Precious Metals ($360M), Mineral Products ($52.5M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($15.2M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Cote d'Ivoire in the exports of Machines ($43.8M), Transportation ($32.6M), and Metals ($13.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Cote d'Ivoire South Africa+$16.3MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Africa Cote d'Ivoire+$5.02MDelivery Trucks

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cote d'Ivoire indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cote d'Ivoire.

Product Space of Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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