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2022
Exports $74MWorld Rnk 53 / 218
Flag Rnk 181 / 1213
2022
Destination $5.64M Namibia
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $5.64MArgentina
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Seats0.0071Rnk 545 / 1025
2022
Imports $330MWorld Rnk 42 / 224
Flag Rnk 63 / 1213
2022
Origin $12.7M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $12.7MPoland
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $74M in Seats, making it the 53rd largest exporter of Seats in the world. At the same year, Seats was the 181st most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Seats exports from South Africa are: Namibia ($13.1M), Botswana ($9.91M), Argentina ($6.04M), Zambia ($5.99M), and Germany ($4.62M).

The fastest growing export markets for Seats of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Argentina ($5.64M), Czechia ($2.4M), and Germany ($1.53M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $330M in Seats, becoming the 42nd largest importer of Seats in the world. At the same year, Seats was the 63rd most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Seats primarily from: China ($153M), Poland ($36.9M), Thailand ($26.1M), Germany ($18.2M), and Spain ($14M).

The fastest growing import markets in Seats for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Poland ($12.7M), Germany ($3.72M), and Czechia ($2.46M).

Latest Trends

June 2024

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Overview In June 2024 South Africa's Seats exports accounted up to ZAR109M and imports accounted up to ZAR494M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR386M. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Seats have decreased by ZAR-13.8M (-11.3%) from ZAR123M to ZAR109M, while imports increased by ZAR7.35M (1.51%) from ZAR487M to ZAR494M.

Destinations In June 2024, Seats were exported mostly to Namibia (ZAR26.4M), Botswana (ZAR19.6M), Lesotho (ZAR10.1M), Germany (ZAR7.52M), and Zambia (ZAR5.87M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR162M), Poland (ZAR70.9M), Thailand (ZAR59M), Germany (ZAR37.3M), and Hungary (ZAR20.6M).

Growth In June 2024, the decrease in Seats's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Argentina (ZAR-5.26M or -42.7%), Botswana (ZAR-2.59M or -29.1%), and Eswatini (ZAR-2.57M or -52.6%). In June 2024, the increase in Seats's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Thailand (ZAR14.8M or 53.1%), Poland (ZAR14M or 71.5%), and Germany (ZAR10.6M or 69.4%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR-13.8M(-11.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR7.35M(1.51%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)SkilpadshekZAR26.3M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)NamibiaZAR26.4M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$74M
IMPORTS (2022)$330M
NET TRADE (2022)-$256M

In 2022, South Africa exported $74M in Seats. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Seats were Namibia ($13.1M), Botswana ($9.91M), Argentina ($6.04M), Zambia ($5.99M), and Germany ($4.62M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $330M in Seats, mainly from China ($153M), Poland ($36.9M), Thailand ($26.1M), Germany ($18.2M), and Spain ($14M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Seats EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Argentina$5.64M (1.43k%)
Czechia$2.4M (5.35k%)
Germany$1.53M (49.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Seats BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Botswana-$2.73M (-21.6%)
United States-$2.48M (-40.6%)
Australia-$821k (-41.4%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Seats were:
China $34.3B
Poland $6.67B
Vietnam $4.84B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Seats were:
United States $21.3B
Germany $8.87B
France $4.46B

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Trade Value of Seats by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $8.78M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $46.1M

Seats’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $8.78M.   Seats’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $46.1M.

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