2022
Exports
$563MWorld Rnk 3 / 141
Flag Rnk 29 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Sulfates
-0.37Rnk 666 / 1025
2022
Imports
$74.1MWorld Rnk 21 / 208
Flag Rnk 241 / 1213
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $563M in Sulfates, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Sulfates in the world. At the same year, Sulfates was the 29th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Sulfates exports from South Africa are: Belgium ($519M), China ($7.23M), Chinese Taipei ($5.3M), Japan ($3.96M), and South Korea ($3.18M).

The fastest growing export markets for Sulfates of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Belgium ($9.03M), Japan ($3.45M), and Mexico ($2.47M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $74.1M in Sulfates, becoming the 21st largest importer of Sulfates in the world. At the same year, Sulfates was the 241st most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Sulfates primarily from: China ($31.8M), Spain ($13.6M), Turkey ($10.2M), Russia ($3.2M), and Djibouti ($3.08M).

The fastest growing import markets in Sulfates for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Spain ($7.64M), China ($4.94M), and Djibouti ($3.08M).

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR-149M(-37.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR46.8M(139%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)DurbanZAR577M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)BelgiumZAR160M

This section shows Sulfates's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Africa. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Sulfates over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$563M
IMPORTS (2022)$74.1M
NET TRADE (2022)$489M

In 2022, South Africa exported $563M in Sulfates. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Sulfates were Belgium ($519M), China ($7.23M), Chinese Taipei ($5.3M), Japan ($3.96M), and South Korea ($3.18M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $74.1M in Sulfates, mainly from China ($31.8M), Spain ($13.6M), Turkey ($10.2M), Russia ($3.2M), and Djibouti ($3.08M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Sulfates EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Belgium$9.03M (1.77%)
Japan$3.45M (686%)
Mexico$2.47M (1.21k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Sulfates BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Netherlands-$60.6M (-95.8%)
China-$31.1M (-81.2%)
Chinese Taipei-$3.44M (-39.4%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Sulfates were:
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Sulfates were:

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Trade Value of Sulfates by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $8.96M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $1.64M

Sulfates’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $8.96M.   Sulfates’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $1.64M.

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