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2022
Exports $25MWorld Rnk 39 / 182
Flag Rnk 366 / 1213
2022
Destination $1.76M Madagascar
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $1.76MMadagascar
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Motorcycles and cycles0.36Rnk 420 / 1025
2022
Imports $109MWorld Rnk 59 / 221
Flag Rnk 184 / 1213
2022
Origin $5.65M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $5.65MChinese Taipei
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $25M in Motorcycles and cycles, making it the 39th largest exporter of Motorcycles and cycles in the world. At the same year, Motorcycles and cycles was the 366th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Motorcycles and cycles exports from South Africa are: Madagascar ($3.97M), Zambia ($3.55M), Eswatini ($1.68M), Namibia ($1.5M), and Malawi ($1.31M).

The fastest growing export markets for Motorcycles and cycles of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Madagascar ($1.76M), Eswatini ($1.31M), and Belgium ($943k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $109M in Motorcycles and cycles, becoming the 59th largest importer of Motorcycles and cycles in the world. At the same year, Motorcycles and cycles was the 184th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Motorcycles and cycles primarily from: China ($29.7M), Austria ($18M), Germany ($17.9M), Japan ($10.8M), and Chinese Taipei ($9.99M).

The fastest growing import markets in Motorcycles and cycles for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Chinese Taipei ($5.65M), China ($2.96M), and India ($2.5M).

Latest Trends

June 2024

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Overview In June 2024 South Africa's Motorcycles and cycles exports accounted up to ZAR21.6M and imports accounted up to ZAR120M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR98M. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Motorcycles and cycles have decreased by ZAR-16.4M (-43.2%) from ZAR38M to ZAR21.6M, while imports increased by ZAR4.16M (3.6%) from ZAR115M to ZAR120M.

Destinations In June 2024, Motorcycles and cycles were exported mostly to Kyrgyzstan (ZAR7.46M), Zimbabwe (ZAR3.15M), South Sudan (ZAR2.19M), Malaysia (ZAR1.58M), and Mozambique (ZAR1.29M), and were imported mostly from Germany (ZAR31.4M), China (ZAR28.5M), United States (ZAR22.9M), Austria (ZAR9.28M), and Thailand (ZAR9.21M).

Growth In June 2024, the decrease in Motorcycles and cycles's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Angola (ZAR-2.94M or -99%), Zimbabwe (ZAR-1.24M or -82.2%), and Mozambique (ZAR-208k or -19.9%). In June 2024, the increase in Motorcycles and cycles's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Chinese Taipei (ZAR27.5M or 1.03k%), Japan (ZAR17.8M or 302%), and India (ZAR13.7M or 697%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR-16.4M(-43.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR4.16M(3.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)O.r. Tambo Int AirportZAR8.31M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)KyrgyzstanZAR7.46M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$25M
IMPORTS (2022)$109M
NET TRADE (2022)-$84.1M

In 2022, South Africa exported $25M in Motorcycles and cycles. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Motorcycles and cycles were Madagascar ($3.97M), Zambia ($3.55M), Eswatini ($1.68M), Namibia ($1.5M), and Malawi ($1.31M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $109M in Motorcycles and cycles, mainly from China ($29.7M), Austria ($18M), Germany ($17.9M), Japan ($10.8M), and Chinese Taipei ($9.99M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Motorcycles and cycles EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Madagascar$1.76M (79.8%)
Eswatini$1.31M (354%)
Belgium$943k (628%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Motorcycles and cycles BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Mozambique-$1.27M (-49.4%)
Netherlands-$698k (-92%)
Zimbabwe-$579k (-33.5%)
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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 Motorcycles and cycles were:
China $11.6B
Germany $3.36B
Japan $3.25B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Motorcycles and cycles were:
United States $5.02B
Germany $3.71B
France $2.53B

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Trade Value of Motorcycles and cycles by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $1.29M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $14.2M

Motorcycles and cycles’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $1.29M.   Motorcycles and cycles’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $14.2M.

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