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About

Burundi-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Burundi exported $336k to South Africa. The main products that Burundi exported to South Africa were Coffee ($279k), Refined Petroleum ($25.4k), and Electrical Transformers ($10.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 7.28%, from $237k in 2017 to $336k in 2022.

In 2022, Burundi did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Burundi Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $11.2M to Burundi. The main products that South Africa exported to Burundi were Pesticides ($2.84M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.01M), and Cars ($1.29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.53%,  from $8.56M in 2017 to $11.2M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Burundi.

Comparison In 2022,  Burundi ranked 190 in total exports ($187M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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

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Value

In 2022, Burundi exported $336k to South Africa. The main products exported from Burundi to South Africa were Coffee ($279k), Refined Petroleum ($25.4k), and Electrical Transformers ($10.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 7.28%, from $237k in 2017 to $336k in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $11.2M to Burundi. The main products exported from South Africa to Burundi were Pesticides ($2.84M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.01M), and Cars ($1.29M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 5.53%, from $8.56M in 2022 to $11.2M in 2017.

Exports from Burundi (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Burundi (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Burundi (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Burundi Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burundi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$59.9M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Burundi than from South Africa.

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

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Burundi (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burundi - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burundi and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Burundi and South Africa.

During 2022, Burundi had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Vegetable Products ($279k), Mineral Products ($25.4k), and Machines ($12.9k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.1M), Transportation ($2.2M), and Machines ($1.29M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burundi South Africa+$371kCoffee
Top Product Potential South Africa Burundi+$1.24MCars

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 Burundi and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burundi 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 Burundi.

Product Space of Burundi (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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