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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $402 million (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--food, petroleum, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment; partners--South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1991 $560 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.); commodities--food, petroleum, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment; partners--South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1992 $560 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.) commodities: food, petroleum, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1993 $660 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1994 $737 million (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1995 $308 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1996 $240 million (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe
1997 total value: $348 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners : South Africa, Zimbabwe, Japan, US, UK, Germany
1998 total value: $475 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Japan, US, UK, Germany
1999 $475 million (f.o.b., 1995)
2000 $512 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2001 $435 million (f.o.b., 2000)
2002 $463.6 million f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $505 million f.o.b. (2001)
2004 $505 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $521.1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $645 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $832 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $866 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $1.587 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 $1.323 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $1.675 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 $1.502 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $1.665 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 $1.544 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $1.752 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 166 $1.722 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $2.151 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 $2.63 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $2.42 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 $2.151 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $2.498 billion (2014 est.) | $2.52 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156
2016 $2.607 billion (2015 est.) | $2.744 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152
2017 $2.318 billion (2016 est.) | $2.146 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153
2018 $2.312 billion (2017 est.) | $2.277 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $2.312 billion (2017 est.) | $2.277 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $12.818 billion (2019 est.) | $12.372 billion (2018 est.) | $11.631 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $3.2 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $2.92 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $11.631 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $3.2 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.92 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $11.631 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $3.582 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.208 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.266 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $3.706 billion (2022 est.) $3.768 billion (2021 est.) $3.373 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $3.995 billion (2023 est.) $3.834 billion (2022 est.) $3.768 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars