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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $935 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--diamonds, uranium, zinc, copper, meat, processed fish, karakul skins; partners--South Africa
1991 $1,021 million (f.o.b., 1989); commodities--uranium, diamonds, zinc, copper, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins; partners--Switzerland, South Africa, FRG, Japan
1992 $1,021 million (f.o.b., 1989) commodities: uranium, diamonds, zinc, copper, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: Switzerland, South Africa, FRG, Japan
1993 $1.184 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Japan
1994 $1.289 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Japan
1995 $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Japan
1996 $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, UK
1997 total value: $1.45 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners : UK, South Africa, Spain, Japan (1994)
1998 total value: $1.45 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium, cattle, processed fish, karakul skins partners: UK, South Africa, Spain, Japan (1994)
1999 $1.44 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $1.4 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $1.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $1.58 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.21 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.09 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.356 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.04 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.655 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.919 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $3.167 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 $2.922 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $4.277 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 $3.535 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.115 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 $3.535 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $4.657 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 $4.393 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $4.883 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 $4.373 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $5.124 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 $4.883 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $4.963 billion (2014 est.) | $4.62 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115
2016 $4.015 billion (2015 est.) | $4.612 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
2017 $4.003 billion (2016 est.) | $4.015 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
2018 $3.995 billion (2017 est.) | $4.003 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $3.995 billion (2017 est.) | $4.003 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $6.087 billion (2019 est.) | $6.225 billion (2018 est.) | $5.347 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $3.56 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $4.56 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $4.95 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $3.56 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.56 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.95 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $3.955 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.565 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.581 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $5.641 billion (2023 est.) $5.314 billion (2022 est.) $4.341 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $5.887 billion (2024 est.) $5.729 billion (2023 est.) $5.361 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars