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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $856 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--foodstuffs, manufactured consumer goods, machinery and equipment; partners--South Africa, FRG, UK, US
1991 $894 million (f.o.b., 1989); commodities--foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment; partners--South Africa, FRG, US, Switzerland
1992 $894 million (f.o.b., 1989) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment partners: South Africa, FRG, US, Switzerland
1993 $1.238 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment partners: South Africa, Germany, US, Switzerland
1994 $1.178 billion (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment partners: South Africa, Germany, US, Switzerland
1995 $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment partners: South Africa, Germany, US, Switzerland
1996 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment partners: South Africa, Germany, US, Japan
1997 total value: $1.55 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals partners: South Africa 85%, Germany, US, Japan (1994 est.)
1998 total value: $1.55 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals partners: South Africa 85%, Germany, US, Japan (1994 est.)
1999 $1.48 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $1.71 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.38 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.371 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.473 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.35 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.558 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $3.091 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $3.849 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 127 $3.102 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $5.152 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 112 $4.519 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.904 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 $4.519 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.762 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 $5.345 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $6.44 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 $5.586 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $7.084 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 $6.44 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $7.657 billion (2014 est.) | $6.624 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116
2016 $6.914 billion (2015 est.) | $7.191 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113
2017 $6.441 billion (2016 est.) | $6.914 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
2018 $5.384 billion (2017 est.) | $5.625 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $5.384 billion (2017 est.) | $5.625 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $9.921 billion (2019 est.) | $9.611 billion (2018 est.) | $9.249 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $4.54 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $5.77 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $6.33 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $4.54 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $5.77 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $6.33 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $6.055 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.614 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $5.808 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $8.281 billion (2023 est.) $7.423 billion (2022 est.) $6.467 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $9.199 billion (2024 est.) $8.443 billion (2023 est.) $7.43 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars