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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 37%, other manufactures 22%, chemicals 16%, fuels 15%; partners--EC 31%, Africa 29% (South Africa 21%, other 8%), US 8%, Japan 4%
1991 $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 37%, other manufactures 22%, chemicals 16%, fuels 15%; partners--EC 31%, Africa 29% (South Africa 21%, other 8%), US 8%, Japan 4%
1992 $1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 37%, other manufactures 22%, chemicals 16%, fuels 15% partners: EC 31%, Africa 29% (South Africa 21%, other 8%), US 8%, Japan 4%
1993 $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 37%, other manufactures 22%, chemicals 16%, fuels 15% partners: UK 15%, Germany 9%, South Africa 5%, Botswana 5%, US 5%, Japan 5% (1991)
1994 $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other manufactures 23%, chemicals 16%, fuels 12% (1991) partners: South Africa 25%, UK 15%, Germany 9%, US 6%, Japan 5% (1991)
1995 $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other manufactures 23%, chemicals 16%, fuels 12% (1991) partners: South Africa 25%, UK 15%, Germany 9%, US 6%, Japan 5% (1991)
1996 $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other manufactures 23%, chemicals 16%, fuels 12% (1991) partners: South Africa 25%, UK 15%, Germany 9%, US 6%, Japan 5% (1991)
1997 total value: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other manufactures 16%, chemicals 16%, fuels 10% (1994 est.) partners: South Africa 41%, UK 7%, US 6%, Japan 6% (1995 est.)
1998 total value: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other manufactures 24%, chemicals 13%, fuels 10% (1996 est.) partners: South Africa 38%, UK 9%, US 5%, Japan 5% (1996 est.)
1998 This entry includes three subfields. Total value is the total US dollar amount of imports on a c.i.f. or f.o.b. basis. Commodities is a rank ordering of imported products starting with the most important and sometimes includes the percent of dollar value. Partners is a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important and sometimes includes the percent of dollar value.
1999 $2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2001 $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $1.5 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.739 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2004 $1.691 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.599 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.059 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.04 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.183 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $1.915 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 151 $1.975 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $2.871 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 $2.413 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $3.673 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 $3.139 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $4.675 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 $4.37 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $4.569 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 $4.272 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $4.571 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 $4.569 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $5.135 billion (2014 est.) | $4.571 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129
2016 $6.016 billion (2015 est.) | $6.307 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119
2017 $5.351 billion (2016 est.) | $6.062 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119
2018 $5.472 billion (2017 est.) | $5.236 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $5.472 billion (2017 est.) | $5.236 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $7.215 billion (2018 est.) | $9.658 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $7.215 billion (2018 est.) $9.658 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $7.215 billion (2018 est.) $9.658 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $5.489 billion (2020 est.) $5.398 billion (2019 est.) $7.642 billion (2018 est.)
2024 $10.126 billion (2022 est.) $7.964 billion (2021 est.) $5.489 billion (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $10.293 billion (2023 est.) $9.569 billion (2022 est.) $8.104 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars