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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 South Africa 37%, UK 7%, US 6%, Japan 6% (1997 est.)
2000 South Africa 37%, UK 7%, US 6%, Japan 6%, Germany 5% (1997 est.)
2001 South Africa 46%, UK 6%, China 4%, Germany 4%, US 3% (1999 est.)
2002 South Africa 46.3%, UK 7.2%, Germany 2.5%, US 2.8%, Japan 2.5% (2000 est.)
2003 South Africa 47.7%, Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.7%, Mozambique 5.3% (2002)
2004 South Africa 51.3%, Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.1%, Germany 2.8% (2003)
2005 South Africa 46.9%, Botswana 3.6%, UK 3.4% (2004)
2006 South Africa 42.9%, China 4.6%, Botswana 3.3% (2005)
2007 South Africa 40.8%, Zambia 29.6%, US 4.9% (2006)
2008 South Africa 50.7%, China 8.4%, US 4.5%, Botswana 4.3% (2007)
2009 South Africa 60.1%, China 4.2%, Botswana 3.7% (2008)
2010 South Africa 62.24%, China 4.2% (2009)
2011 South Africa 58%, China 8.7% (2010)
2012 South Africa 55.4%, China 9.2% (2011)
2013 South Africa 51.9%, China 10% (2012)
2014 South Africa 51.9%, China 10% (2012)
2015 South Africa 49.7%, China 8.8%, Zambia 5.5%, India 4.3% (2014)
2016 South Africa 48.1%, China 12.1%, India 5.2%, Zambia 4.6% (2015)
2017 South Africa 46.6%, Zambia 24% (2016)
2018 South Africa 47.8%, Zambia 20.5% (2017)
2019 South Africa 47.8%, Zambia 20.5% (2017)
2020 South Africa 47.8%, Zambia 20.5% (2017)
2021 South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
2022 South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
2023 South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
2024 South Africa 39%, China 15%, Singapore 12%, UAE 6%, Mozambique 4% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 South Africa 37%, China 15%, Bahamas, The 5%, Singapore 5%, UAE 4% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports