South Africa Average Trade Balance 1960-2025
$2.2B
66 data points
External balance on goods and services · World Bank
South Africa's average trade balance from 1960 to 2025 was $2.2B, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
$983.3M |
−$6.8B |
66th |
| 2024 |
$7.8B |
+$4.6B |
121st |
| 2023 |
$3.2B |
−$5.5B |
124th |
| 2022 |
$8.7B |
−$17.4B |
144th |
| 2021 |
$26.1B |
+$11.3B |
160th |
| 2020 |
$14.8B |
+$12.9B |
157th |
| 2019 |
$2.0B |
−$89.8M |
131st |
| 2018 |
$2.1B |
−$2.3B |
137th |
| 2017 |
$4.4B |
+$2.9B |
147th |
| 2016 |
$1.5B |
+$6.0B |
134th |
| 2015 |
$-4.5B |
+$1.2B |
32nd |
| 2014 |
$-5.7B |
+$2.8B |
25th |
| 2013 |
$-8.5B |
−$2.8B |
20th |
| 2012 |
$-5.7B |
−$9.1B |
25th |
| 2011 |
$3.5B |
−$1.4B |
132nd |
| 2010 |
$4.8B |
+$3.6B |
138th |
| 2009 |
$1.2B |
+$5.9B |
130th |
| 2008 |
$-4.6B |
−$610.9M |
34th |
| 2007 |
$-4.0B |
+$754.6M |
32nd |
| 2006 |
$-4.8B |
−$4.1B |
19th |
| 2005 |
$-659.3M |
−$330.5M |
62nd |
| 2004 |
$-328.8M |
−$4.5B |
74th |
| 2003 |
$4.2B |
−$234.3M |
138th |
| 2002 |
$4.4B |
−$412.5M |
138th |
| 2001 |
$4.8B |
+$870.2M |
135th |
| 2000 |
$3.9B |
+$472.4M |
134th |
| 1999 |
$3.5B |
+$1.9B |
134th |
| 1998 |
$1.5B |
−$189.2M |
135th |
| 1997 |
$1.7B |
−$480.7M |
134th |
| 1996 |
$2.2B |
+$1.2B |
135th |
| 1995 |
$1.0B |
−$2.0B |
128th |
| 1994 |
$3.0B |
−$3.0B |
131st |
| 1993 |
$6.1B |
+$805.9M |
135th |
| 1992 |
$5.3B |
+$136.4M |
131st |
| 1991 |
$5.1B |
−$994.8M |
133rd |
| 1990 |
$6.1B |
+$1.0B |
130th |
| 1989 |
$5.1B |
−$888.8M |
120th |
| 1988 |
$6.0B |
−$2.5B |
116th |
| 1987 |
$8.5B |
+$2.8B |
115th |
| 1986 |
$5.8B |
+$690.8M |
115th |
| 1985 |
$5.1B |
+$3.7B |
111th |
| 1984 |
$1.4B |
−$1.8B |
103rd |
| 1983 |
$3.2B |
+$3.5B |
110th |
| 1982 |
$-315.0M |
+$1.3B |
48th |
| 1981 |
$-1.7B |
−$8.1B |
28th |
| 1980 |
$6.5B |
+$1.2B |
111th |
| 1979 |
$5.3B |
+$2.2B |
101st |
| 1978 |
$3.0B |
+$1.1B |
97th |
| 1977 |
$2.0B |
+$2.4B |
98th |
| 1976 |
$-433.6M |
+$477.9M |
33rd |
| 1975 |
$-911.4M |
−$709.8M |
23rd |
| 1974 |
$-201.6M |
−$940.9M |
41st |
| 1973 |
$739.2M |
+$213.7M |
86th |
| 1972 |
$525.5M |
+$1.4B |
87th |
| 1971 |
$-829.1M |
−$196.3M |
7th |
| 1970 |
$-632.8M |
−$722.4M |
8th |
| 1969 |
$89.6M |
−$359.8M |
66th |
| 1968 |
$449.4M |
+$401.8M |
71st |
| 1967 |
$47.6M |
−$217.0M |
60th |
| 1966 |
$264.6M |
+$386.4M |
68th |
| 1965 |
$-121.8M |
−$320.6M |
12th |
| 1964 |
$198.8M |
−$312.2M |
59th |
| 1963 |
$511.0M |
−$232.4M |
61st |
| 1962 |
$743.4M |
+$103.6M |
60th |
| 1961 |
$639.8M |
+$261.8M |
59th |
| 1960 |
$378.0M |
– |
56th |
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