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South Africa Highest Trade Balance

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$26.1B in 2021

External balance on goods and services · World Bank

The highest trade balance in South Africa was $26.1B in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 ($26.1B), 2020 ($14.8B), 2022 ($8.7B), 1987 ($8.5B), 2024 ($7.8B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

South Africa Top 5 Highest Trade Balance Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	$26.1B
2nd	2020	$14.8B
3rd	2022	$8.7B
4th	1987	$8.5B
5th	2024	$7.8B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

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

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