Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
South Africa's exports (% gdp) stands at 31.41% as of 2025-12-31, down from 31.79% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, South Africa's exports (% gdp) was 31.41%, down from 31.79% in 2024.
In 2024, South Africa's exports (% gdp) was 31.79%, down from 33.25% in 2023.
In 2023, South Africa's exports (% gdp) was 33.25%, down from 33.54% in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa's exports (% gdp) was 33.54%, up from 31.19% in 2021.
In 2021, South Africa's exports (% gdp) was 31.19%, up from 27.58% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.41% | -0.3817% |
| 2024 | 31.79% | -1.46% |
| 2023 | 33.25% | -0.2856% |
| 2022 | 33.54% | +2.35% |
| 2021 | 31.19% | +3.62% |
| 2020 | 27.58% | +0.3738% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -0.2949% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.157% |
| 2017 | 27.34% | -0.816% |
| 2016 | 28.16% | +0.4424% |
| 2015 | 27.71% | -1.29% |
| 2014 | 29% | +0.6213% |
| 2013 | 28.38% | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 27.14% | -0.559% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.91% |
| 2010 | 25.78% | +0.8007% |
| 2009 | 24.98% | -7.27% |
| 2008 | 32.25% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 27.96% | +1.86% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +0.8422% |
| 2004 | 22.76% | -1.16% |
| 2003 | 23.92% | -4.52% |
| 2002 | 28.43% | +2.07% |
| 2001 | 26.36% | +1.95% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +2.14% |
| 1999 | 22.27% | -0.2501% |
| 1998 | 22.52% | +0.8587% |
| 1997 | 21.66% | -0.1142% |
| 1996 | 21.77% | +1.74% |
| 1995 | 20.04% | +0.4885% |
| 1994 | 19.55% | -0.365% |
| 1993 | 19.91% | +0.9592% |
| 1992 | 18.96% | -0.3857% |
| 1991 | 19.34% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 21.54% | -2.17% |
| 1989 | 23.71% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -1.09% |
| 1987 | 26.89% | -0.3563% |
| 1986 | 27.25% | -0.6552% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +0.7309% |
| 1983 | 21.77% | -1.62% |
| 1982 | 23.39% | -1.82% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | -6.67% |
| 1980 | 31.87% | +0.6276% |
| 1979 | 31.24% | +2.82% |
| 1978 | 28.42% | +2.14% |
| 1977 | 26.28% | +2.37% |
| 1976 | 23.91% | +0.0686% |
| 1975 | 23.84% | -0.3097% |
| 1974 | 24.15% | +2.47% |
| 1973 | 21.69% | +0.2288% |
| 1972 | 21.46% | +2.98% |
| 1971 | 18.48% | +0.0763% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -1.64% |
| 1969 | 20.04% | -1.92% |
| 1968 | 21.96% | +0.5625% |
| 1967 | 21.4% | -0.5818% |
| 1966 | 21.98% | -0.3143% |
| 1965 | 22.29% | -1.51% |
| 1964 | 23.81% | -1.04% |
| 1963 | 24.84% | -0.6216% |
| 1962 | 25.46% | +0.1222% |
| 1961 | 25.34% | -0.2467% |
| 1960 | 25.59% | — |
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South Africa's exports (% gdp) is 31.41% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 31.79% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 33.54% (2022); the lowest is 18.4% (1970), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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