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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $179M in Computers, making it the 40th largest exporter of Computers in the world. At the same year, Computers was the 85th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Computers exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($37.8M), Zimbabwe ($30.4M), Namibia ($17.1M), Mozambique ($13.7M), and Zambia ($13M).

The fastest growing export markets for Computers of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Angola ($6.21M), Zimbabwe ($4.61M), and Zambia ($2.68M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $1.6B in Computers, becoming the 36th largest importer of Computers in the world. At the same year, Computers was the 8th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Computers primarily from: China ($1.04B), Poland ($108M), Czechia ($81.8M), United States ($74.1M), and Germany ($43.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Computers for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Czechia ($25.5M), Poland ($25M), and United States ($23.8M).

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February 2024

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Overview In February 2024 South Africa's Computers exports accounted up to ZAR105M and imports accounted up to ZAR3.28B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR3.17B. Between February 2023 and February 2024 the exports of South Africa's Computers have decreased by ZAR-70.9M (-40.4%) from ZAR176M to ZAR105M, while imports increased by ZAR857M (35.4%) from ZAR2.42B to ZAR3.28B.

Destinations In February 2024, Computers were exported mostly to Mozambique (ZAR17.7M), Zimbabwe (ZAR10.8M), Botswana (ZAR10.7M), Eswatini (ZAR10M), and Zambia (ZAR9.48M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR1.66B), Netherlands (ZAR752M), Poland (ZAR168M), Czechia (ZAR121M), and United States (ZAR93.3M).

Growth In February 2024, the decrease in Computers's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Zambia (ZAR-12.9M or -60.7%), Mozambique (ZAR-9.09M or -42.7%), and Botswana (ZAR-8.33M or -37.2%). In February 2024, the increase in Computers's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from United States (ZAR329M or 410%), Netherlands (ZAR212M or 1.4k%), and China (ZAR83.4M or 4.05%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (February 2023 - February 2024)ZAR-70.9M(-40.4%)

IMPORT GROWTH (February 2023 - February 2024)ZAR857M(35.4%)

MAIN EXPORTER (February 2024)Groblers BridgeZAR34.4M

MAIN DESTINATION (February 2024)MozambiqueZAR17.7M

This section shows Computers's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Africa. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Computers over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$179M

IMPORTS (2022)$1.6B

NET TRADE (2022)-$1.42B

In 2022, South Africa exported $179M in Computers. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Computers were Botswana ($37.8M), Zimbabwe ($30.4M), Namibia ($17.1M), Mozambique ($13.7M), and Zambia ($13M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $1.6B in Computers, mainly from China ($1.04B), Poland ($108M), Czechia ($81.8M), United States ($74.1M), and Germany ($43.2M).

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