Nickel Mattes in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $8.05M in Nickel Mattes, making it the 19th largest exporter of Nickel Mattes in the world. At the same year, Nickel Mattes was the 570th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Nickel Mattes exports from South Africa are: Spain ($2.77M), Norway ($2.17M), United States ($1.93M), Japan ($884k), and China ($303k).

The fastest growing export markets for Nickel Mattes of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Spain ($2.77M), Norway ($2.17M), and United States ($1.93M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $1.03B in Nickel Mattes, becoming the 5th largest importer of Nickel Mattes in the world. At the same year, Nickel Mattes was the 12th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Nickel Mattes primarily from: Zimbabwe ($1.02B), Botswana ($2.23M), France ($19.4k), Thailand ($1.6k), and Iran ($1.12k).

The fastest growing import markets in Nickel Mattes for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Botswana ($2.23M), France ($17.6k), and Thailand ($1.6k).

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February 2024

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Overview In February 2024 South Africa's Nickel Mattes exports accounted up to ZAR974 and imports accounted up to ZAR4.15k, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR3.18k. Between April 2021 and February 2024 the exports of South Africa's Nickel Mattes have decreased by ZAR-25.7k (-96.3%) from ZAR26.6k to ZAR974, while imports decreased by ZAR-21.2k (-83.6%) from ZAR25.3k to ZAR4.15k.

Destinations In February 2024, Nickel Mattes were exported mostly to Eswatini (ZAR869) and Lesotho (ZAR105), and were imported mostly from .

Growth In February 2024, the decrease in Nickel Mattes's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to . In January 2024, the decrease in Nickel Mattes's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from .

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (April 2021 - February 2024)ZAR-25.7k(-96.3%)

IMPORT GROWTH (February 2022 - January 2024)ZAR-21.2k(-83.6%)

MAIN EXPORTER (February 2024)OshoekZAR869

MAIN DESTINATION (February 2024)EswatiniZAR869

This section shows Nickel Mattes'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 Nickel Mattes over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$8.05M

IMPORTS (2022)$1.03B

NET TRADE (2022)-$1.02B

In 2022, South Africa exported $8.05M in Nickel Mattes. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Nickel Mattes were Spain ($2.77M), Norway ($2.17M), United States ($1.93M), Japan ($884k), and China ($303k).

In 2022, South Africa imported $1.03B in Nickel Mattes, mainly from Zimbabwe ($1.02B), Botswana ($2.23M), France ($19.4k), Thailand ($1.6k), and Iran ($1.12k).

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