South African Trade by COUNTRY (Rand '000)
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COUNTRY EXPORT (R'000)  R a n k Proportion 2008 Annual Growth
name MAR-2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2008 2007 %Total Cum. 2008-2007
 UNITED STATES - (NAFTA) 5,283,805 15,185,510 52,754,601 41,157,763 31,453,701 29,990,930 1 1 12.1% 12.1% 15.1%
 GERMANY - (EUROPEAN UNION) 4,845,239 11,786,386 35,357,278 26,867,127 21,076,405 20,391,036 2 3 9.4% 21.5% 33.3%
 JAPAN - (NORTH-EAST ASIA) 4,220,581 11,457,714 50,400,492 41,315,989 33,156,988 26,601,871 3 2 9.1% 30.6% -9.1%
 UNITED KINGDOM - (EUROPEAN UNION) 3,211,917 9,020,763 34,619,689 31,717,873 32,377,308 27,869,388 4 4 7.2% 37.8% 4.2%
 CHINA - (CHINAS) 2,338,680 7,987,480 28,014,727 14,019,861 8,763,191 6,580,392 5 5 6.4% 44.2% 14.0%
 NETHERLANDS - (EUROPEAN UNION) 1,901,777 5,494,050 19,862,700 18,068,444 14,893,215 12,077,595 6 6 4.4% 48.5% 10.6%
 BELGIUM - (EUROPEAN UNION) 1,441,412 3,813,229 12,465,855 10,174,552 8,967,397 7,210,780 7 8 3.0% 51.6% 22.4%
 KOREA REP SOUTH - (NORTH-EAST ASIA) 991,113 3,713,278 8,124,293 6,828,082 5,436,828 4,535,578 8 17 3.0% 54.5% 82.8%
 SPAIN - (EUROPEAN UNION) 1,207,178 3,436,434 12,955,572 10,001,326 8,713,357 7,140,342 9 7 2.7% 57.3% 6.1%
 INDIA - (SAARC) 1,214,932 3,233,149 9,508,184 5,576,312 7,393,783 3,713,043 10 13 2.6% 59.9% 36.0%
 ITALY - (EUROPEAN UNION) 1,003,846 3,084,103 10,325,269 9,379,751 7,510,853 7,784,031 11 10 2.5% 62.3% 19.5%
 ZAMBIA - (SADC) 1,242,075 2,863,097 10,084,381 7,984,927 5,441,963 4,734,809 12 11 2.3% 64.6% 13.6%
 AUSTRALIA - (OCEANIA) 1,211,278 2,858,677 10,048,091 9,020,967 9,704,431 7,157,620 13 12 2.3% 66.9% 13.8%
 SWITZERLAND - (EFTA & OTHER) 843,784 2,509,004 10,693,496 11,660,657 7,875,350 7,270,604 14 9 2.0% 68.9% -6.1%
 FRANCE - (EUROPEAN UNION) 840,935 2,375,304 9,407,661 8,158,754 6,493,900 5,513,816 15 14 1.9% 70.8% 1.0%
 ZIMBABWE - (SADC) 841,840 2,178,213 8,501,124 7,410,602 7,486,859 6,182,317 16 16 1.7% 72.5% 2.5%
 TAIWAN - (CHINAS) 675,337 2,113,416 6,398,526 6,759,151 5,038,067 8,817,875 17 18 1.7% 74.2% 32.1%
 MOZAMBIQUE - (SADC) 926,263 1,917,336 9,015,890 6,240,445 6,402,557 5,077,739 18 15 1.5% 75.7% -14.9%
 ISRAEL - (MIDDLE EAST) 495,507 1,708,714 5,485,610 4,493,802 4,640,822 3,862,515 19 21 1.4% 77.1% 24.6%
 NIGERIA - (WEST AFRICA) 727,569 1,536,948 4,833,688 4,001,100 3,391,695 2,960,113 20 23 1.2% 78.3% 27.2%
 ANGOLA - (SADC) 431,419 1,424,862 5,501,653 4,739,163 3,535,751 3,116,467 21 20 1.1% 79.4% 3.6%
 DEM REP of CONGO - (SADC) 600,527 1,376,608 4,438,167 2,554,532 1,807,179 1,387,566 22 26 1.1% 80.5% 24.1%
 SINGAPORE - (ASEAN) 492,523 1,193,026 2,604,476 3,188,014 2,764,501 2,001,280 23 32 1.0% 81.5% 83.2%
 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - (MIDDLE EAST) 439,241 1,151,531 5,629,815 3,982,314 2,924,949 2,463,193 24 19 0.9% 82.4% -18.2%
 BRAZIL - (MERCOSUR) 367,088 1,079,777 3,711,954 2,750,824 2,034,310 1,562,499 25 27 0.9% 83.3% 16.4%
 MALAYSIA - (ASEAN) 417,546 1,067,522 2,862,503 2,337,707 1,502,379 1,749,677 26 30 0.9% 84.1% 49.2%
 KENYA - (N-EAST AFRICA) 387,264 1,025,790 4,600,662 3,244,036 2,976,695 2,961,124 27 25 0.8% 84.9% -10.8%
 HONG KONG, China - (CHINAS) 380,888 890,830 4,628,267 2,743,950 3,847,894 3,420,999 28 24 0.7% 85.6% -23.0%
 TANZANIA - (SADC) 305,980 852,936 2,742,005 2,765,244 2,757,256 2,268,560 29 31 0.7% 86.3% 24.4%
 TURKEY - (MIDDLE EAST) 291,537 803,271 2,041,964 2,411,125 1,475,767 1,016,545 30 36 0.6% 87.0% 57.4%
 SWEDEN - (EUROPEAN UNION) 336,872 785,285 2,973,700 2,968,624 1,589,864 1,200,415 31 29 0.6% 87.6% 5.6%
 URUGUAY - (MERCOSUR) 11,857 755,086 854,671 54,622 43,685 33,084 32 54 0.6% 88.2% 253.4%
 THAILAND - (ASEAN) 260,383 695,061 2,990,822 1,885,391 1,699,406 2,577,869 33 28 0.6% 88.7% -7.0%
 POLAND - (EUROPEAN UNION) 255,057 617,251 1,956,985 1,288,050 602,551 274,134 34 37 0.5% 89.2% 26.2%
 PORTUGAL - (EUROPEAN UNION) 103,165 594,501 1,562,125 1,368,342 915,677 727,349 35 41 0.5% 89.7% 52.2%
 MAURITIUS - (SADC) 242,389 583,607 1,921,827 1,995,517 2,190,087 1,762,209 36 38 0.5% 90.2% 21.5%
 ALGERIA - (NORTH AFRICA) 77,491 580,970 931,919 1,113,149 426,979 192,709 37 51 0.5% 90.6% 149.4%
 CANADA - (NAFTA) 175,142 557,550 5,341,901 3,122,300 2,238,315 2,345,792 38 22 0.4% 91.1% -58.3%
 MALAWI - (SADC) 194,575 538,905 2,169,542 1,686,547 1,637,853 1,566,814 39 35 0.4% 91.5% -0.6%
 GHANA - (WEST AFRICA) 212,250 530,983 2,242,463 1,736,876 1,625,748 1,243,374 40 34 0.4% 91.9% -5.3%
 SAUDI ARABIA - (MIDDLE EAST) 163,586 484,789 2,428,330 2,085,127 1,934,357 1,522,764 41 33 0.4% 92.3% -20.1%
 INDONESIA - (ASEAN) 187,356 475,854 1,589,897 1,486,965 1,586,419 1,070,972 42 40 0.4% 92.7% 19.7%
 PAKISTAN - (SAARC) 97,662 439,505 1,595,604 1,080,173 1,020,985 628,295 43 39 0.4% 93.0% 10.2%
 MADAGASCAR - (INDIAN OCEAN) 174,492 398,732 1,161,202 515,652 538,875 577,559 44 48 0.3% 93.4% 37.4%
 KUWAIT - (MIDDLE EAST) 351,683 384,403 286,427 193,627 306,502 159,116 45 83 0.3% 93.7% 436.8%
 GREECE - (EUROPEAN UNION) 204,903 359,207 641,779 738,206 288,621 273,109 46 61 0.3% 94.0% 123.9%
 AFGHANISTAN - (SOUTH MIDDLE ASIA) 10,431 358,496 244,242 127,820 67,570 7,511 47 87 0.3% 94.2% 487.1%
 IRELAND - (EUROPEAN UNION) 125,988 330,094 1,390,076 1,127,271 1,122,108 1,024,704 48 44 0.3% 94.5% -5.0%
 MOROCCO - (NORTH AFRICA) 94,404 275,962 1,498,373 1,041,798 996,683 468,014 49 43 0.2% 94.7% -26.3%
 UGANDA - (N-EAST AFRICA) 105,218 272,890 1,093,250 713,316 587,751 558,381 50 49 0.2% 94.9% -0.2%
 ARGENTINA - (MERCOSUR) 80,686 272,124 701,028 686,779 558,944 395,861 51 60 0.2% 95.2% 55.3%
 EGYPT - (NORTH AFRICA) 77,462 245,197 467,803 226,176 247,221 160,857 52 68 0.2% 95.4% 109.7%
 VIET-NAM REP - (ASEAN) 78,118 244,340 383,729 314,646 1,455,928 512,062 53 73 0.2% 95.5% 154.7%
 UKRAINE - (EASTERN EUROPE) 122,714 243,919 350,958 160,013 236,950 109,933 54 74 0.2% 95.7% 178.0%
 IRAQ - (MIDDLE EAST) 95,005 242,295 764,243 341,737 332,929 90,446 55 56 0.2% 95.9% 26.8%
 REUNION - (INDIAN OCEAN) 72,514 225,757 496,260 376,966 331,742 215,142 56 66 0.2% 96.1% 82.0%
 ROMANIA - (EUROPEAN UNION) 80,390 219,831 468,138 88,498 34,644 178,115 57 67 0.2% 96.3% 87.8%
 NEW ZEALAND - (OCEANIA) 78,061 211,698 756,555 649,362 661,002 644,840 58 57 0.2% 96.5% 11.9%
 NORWAY - (EFTA & OTHER) 79,312 208,993 1,350,683 490,217 298,828 257,768 59 46 0.2% 96.6% -38.1%
 AUSTRIA - (EUROPEAN UNION) 44,015 191,786 901,431 1,139,489 1,319,658 1,075,951 60 53 0.2% 96.8% -14.9%
 KOREA DEM PEOPLES REP - (NORTH-EAST ASIA) 77,062 183,561 918,010 448,911 46,438 7,541 61 52 0.1% 96.9% -20.0%
 MEXICO - (NAFTA) 52,348 179,182 1,284,831 1,486,621 926,905 824,759 62 47 0.1% 97.1% -44.2%
 DENMARK - (EUROPEAN UNION) 94,289 176,863 1,380,994 1,189,131 859,357 756,503 63 45 0.1% 97.2% -48.8%
 IRAN - (MIDDLE EAST) 91,933 172,772 1,539,804 1,438,361 785,208 347,880 64 42 0.1% 97.3% -55.1%
 RUSSIAN FEDERATION - (EASTERN EUROPE) 74,044 164,419 1,044,853 675,737 449,274 629,444 65 50 0.1% 97.5% -37.1%
 CZECH REPUBLIC - (EUROPEAN UNION) 70,796 163,279 798,877 668,285 434,170 421,733 66 55 0.1% 97.6% -18.2%
 QATAR - (MIDDLE EAST) 19,555 139,904 263,533 149,519 79,279 67,321 67 84 0.1% 97.7% 112.4%
 BENIN - (WEST AFRICA) 112,518 127,402 175,703 163,974 86,120 79,246 68 97 0.1% 97.8% 190.0%
 IVORY COAST - (WEST AFRICA) 37,948 120,919 452,340 321,131 297,834 308,866 69 69 0.1% 97.9% 6.9%
 VENEZUELA - (ANDEAN) 97,036 117,280 298,442 156,509 107,002 105,166 70 81 0.1% 98.0% 57.2%
 SENEGAL - (WEST AFRICA) 35,781 111,976 405,327 351,002 278,355 211,436 71 72 0.1% 98.1% 10.5%
 CHILE - (MERCOSUR) 42,799 110,320 426,428 403,762 341,893 467,194 72 70 0.1% 98.2% 3.5%
 COLOMBIA - (ANDEAN) 83,748 101,210 313,731 227,174 250,665 255,427 73 79 0.1% 98.3% 29.0%
 REP of CONGO - (CENTRAL AFRICA) 38,566 100,744 499,049 427,636 371,312 262,220 74 65 0.1% 98.3% -19.3%
 FINLAND - (EUROPEAN UNION) 45,100 100,266 713,455 585,306 134,437 193,368 75 59 0.1% 98.4% -43.8%
 MALI - (WEST AFRICA) 35,352 99,665 576,229 319,717 445,837 371,025 76 63 0.1% 98.5% -30.8%
 OMAN - (MIDDLE EAST) 28,480 84,353 327,371 408,288 180,614 171,014 77 78 0.1% 98.6% 3.1%
 TOGO - (WEST AFRICA) 7,865 78,298 213,928 104,938 65,699 68,402 78 92 0.1% 98.6% 46.4%
 BANGLADESH - (SAARC) 20,023 77,404 140,278 170,901 66,772 47,913 79 102 0.1% 98.7% 120.7%
 CAMEROON - (CENTRAL AFRICA) 21,852 71,581 336,735 284,285 232,609 218,593 80 76 0.1% 98.8% -15.0%
 SRI LANKA - (SAARC) 25,593 71,245 183,871 155,793 185,051 170,608 81 96 0.1% 98.8% 55.0%
 JORDAN - (MIDDLE EAST) 40,802 64,545 120,751 145,683 185,047 267,463 82 108 0.1% 98.9% 113.8%
 BULGARIA - (EUROPEAN UNION) 33,030 63,901 341,565 113,294 40,484 26,817 83 75 0.1% 98.9% -25.2%
 ETHIOPIA - (N-EAST AFRICA) 16,614 62,968 248,266 233,206 162,812 241,132 84 86 0.1% 99.0% 1.5%
 PHILIPPINES - (ASEAN) 25,194 62,378 249,601 246,210 396,213 324,598 85 85 0.0% 99.0% 0.0%
 PERU - (ANDEAN) 17,316 60,997 531,404 163,511 126,738 136,590 86 64 0.0% 99.1% -54.1%
 GUINEA - (WEST AFRICA) 27,522 60,809 286,877 258,631 236,492 282,985 87 82 0.0% 99.1% -15.2%
 HUNGARY - (EUROPEAN UNION) 25,516 59,029 239,720 112,466 67,765 41,933 88 88 0.0% 99.2% -1.5%
 MAURITANIA - (WEST AFRICA) 21,183 58,754 139,656 128,717 136,940 49,034 89 103 0.0% 99.2% 68.3%
 SUDAN - (N-EAST AFRICA) 21,078 54,342 718,412 463,992 434,453 302,612 90 58 0.0% 99.2% -69.7%
 SEYCHELLES - (SADC) 23,182 54,040 407,662 502,363 597,973 222,426 91 71 0.0% 99.3% -47.0%
 GABON - (CENTRAL AFRICA) 13,871 48,370 331,498 303,981 180,279 150,919 92 77 0.0% 99.3% -41.6%
 BR VIRGIN IS - (CARICOM) 18,430 39,576 200,742 132,655 141,397 98,123 93 93 0.0% 99.4% -21.1%
 LEBANON - (MIDDLE EAST) 12,638 36,468 174,655 45,089 49,598 39,934 94 98 0.0% 99.4% -16.5%
 LIBYA - (NORTH AFRICA) 21,421 34,589 51,231 40,432 38,489 44,816 95 126 0.0% 99.4% 170.1%
 BURKINA FASO - (WEST AFRICA) 5,867 32,441 154,096 109,815 63,758 46,942 96 100 0.0% 99.4% -15.8%
 RWANDA - (N-EAST AFRICA) 15,893 31,456 108,312 87,256 70,156 75,451 97 110 0.0% 99.5% 16.2%
 PANAMA - (CENTRAL AMERICA) 12,629 29,404 133,552 282,369 120,543 119,395 98 104 0.0% 99.5% -11.9%
 TUNISIA - (NORTH AFRICA) 23,574 27,645 110,840 66,963 40,691 16,615 99 109 0.0% 99.5% -0.2%
 ST HELENA - (EUROPEAN UNION) 701 26,723 226,668 66,875 55,115 46,895 100 90 0.0% 99.5% -52.8%
 SLOVENIA - (EUROPEAN UNION) 3,878 26,351 230,741 153,356 119,788 45,928 101 89 0.0% 99.6% -54.3%
 SIERRA LEONE - (WEST AFRICA) 6,556 24,899 150,873 154,555 140,653 128,364 102 101 0.0% 99.6% -34.0%
 CROATIA - (CENTRAL EUROPE) 20,839 24,820 48,956 42,839 98,679 36,697 103 128 0.0% 99.6% 102.8%
 EQUATORIAL GUINEA - (CENTRAL AFRICA) 7,951 21,901 95,003 80,854 84,241 65,595