| 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 |
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