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Top Export (2018): Gold, $17.9B Top Destination (2018): China, $18.1B

In 2018 South Africa exported a total of $115B, making it the number 36 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of South Africa have changed by $4.31B from $111B in 2013 to $115B in 2018.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($17.9B), Diamonds ($9.38B), Platinum ($9.14B), Cars ($6.8B), and Coal Briquettes ($6.71B). The most common destination for the exports of South Africa are China ($18.1B), United Kingdom ($8.81B), United States ($7.92B), Germany ($7.18B), and India ($7.13B).

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*Disclaimer:South Africa is part of the Southern Africa Custom Union (SACU), a custom union among five countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. As part of SACU and given that some countries do not report particular trade with South Africa, the reported data has been gather under the Southern Africa Custom Union single entity, based on the BACI's methodology. The following visualizations shows trade data at Southern Africa Custom Union level.