South Africa Annual Imports
South Africa's imports fell to $101.24 billion in 2024, down from $107.12 billion in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents a decrease of 5.5% ($5.88 billion) from the previous year. Top imports for South Africa were Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen ($19.61 billion), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($12.91 billion) and Electrical machinery and equipment ($9.86 billion). South Africa's top three import partners in 2024 were China (21.5%), India (7.2%), and Germany (7.0%), together accounting for 35.7% of total imports.
South Africa's trade surplus rose to $8.87 billion in 2024 from $3.48 billion in 2023. This shows an increase of 154.5% ($5.38 billion).
South Africa Imports by Country (2024)
The table below shows the ranking of South Africa imports by country in 2024, highlighting the top import partners.
| Import Rank | Country | Import Value ↓ | Import Change % | Import Share (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $21.77B | -0.7% | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| 2 | $7.32B | -2% | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| 3 | $7.1B | -18.3% | 7% | 2024 | |
| 4 | $6.98B | -24.2% | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 5 | $3.21B | -8% | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 6 | $2.97B | 16.2% | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 7 | $2.97B | -25.7% | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 8 | $2.55B | 7.5% | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 9 | $2.47B | -20.4% | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| 10 | $2.46B | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| 11 | $2.31B | -14.5% | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| 12 | $1.97B | -7.1% | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 13 | $1.65B | -9.8% | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 14 | $1.58B | -10.4% | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 15 | $1.5B | 9.4% | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 16 | $1.45B | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 17 | $1.39B | 9.1% | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 18 | $1.29B | -20.1% | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 19 | $1.22B | 19.4% | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 20 | $1.19B | 9.9% | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 21 | $1.19B | 12.8% | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 22 | $1.14B | -7.6% | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 23 | $1.14B | 10.4% | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 24 | $1.07B | 7% | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 25 | $1.01B | -33.4% | 1% | 2024 | |
| 26 | $939.18M | -24.3% | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 27 | $923.45M | -4.8% | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 28 | $880.85M | 274.6% | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 29 | $828.01M | 3% | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 30 | $809.76M | -11.4% | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 31 | $805.97M | 126.7% | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 32 | $800.86M | -19.4% | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 33 | $788.1M | 6.7% | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 34 | $736.92M | 4.9% | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 35 | $695.63M | 10.1% | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 36 | $647.53M | 263.5% | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 37 | $558.88M | 6.9% | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 38 | $487.27M | -6.6% | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 39 | $470.11M | 5.1% | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 40 | $469.08M | 30.6% | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 41 | $452.38M | 8.5% | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 42 | $448.73M | 40.1% | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 43 | $433.66M | -10.9% | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 44 | $370.58M | 46% | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 45 | $336.15M | 11.2% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 46 | $331.14M | 3.1% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 47 | $328.12M | -6.6% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 48 | $310.59M | -62.4% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 49 | $299.29M | 16.3% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 50 | $263.34M | -18.6% | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 51 | $249.79M | -4.9% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | $210.64M | 215.4% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 53 | $209.19M | 32.4% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 54 | $203.21M | 4.3% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 55 | $184.13M | 53.2% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 56 | $179.43M | 3.8% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 57 | $174.7M | 10.4% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 58 | $168.21M | -7.6% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 59 | $159.35M | -16.7% | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 60 | $150.67M | -57.6% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 61 | $141.23M | 244.1% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 62 | $131.83M | -16.9% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 63 | $130.3M | 11.8% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 64 | $123.75M | 89.4% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 65 | $120.46M | -7.9% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 66 | $116.16M | 3% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 67 | $113.4M | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 68 | $108.82M | 12.9% | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 69 | $99.86M | -50% | 0.099% | 2024 | |
| 70 | $90.84M | -21.3% | 0.09% | 2024 | |
| 71 | $86.51M | -2.6% | 0.085% | 2024 | |
| 72 | $77.03M | -35.1% | 0.076% | 2024 | |
| 73 | $73.37M | -21.3% | 0.072% | 2024 | |
| 74 | $59.38M | 23.6% | 0.059% | 2024 | |
| 75 | $54.7M | -43.2% | 0.054% | 2024 | |
| 76 | $52.02M | -32.2% | 0.051% | 2024 | |
| 77 | $50.34M | 26.5% | 0.05% | 2024 | |
| 78 | $47.49M | -11.1% | 0.047% | 2024 | |
| 79 | $45.81M | 108.1% | 0.045% | 2024 | |
| 80 | $44.29M | 8.7% | 0.044% | 2024 | |
| 81 | $38.64M | -5.6% | 0.038% | 2024 | |
| 82 | $38.35M | 20.6% | 0.038% | 2024 | |
| 83 | $38.14M | 28.9% | 0.038% | 2024 | |
| 84 | $37.2M | -4% | 0.037% | 2024 | |
| 85 | $34.42M | 56.2% | 0.034% | 2024 | |
| 86 | $34.09M | 1.1% | 0.034% | 2024 | |
| 87 | $23.16M | 57.7% | 0.023% | 2024 | |
| 88 | $20.98M | 4.4% | 0.021% | 2024 | |
| 89 | $19.09M | 12.4% | 0.019% | 2024 | |
| 90 | $17.02M | 282.3% | 0.017% | 2024 | |
| 91 | $15.91M | -2.2% | 0.016% | 2024 | |
| 92 | $14.29M | -20.6% | 0.014% | 2024 | |
| 93 | $12.38M | 36.1% | 0.012% | 2024 | |
| 94 | $12.3M | 213.9% | 0.012% | 2024 | |
| 95 | $9.57M | 113.5% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 96 | $9.36M | -18.9% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 97 | $9.33M | 41.8% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 98 | $9.31M | 24% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 99 | $9.28M | -2.1% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 100 | $9.17M | 989.9% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 101 | $8.8M | 115.4% | 0.009% | 2024 | |
| 102 | $8.5M | 1% | 0.008% | 2024 | |
| 103 | $8.38M | 142% | 0.008% | 2024 | |
| 104 | $7.46M | -2.5% | 0.007% | 2024 | |
| 105 | $7.41M | -39% | 0.007% | 2024 | |
| 106 | $6.44M | 4.6% | 0.006% | 2024 | |
| 107 | $6.31M | 95.2% | 0.006% | 2024 | |
| 108 | $6.16M | 15.8% | 0.006% | 2024 | |
| 109 | $5.21M | 2.3% | 0.005% | 2024 | |
| 110 | $5.19M | 59.2% | 0.005% | 2024 | |
| 111 | $4.9M | 5.5% | 0.005% | 2024 | |
| 112 | $4.85M | 839.1% | 0.005% | 2024 | |
| 113 | $4.57M | 53.6% | 0.005% | 2024 | |
| 114 | $4.43M | -94.5% | 0.004% | 2024 | |
| 115 | $4.4M | -76.1% | 0.004% | 2024 | |
| 116 | $3.81M | 395% | 0.004% | 2024 | |
| 117 | $3.7M | 112.6% | 0.004% | 2024 | |
| 118 | $3.36M | -16.4% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 119 | $3.27M | -8.9% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 120 | $3.2M | 15.2% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 121 | $3.02M | 20214.6% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 122 | $2.92M | 45.1% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 123 | $2.85M | -97% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 124 | $2.73M | -68.8% | 0.003% | 2024 | |
| 125 | $2.45M | 608.7% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 126 | $2.35M | 188.5% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 127 | $2.22M | -24% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 128 | $2.22M | 4.9% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 129 | $2.22M | -70.4% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 130 | $2.17M | -41.8% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 131 | $2.15M | 13.7% | 0.002% | 2024 | |
| 132 | $1.48M | 259.8% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 133 | $1.39M | -36.9% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 134 | $1.3M | -23.4% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 135 | $1.17M | -18.6% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 136 | $1.08M | 80.9% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 137 | $1.03M | -55.1% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 138 | $856,987.7 | 1.1% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 139 | $731,243.4 | 1613.6% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 140 | $695,638.5 | -98.3% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 141 | $686,201.2 | 29.8% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 142 | $673,301.6 | 3994.4% | 0.001% | 2024 | |
| 143 | $501,532.1 | -13.1% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 144 | $466,684.5 | -90.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 145 | $415,920.4 | -93.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 146 | $402,450 | 41.1% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 147 | $347,447 | 72.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 148 | $292,453.8 | -31.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 149 | $219,239 | 3960.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 150 | $218,101.5 | 27.9% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 151 | $196,878.9 | -95.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 152 | $178,155.6 | -57.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 153 | $169,353.8 | 52.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 154 | $167,775.7 | 31.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 155 | $153,412.1 | -18% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 156 | $146,025.5 | 264.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 157 | $133,504.9 | 2005% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 158 | $111,303.4 | 1291.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 159 | $109,942.5 | -92.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 160 | $106,038.5 | -95.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 161 | $100,512.9 | 457.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 162 | $95,372.45 | -13.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 163 | $91,414.82 | -43.9% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 164 | $89,869.19 | 136.9% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 165 | $84,952.36 | -44.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 166 | $80,446.4 | 90% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 167 | $74,802.29 | 143% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 168 | $71,530.77 | 328% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 169 | $67,134.6 | 0.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 170 | $63,948.24 | 988.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 171 | $60,529 | 8.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 172 | $52,554.66 | -67.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 173 | $49,294.82 | -77% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 174 | $47,994.21 | -88.1% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 175 | $47,306.51 | 4602.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 176 | $44,241.57 | -78.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 177 | $43,638.1 | -35.4% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 178 | $35,438.46 | -54% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 179 | $35,294.33 | -46% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 180 | $33,041.68 | 42% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 181 | $29,263.65 | 2520.1% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 182 | $26,679.24 | -73.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 183 | $22,445.26 | -94.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 184 | $18,900.83 | 918.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 185 | $16,928.67 | 9.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 186 | $15,538.42 | -74.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 187 | $15,504.84 | 32895.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 188 | $12,836.52 | 85.1% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 189 | $12,420.96 | 1597.2% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 190 | $7,867.067 | 699.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 191 | $7,493.053 | -75.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 192 | $7,379.937 | -29.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 193 | $6,677.548 | 610.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 194 | $6,334.598 | -100% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 196 | $4,309.376 | -87.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 197 | $2,965.088 | -65.4% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 198 | $2,856.503 | -41.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 199 | $2,738.965 | -62% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 200 | $2,662.754 | -99.3% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 201 | $2,598.608 | 7.4% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 202 | $1,947.755 | -93.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 203 | $1,909.868 | -38.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 204 | $1,791.074 | 473.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 205 | $1,723.488 | -84% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 206 | $1,718.63 | -45.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 207 | $1,535.635 | 18788.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 208 | $1,488.522 | -37.7% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 209 | $1,296.028 | 0% | 2024 | ||
| 210 | $1,258.141 | -95.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 211 | $732.578 | -89.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 212 | $639.17 | -98.8% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 213 | $264.501 | -69.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 214 | $166.944 | -99.5% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 215 | $125.345 | -20.6% | 0% | 2024 | |
| 216 | $112.57 | 0% | 2024 | ||
| 217 | $25.386 | 875.6% | 0% | 2024 |
