South Africa Imports from Eritrea

South Africa's imports from Eritrea rose to $167,775.7 in 2024, up from $127,871.6 in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 31.2% ($39,904.03) from the previous year. Top imports for South Africa from Eritrea were Electrical machinery and equipment ($91,444.19), Optical, medical, measuring instruments ($52,438.65), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($15,967.19).

South Africa had a trade surplus with Eritrea that fell to $8.77M in 2024 from $9.83M in 2023. This is a decrease of 10.7% ($1.06 million).
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South Africa Imports from Eritrea by Goods (2024)

The table below shows the ranking of South Africa imports from Eritrea by goods in 2024, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank Imported Goods Import Value (USD) ↓ Year
1 Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment $91,444.19 2024
2 Optical, medical, measuring instruments $52,438.65 2024
3 Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors $15,967.19 2024
4 Unspecified commodities $5,077.11 2024
5 Tools, cutlery, base metal parts $1,644.22 2024
6 Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen $870.64 2024
7 Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts $294.91 2024
8 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates $19.11 2024
9 Plastics and plastic articles $9.94 2024
10 Articles of iron or steel $9.72 2024