South Africa Imports from Somalia

South Africa's imports from Somalia rose to $219,239 in 2024, up from $5,399.766 in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 3960.2% ($213,839.2) from the previous year. Top imports for South Africa from Somalia were Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($139,459.04), Plastics and plastic articles ($27,577.34), Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts ($26,209.58).

South Africa had a trade surplus with Somalia that fell to $9.03M in 2024 from $13.39M in 2023. This is a decrease of 32.5% ($4.35 million).
Imported Goods Historical Imports Data

South Africa Imports from Somalia by Goods (2024)

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

Import Rank Imported Goods Import Value (USD) ↓ Year
1 Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors $139,459.04 2024
2 Plastics and plastic articles $27,577.34 2024
3 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts $26,209.58 2024
4 Optical, medical, measuring instruments $11,870.12 2024
5 Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment $10,825.66 2024
6 Non-knitted clothing $807.59 2024
7 Rubber and rubber articles $554.50 2024
8 Tools, cutlery, base metal parts $483.14 2024
9 Salt, sulphur, stone, cement $417.52 2024
10 Aircraft, spacecraft, parts $340.82 2024
11 Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins $196.26 2024
12 Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics $179.06 2024
13 Footwear and parts $159.08 2024
14 Ceramic products $37.34 2024
15 Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos $31.83 2024
16 Articles of iron or steel $22.82 2024
17 Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings $18.29 2024
18 Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods $15.83 2024
19 Printed books, newspapers, printed matter $13.65 2024
20 Knitted or crocheted clothing $9.55 2024
21 Pharmaceutical products $5.08 2024
22 Miscellaneous manufactured goods $3.82 2024
23 Miscellaneous chemical products $1.04 2024