Balance of trade in goods and services rose 56.3% to ZAR 382 bil in South Africa in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, balance of trade in goods and services in South Africa reached an all time high of ZAR 382 bil in 2021 and an all time low of ZAR -81.9 bil in 2013. When compared to South Africa's main peers, balance of trade in goods and services in Botswana amounted to BWP -10.3 bil, LSL -16.8 bil in Lesotho, NAD -29.6 bil in Namibia and SZL -0.604 bil in Swaziland in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 18th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of balance of trade in goods and services, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Balance of Trade In Goods and Services (Local Currency) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | AOA bil | -471 | 476 | 1,165 | 3,920 | 7,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BWP bil | -9.21 | 14.4 | 6.53 | 1.74 | -16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | LSL bil | -13.5 | -15.5 | -16.1 | -15.2 | -16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | -203 | -290 | -190 | -336 | -457 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | NAD bil | -38.7 | -37.8 | -24.0 | -18.0 | -18.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ZAR bil | -57.4 | 21.5 | 58.1 | 26.6 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | SZL bil | 1.10 | 0.823 | -0.453 | -2.40 | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | -10.2 | -7.15 | -3.94 | 2.82 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | -3.68 | -2.33 | -2.36 | -1.55 | 3.48 |
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