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| Country | Year | Exports ($M) | Imports ($M) | Balance ($M) | Export share (%) | Export HHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1995 | $228,749 M | $134,538 M | $94,212 M | 4.52% | 0.150 |
| China | 1996 | $242,635 M | $139,588 M | $103,048 M | 4.52% | 0.147 |
| China | 1997 | $279,480 M | $139,860 M | $139,619 M | 4.99% | 0.142 |
| China | 1998 | $280,185 M | $133,892 M | $146,293 M | 5.05% | 0.138 |
| China | 1999 | $312,788 M | $150,668 M | $162,120 M | 5.44% | 0.141 |
| China | 2000 | $391,367 M | $204,669 M | $186,698 M | 6.02% | 0.128 |
| China | 2001 | $405,592 M | $221,334 M | $184,258 M | 6.43% | 0.122 |
| China | 2002 | $487,646 M | $269,679 M | $217,968 M | 7.37% | 0.123 |
| China | 2003 | $612,089 M | $366,646 M | $245,442 M | 7.99% | 0.111 |
| China | 2004 | $793,412 M | $478,770 M | $314,642 M | 8.59% | 0.102 |
| China | 2005 | $980,306 M | $557,674 M | $422,632 M | 9.35% | 0.097 |
| China | 2006 | $1,202,226 M | $660,630 M | $541,596 M | 9.95% | 0.089 |
| China | 2007 | $1,483,409 M | $853,232 M | $630,178 M | 10.61% | 0.078 |
| China | 2008 | $1,715,147 M | $979,387 M | $735,761 M | 10.63% | 0.068 |
| China | 2009 | $1,460,035 M | $856,470 M | $603,565 M | 11.72% | 0.071 |
| China | 2010 | $1,881,617 M | $1,148,822 M | $732,795 M | 12.52% | 0.069 |
| China | 2011 | $2,174,543 M | $1,447,376 M | $727,167 M | 12.12% | 0.064 |
| China | 2012 | $2,282,020 M | $1,460,518 M | $821,501 M | 12.65% | 0.067 |
| China | 2013 | $2,328,297 M | $1,572,736 M | $755,561 M | 12.78% | 0.066 |
| China | 2014 | $2,451,460 M | $1,585,327 M | $866,133 M | 13.36% | 0.065 |
| China | 2015 | $2,401,490 M | $1,317,008 M | $1,084,482 M | 14.97% | 0.067 |
| China | 2016 | $2,309,437 M | $1,279,564 M | $1,029,872 M | 14.75% | 0.066 |
| China | 2017 | $2,553,746 M | $1,536,524 M | $1,017,222 M | 14.55% | 0.065 |
| China | 2018 | $2,757,184 M | $1,743,843 M | $1,013,341 M | 14.45% | 0.065 |
| China | 2019 | $2,692,770 M | $1,713,681 M | $979,089 M | 14.54% | 0.054 |
| China | 2020 | $2,678,120 M | $1,682,142 M | $995,978 M | 15.63% | 0.053 |
| China | 2021 | $3,317,355 M | $2,171,040 M | $1,146,315 M | 15.49% | 0.051 |
| China | 2022 | $3,628,086 M | $2,267,335 M | $1,360,750 M | 15.04% | 0.046 |
| China | 2023 | $3,418,939 M | $2,190,068 M | $1,228,871 M | 15.13% | 0.040 |
| China | 2024 | $3,590,798 M | $2,160,710 M | $1,430,089 M | 15.73% | 0.039 |
| South Africa | 2000 | $40,347 M | $27,877 M | $12,471 M | 0.62% | 0.050 |
| South Africa | 2001 | $40,825 M | $26,109 M | $14,716 M | 0.65% | 0.051 |
| South Africa | 2002 | $43,453 M | $26,546 M | $16,908 M | 0.66% | 0.053 |
| South Africa | 2003 | $51,033 M | $34,350 M | $16,683 M | 0.67% | 0.052 |
| South Africa | 2004 | $62,537 M | $48,141 M | $14,396 M | 0.68% | 0.047 |
| South Africa | 2005 | $69,592 M | $56,548 M | $13,044 M | 0.66% | 0.044 |
| South Africa | 2006 | $76,234 M | $70,828 M | $5,406 M | 0.63% | 0.046 |
| South Africa | 2007 | $93,076 M | $82,040 M | $11,036 M | 0.67% | 0.043 |
| South Africa | 2008 | $111,063 M | $91,734 M | $19,328 M | 0.69% | 0.043 |
| South Africa | 2009 | $85,607 M | $69,854 M | $15,752 M | 0.69% | 0.039 |
| South Africa | 2010 | $99,983 M | $88,721 M | $11,262 M | 0.67% | 0.042 |
| South Africa | 2011 | $124,680 M | $111,195 M | $13,485 M | 0.69% | 0.044 |
| South Africa | 2012 | $113,169 M | $115,237 M | −$2,068 M | 0.63% | 0.038 |
| South Africa | 2013 | $113,659 M | $108,748 M | $4,911 M | 0.62% | 0.040 |
| South Africa | 2014 | $113,391 M | $103,127 M | $10,264 M | 0.62% | 0.039 |
| South Africa | 2015 | $120,159 M | $84,692 M | $35,466 M | 0.75% | 0.078 |
| South Africa | 2016 | $105,568 M | $76,929 M | $28,640 M | 0.67% | 0.061 |
| South Africa | 2017 | $117,223 M | $85,342 M | $31,881 M | 0.67% | 0.058 |
| South Africa | 2018 | $126,596 M | $92,509 M | $34,087 M | 0.66% | 0.055 |
| South Africa | 2019 | $119,512 M | $88,025 M | $31,487 M | 0.65% | 0.057 |
| South Africa | 2020 | $111,160 M | $69,394 M | $41,766 M | 0.65% | 0.054 |
| South Africa | 2021 | $153,347 M | $93,297 M | $60,050 M | 0.72% | 0.058 |
| South Africa | 2022 | $165,796 M | $109,979 M | $55,817 M | 0.69% | 0.061 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $153,601 M | $103,315 M | $50,286 M | 0.68% | 0.067 |
| South Africa | 2024 | $156,057 M | $99,692 M | $56,365 M | 0.68% | 0.067 |
55 rows
USD millions, nominal · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
World export rank
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| Year | China | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #6 | — |
| 1996 | #6 | — |
| 1997 | #5 | — |
| 1998 | #5 | — |
| 1999 | #4 | — |
| 2000 | #4 | #32 |
| 2001 | #4 | #32 |
| 2002 | #3 | #32 |
| 2003 | #3 | #35 |
| 2004 | #3 | #33 |
| 2005 | #1 | #35 |
| 2006 | #1 | #35 |
| 2007 | #1 | #33 |
| 2008 | #1 | #33 |
| 2009 | #1 | #32 |
| 2010 | #1 | #32 |
| 2011 | #1 | #33 |
| 2012 | #1 | #37 |
| 2013 | #1 | #35 |
| 2014 | #1 | #35 |
| 2015 | #1 | #32 |
| 2016 | #1 | #33 |
| 2017 | #1 | #32 |
| 2018 | #1 | #33 |
| 2019 | #1 | #32 |
| 2020 | #1 | #34 |
| 2021 | #1 | #33 |
| 2022 | #1 | #33 |
| 2023 | #1 | #33 |
| 2024 | #1 | #33 |
30 rows
world export rank · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
Latest year side by side
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Exports
CHN $3.59TZAF $156.1B
Imports
CHN $2.16TZAF $99.7B
Trade balance
CHN $1.43TZAF $56.4B
World export share
CHN 15.7%ZAF 0.7%
Export partner HHI
CHN 0.039ZAF 0.067
2024 · USD millions, percent, HHI 0–1 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
Source: CEPII BACI (HS92), goods trade only, nominal USD. Generated 2026-06-08.