China Exports to South Africa was US$23.65 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2024.


China Exports to South Africa Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $6.83B 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $2.99B 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $1.47B 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $847.29M 2023
Plastics $808.17M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $732.64M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $701.68M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $672.46M 2023
Iron and steel $669.48M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $584.03M 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $486.09M 2023
Organic chemicals $476.29M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $454.37M 2023
Rubbers $397.78M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $395.44M 2023
Aluminum $306.42M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $296.53M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $269.26M 2023
Manmade filaments $254.84M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $235.21M 2023
Ceramic products $230.39M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $215.24M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $214.07M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $208.80M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $200.39M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $194.34M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $186.79M 2023
Glass and glassware $157.48M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $155.73M 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $141.27M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $132.98M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $121.34M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $95.28M 2023
Headgear and $91.40M 2023
Cotton $88.21M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $83.54M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $80.80M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $78.54M 2023
Products of animal origin $76.40M 2023
Fertilizers $72.91M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $72.62M 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $70.12M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $67.13M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $66.28M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $50.14M 2023
Copper $49.70M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $39.40M 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $37.62M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $35.92M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $35.56M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $35.11M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $33.65M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $32.19M 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $29.53M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $29.12M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $28.85M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $25.81M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $20.23M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $18.94M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $17.64M 2023
Clocks and watches $17.57M 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $15.44M 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $13.70M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $13.36M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $12.77M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $10.64M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $8.87M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $8.83M 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $8.14M 2023
Lac, gums, resins $4.98M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $4.91M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $4.53M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $3.44M 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $2.98M 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $2.97M 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $2.41M 2023
Lead $2.28M 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $1.77M 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $1.71M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $1.35M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.22M 2023
Tin $851.37K 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $733.72K 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $616.02K 2023
Nickel $609.15K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $606.95K 2023
Zinc $479.64K 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $357.97K 2023
Silk $325.36K 2023
Ores slag and ash $201.52K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $176.52K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $72.8K 2023
Cork and articles of cork $42.41K 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $28.97K 2023
Cereals $26.25K 2023




china Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 58.55 125.16 125.16 -61.99 USD Billion [+]
Current Account 561.92 607.79 1514.78 -522.52 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 1.50 2.20 10.10 -3.70 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 221.15 180.57 253.01 1.39 USD Billion [+]
Exports 279.68 220.28 339.66 1.25 USD Billion [+]
External Debt 24475.00 24527.60 27465.60 158.28 USD Hundred Million [+]
Terms of Trade 89.89 92.49 119.65 81.75 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 424.60 300.00 1891.30 18.32 USD Hundred Million [+]
Capital Flows -466.36 -567.61 759.97 -1379.40 USD Hundred Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1378.00 0.00 4911.36 0.00 Tens of Thousands [+]
Gold Reserves 2264.87 2235.39 2264.87 395.01 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 4173.00 4150.00 4408.00 1012.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Direct Investment Liabilities 176.68 -117.53 1052.37 -117.53 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account Goods 1511.43 1611.20 1959.78 -24.81 USD Hundred Million [+]
Freight Traffic Waterways 1399.10 857.20 1399.10 12.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Railway 806.00 436.00 806.00 91.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Civil Aviation 1300.00 743.68 1300.00 6.00 Thousands Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Highways 5454.27 3433.58 6000.00 32.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic 7660.50 4727.14 7660.50 190.00 Millions Ton [+]
Electric Car Exports 112502.00 135719.00 178794.00 1006.00 [+]
Auto Exports 416210.00 340498.00 467459.00 37328.00 [+]
Foreign Direct Investment YoY -26.10 -19.90 109.78 -32.60 percent [+]
Exports YoY -7.50 5.60 154.60 -40.60 percent [+]
Current Account Services -566.95 -662.46 46.69 -808.60 USD Hundred Million [+]
Imports YoY -1.90 -8.20 85.50 -43.10 percent [+]
Terrorism Index 0.58 0.00 6.68 0.00 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 2017.00 1462.00 2605.00 3.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]