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Trade in goods: Canada and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Canada sold USD 366 million of goods to South Africa and bought USD 2.59 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 184 percent, from USD 1.04 billion in 2019 to USD 2.96 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, South Africa sold USD 2.59 billion of goods, against USD 366 million the other way.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by South Africa to Canada in 2025: Canada reports USD 2.59 billion and South Africa reports USD 492 million.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Canada's exports to South Africa: goods

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Canada

2019: 267.4Low 233.8 / High 4252025: 365.7

2019267.4
2020233.8
2021307.4
2022342
2023342.4
2024425
2025365.7

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Canada's imports from South Africa: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Canada

2019: 0.77Low 0.77 / High 2.592025: 2.59

20190.77
20201.42
20211.34
20221.74
20232.04
20241.67
20252.59

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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