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Agriculture and food: China and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 550 million of agricultural and food products to South Africa and bought USD 596 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in agricultural and food products runs both ways in similar amounts: China sold USD 550 million and South Africa sold USD 596 million in 2025.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to South Africa: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 347.8Low 297.3 / High 578.52025: 550.5

2019347.8
2020297.3
2021359.7
2022429
2023479
2024578.5
2025550.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from South Africa: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 537.5Low 528.2 / High 792.32025: 595.8

2019537.5
2020528.2
2021605
2022692.8
2023792.3
2024664.6
2025595.8

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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