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Fertiliser: China and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 144 million of fertilisers to South Africa and bought USD 4.4 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers grew 172 percent, from USD 54.5 million in 2019 to USD 148 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 144 million of fertilisers, against USD 4.4 million the other way.

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: fertilisers

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

2019: 50.5Low 50.5 / High 143.82025: 143.8

201950.5
202061.2
202195.1
2022124.5
202372.9
202495.9
2025143.8

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: fertilisers

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

2019: 4.1Low 4.1 / High 8.92025: 4.4

20194.1
20204.9
20215.6
20228.2
20238.9
20247.2
20254.4

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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