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Energy: Russia and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Russia sold USD 26.9 million of mineral fuels and oils to South Africa and bought USD 1.6 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 46 percent, from USD 52.7 million in 2019 to USD 28.6 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Russia sold USD 26.9 million of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 1.6 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

South Africa's imports from Russia: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 52.6Low 26.9 / High 134.62025: 26.9

201952.6
202064.5
202188.4
202256.5
2023134.6
202464
202526.9

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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