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Agriculture and food: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 640 million of agricultural and food products to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 24.3 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 117 percent, from USD 305 million in 2019 to USD 664 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, South Africa sold USD 640 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 24.3 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 exports to United Arab Emirates: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 279.3Low 279.3 / High 639.82025: 639.8

2019279.3
2020330.6
2021377.7
2022448.2
2023501.3
2024537
2025639.8

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

South Africa's imports from United Arab Emirates: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 26.2Low 24.3 / High 42.22025: 24.3

201926.2
202031.9
202132
202242.2
202330
202428.4
202524.3

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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