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Critical minerals: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 27.6 million of critical minerals and metals to United Arab Emirates.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 166 percent, from USD 10.4 million in 2019 to USD 27.6 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, South Africa sold USD 27.6 million of critical minerals and metals, and United Arab Emirates sold almost none.

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: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 10.4Low 6.5 / High 27.62025: 27.6

201910.4
20208.4
20216.5
202211.7
20237.7
202425.5
202527.6

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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