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Fertiliser: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 25.3 million of fertilisers to South Africa.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers grew 92 percent, from USD 13.3 million in 2019 to USD 25.5 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Arab Emirates sold USD 25.3 million of fertilisers, and South Africa 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 imports from United Arab Emirates: fertilisers

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

2019: 13.3Low 2.9 / High 51.52025: 25.3

201913.3
20206.8
202151.5
20222.9
20238.5
202412.7
202525.3

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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