Strategic Lens

Technology: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 56.5 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 18.3 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 69 percent, from USD 44.4 million in 2019 to USD 74.9 million in 2025.

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: electrical and electronic equipment

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

2019: 25.1Low 25.1 / High 74.82025: 56.5

201925.1
202056.2
202137.4
202253.7
202374.8
202444.2
202556.5

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: electrical and electronic equipment

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

2019: 19.2Low 9.8 / High 20.82025: 18.3

201919.2
20209.8
202120.8
202214.6
202315.4
202416.3
202518.3

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026