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Trade in goods: South Africa and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 3.00 billion of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 2.61 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: South Africa sold USD 3.00 billion and United Arab Emirates sold USD 2.61 billion 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: goods

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

2019: 1.61Low 1.53 / High 32025: 3

20191.61
20201.53
20212.26
20222.5
20232.53
20242.68
20253

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: goods

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

2019: 2.14Low 1.2 / High 4.112025: 2.61

20192.14
20201.2
20211.88
20224.11
20234
20242.97
20252.61

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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