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Trade in goods: South Africa and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 5.41 billion of goods to United Kingdom and bought USD 1.54 billion from it.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by South Africa to United Kingdom in 2025: South Africa reports USD 5.41 billion and United Kingdom reports USD 21.0 billion.

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 Kingdom: goods

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

2019: 4.69Low 4.24 / High 8.182025: 5.41

20194.69
20204.24
20218.18
20226.3
20235.31
20245.27
20255.41

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 Kingdom: goods

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

2019: 2.94Low 1.54 / High 2.942025: 1.54

20192.94
20201.69
20211.87
20221.81
20231.83
20241.65
20251.54

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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