Strategic Lens

Agriculture and food: South Africa and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 545 million of agricultural and food products to United States and bought USD 276 million from it.

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 States: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 379.2Low 379.2 / High 565.72025: 544.9

2019379.2
2020402.6
2021534.3
2022565.7
2023541
2024561.4
2025544.9

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 States: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 332.6Low 203.6 / High 332.62025: 276.3

2019332.6
2020237.5
2021270.8
2022225.4
2023211.5
2024203.6
2025276.3

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026