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Energy: South Africa and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 56.9 million of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 1.14 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew 180 percent, from USD 429 million in 2019 to USD 1.20 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 1.14 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 56.9 million the other way.

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: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 98Low 56.9 / High 230.52025: 56.9

201998
202099.4
2021197.4
2022230.5
2023153.7
2024113.3
202556.9

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: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 0.33Low 0.21 / High 1.142025: 1.14

20190.33
20200.21
20210.57
20220.61
20231.01
20241.06
20251.14

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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