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Pharma and health: South Africa and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 10.1 million of pharmaceutical products to United States and bought USD 249 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 249 million of pharmaceutical products, against USD 10.1 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: pharmaceutical products

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

2019: 25.6Low 10.1 / High 29.82025: 10.1

201925.6
202029.8
202125.2
202224.3
202319
202425.3
202510.1

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: pharmaceutical products

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

2019: 255Low 212.6 / High 319.32025: 249.3

2019255
2020212.6
2021319.3
2022232.3
2023235.4
2024230.4
2025249.3

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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