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Agriculture and food: South Africa and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 74.3 million of agricultural and food products to Taiwan and bought USD 12.0 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 63 percent, from USD 52.9 million in 2019 to USD 86.2 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, South Africa sold USD 74.3 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 12.0 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 Taiwan: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 41.7Low 41.7 / High 357.42025: 74.3

201941.7
2020116.4
2021152.8
2022357.4
2023264.9
202466
202574.3

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 Taiwan: agricultural and food products

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

2019: 11.3Low 7 / High 122025: 12

201911.3
202010.2
202111.8
20228.1
20238
20247
202512

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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