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Trade in goods: South Africa and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 495 million of goods to Taiwan and bought USD 652 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: South Africa sold USD 495 million and Taiwan sold USD 652 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods is 46 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 2.14 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 Taiwan: goods

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

2019: 0.38Low 0.38 / High 1.222025: 0.49

20190.38
20200.4
20210.8
20221.22
20230.94
20240.58
20250.49

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: goods

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

2019: 727.4Low 571 / High 9272025: 652.4

2019727.4
2020571
2021731.4
2022927
2023718.9
2024682.3
2025652.4

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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