Economy (1)
Category : South Africa
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.4 % of GNI [99th of 145]
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.26 % of GNI [94th of 135]
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital > % of GNI 12 % of GNI [58th of 181]
Adjusted savings: gross savings > % of GNI 14.39 % of GNI [100th of 161]
Adjusted savings: net national savings > % of GNI 2.39 % of GNI [110th of 161]
African countries by GDP per capita > GDP Per Capita $11,035.00 [6th of 53]

Agriculture > products
corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products

Aid > % of central government expenditures 0.99 % [32nd of 77]
Aid > % of GNI 0.3 % of GNI [109th of 155]
Aid > % of gross capital formation 1.6 % [90th of 148]
Aid > % of imports of goods and services 0.9 % [69th of 133]
Aid as % of GDP 0.4% [110th of 129]
Aid per capita > current US$ 14.93 $ [99th of 169]
Bank and trade-related lending > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ 586,934,000 $ [19th of 114]
Bank and trade-related lending > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ (per $ GDP) 2,450.222 $ per $1,000 of GDP [39th of 134]
Bank and trade-related lending > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ (per capita) 12,517.734 $ per 1,000 people [29th of 135]
Bank capital to assets ratio > % 8.3 % [43rd of 93]
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 2.78 [134th of 172]
Bank nonperfoming loans to total gross loans > % 1.3 % [25th of 99]
Big Mac Index $2.29 [34th of 65]
Big Mac Index (per $ GDP) $0.15 per $14.1 billion of GDP [47th of 64]
Big Mac Index (per capita) $0.52 per 10 million people [51st of 65]
Budget > Expenditures $82,020,000,000.00 [31st of 165]
Budget > Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.27 per $1 of GDP [74th of 155]
Budget > Expenditures (per capita) $1,864.18 per capita [59th of 164]
Budget > Revenues $83,470,000,000.00 [31st of 166]
Budget > Revenues (per $ GDP) $0.27 per $1 of GDP [73rd of 157]
Budget > Revenues (per capita) $1,897.14 per capita [59th of 165]
Business disclosure index 8 [18th of 158]
Business efficiency 51.95 [37th of 51]
Business entry rate > new registrations as % of total 8.01 % [29th of 63]
Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP 0.18 % [28th of 97]
Cash surplus/deficit > current LCU 2716000000
Central bank
South African Reserve Bank
Central bank discount rate 11% [29th of 117]
Central government debt, total > % of GDP 45.27 % [35th of 57]
Central government debt, total > current LCU 417454000000
Changes in net reserves > BoP, current US$ -5,765,837,000 BoP $ [120th of 156]
Changes in net reserves > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -24.07 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [81st of 175]
Changes in net reserves > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -122.97 BoP $ per capita [97th of 176]
Claims on governments and other public entities > current LCU 13452950000
Claims on governments, etc. > annual growth as % of M2 -6.07 annual growth as % of M2 [122nd of 164]
Claims on private sector > annual growth as % of M2 21.07 annual growth as % of M2 [35th of 163]
Commercial bank prime lending rate 13.17% [61st of 156]
Commercial service exports > current US$ 10,898,220,000 $ [38th of 156]
Commercial service exports > current US$ (per $ GDP) 45.496 $ per $1,000 of GDP [99th of 177]
Commercial service exports > current US$ (per capita) 232.43 $ per capita [81st of 179]
Commercial service imports > current US$ 11,862,970,000 $ [35th of 156]
Commercial service imports > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.05 $ per $1,000 of GDP [111st of 177]
Commercial service imports > current US$ (per capita) 253.005 $ per capita [81st of 179]
Consumer price index 128.05 % [59th of 165]
Cost of business start-up procedures > % of GNI per capita 6.9 % [136th of 170]
Credit information availability index 5 [36th of 120]
Currency rand
Currency code ZAR
Current account balance -$20,630,000,000.00 [171st of 181]
Current account balance > % of GDP -3.82 % [76th of 154]
Current account balance > BoP, current US$ -9,141,647,000 BoP $ [128th of 156]
Current account balance > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -38.163 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [76th of 177]
Current account balance > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -194.967 BoP $ per capita [93rd of 179]
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$ 239,526,200 BoP $ [106th of 155]
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 1 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [127th of 175]
Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 5.108 BoP $ per capita [133rd of 177]
Debt > External $64,800,000,000.00 [39th of 136]
Debt > External (per $ GDP) $124.87 per 1,000 $ of GDP [115th of 125]
Debt > External (per capita) $1,472.80 per capita [65th of 136]
Debt service 11.62 [63rd of 128]
Deposit interest rate > % 6.04 % [47th of 163]
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP > constant LCU 590000000
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP > current LCU -7514000000
Distribution of family income > Gini index 65 [1st of 43]
Domestic credit provided by banking sector > % of GDP 184.57 % [7th of 176]
Domestic credit to private sector > % of GDP 143.52 % [13th of 176]
Ease of doing business index 29 [143rd of 171]
Economic aid > Recipient $700,000,000.00 [23rd of 134]
Economic freedom 2.35 [51st of 156]

Economy > Overview
South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; a stock exchange that is 17th largest in the world; and modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region. Growth has been robust since 2004, as South Africa has reaped the benefits of macroeconomic stability and a global commodities boom. However, unemployment remains high and outdated infrastructure has constrained growth. At the end of 2007, South Africa began to experience an electricity crisis because state power supplier Eskom suffered supply problems with aged plants, necessitating "load-shedding" cuts to residents and businesses in the major cities. Daunting economic problems remain from the apartheid era - especially poverty, lack of economic empowerment among the disadvantaged groups, and a shortage of public transportation. South African economic policy is fiscally conservative but pragmatic, focusing on controlling inflation, maintaining a budget surplus, and using state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas as a means to increase job growth and household income.

Entrepreneurship > Closing a Business > Index ranking 53 [103rd of 155]
Entrepreneurship > Dealing with Licenses > Cost (% of income per capita) 37.5 % [132nd of 150]
Entrepreneurship > Dealing with Licenses > Index ranking 37 [114th of 150]
Entrepreneurship > Dealing with Licenses > Procedures (number) 18 [71st of 150]
Entrepreneurship > Dealing with Licenses > Time (days) 176 [88th of 150]
Entrepreneurship > Ease of Doing Business > Index ranking 28 [128th of 155]
Entrepreneurship > Enforcing Contracts > Cost (% of debt) 11.5 % [121st of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Enforcing Contracts > Index ranking 38 [118th of 155]
Entrepreneurship > Enforcing Contracts > Procedures (number) 26 [92nd of 152]
Entrepreneurship > Enforcing Contracts > Time (days) 277 [112nd of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Getting Credit > Credit Information Index 5 [20th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Getting Credit > Index ranking 40 [115th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Getting Credit > Legal Rights Index 5 [61st of 153]
Entrepreneurship > Getting Credit > Private bureau coverage (% adults) 63.4 % [18th of 153]
Entrepreneurship > Getting Credit > Public registry coverage (% adults) 0 % [79th of 153]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Difficulty of Firing Index 60 [28th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Difficulty of Hiring Index 56 [44th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Firing costs (weeks of wages) 37.5 [82nd of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Hiring cost (% of salary) 2.6 % [138th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Rigidity of Employment Index 52 [49th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring & Firing Workers > Rigidity of Hours Index 40 [119th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Hiring and Firing > Index ranking 66 [89th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Paying Taxes > Index ranking 84 [71st of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Paying Taxes > Payments (number) 32 [77th of 153]
Entrepreneurship > Paying Taxes > Time (hours) 350 [48th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Paying Taxes > Total tax payable (% gross profit) 43.8 % [84th of 153]
Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Director Liability Index 8 [14th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Disclosure Index 8 [14th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Index ranking 8 [138th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Investor Protection Index 8 [8th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Shareholder Suits Index 8 [26th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Registering Property > Cost (% of property value) 11 % [27th of 152]
Entrepreneurship > Registering Property > Index ranking 77 [76th of 152]
Entrepreneurship > Registering Property > Procedures (number) 6 [75th of 152]
Entrepreneurship > Registering Property > Time (days) 23 [114th of 152]
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Cost (% GNI per capita) 8.6 % [120th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Duration (days) 38 [76th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Index ranking 51 [105th of 155]
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Min. Capital (% GNI per capita) 0 % [127th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Procedures (number) 9 [85th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Documents for export (number) 5 [120th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Documents for import (number) 9 [104th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Index ranking 55 [101st of 155]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Signatures for export (number) 7 [79th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Signatures for import (number) 9 [95th of 154]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Time for export (days) 31 [68th of 145]
Entrepreneurship > Trading Across Borders > Time for import (days) 34 [81st of 154]

Exchange rates
rand per US dollar - 6.4597 (2004), 7.5648 (2003), 10.5407 (2002), 8.6092 (2001), 6.9398 (2000)

Exchange rates > 2001 8.6092 [104th of 214]
Exchange rates > 2002 10.5407 [99th of 214]
Exchange rates > 2003 7.5648 [107th of 213]
Exchange rates > 2004 6.4597 [107th of 211]
Exchange rates > 2005 6.3593 [110th of 212]
Exchange rates > Recent years
rand per US dollar - 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004), 7.5648 (2003), 10.5407 (2002), 8.6092 (2001)
Exchange rates to USD 7.05
Exchange rates to USD > 2002 10.5407
Exchange rates to USD > 2003 7.5648
Exchange rates to USD > 2004 6.4597
Exchange rates to USD > 2005 6.3593
Exchange rates to USD > 2006 6.7649
Expense > % of GDP 29.62 % [34th of 97]
Expense > current LCU 451199000000
Export quantum/quantity index 112.13 % [24th of 110]
Export value index 160.47 % [8th of 110]
Exports $76,190,000,000.00 [38th of 189]
Exports (per $ GDP) $0.25 per $1 of GDP [98th of 173]
Exports (per capita) $1,731.68 per capita [67th of 186]
Exports > Goods and services 29% [104th of 156]
Exports > High technology 1% [95th of 106]
Exports > Manufactured 54% [58th of 124]
Exports > Partners
US 11.9%, Japan 11.1%, Germany 8%, UK 7.7%, China 6.6%, Netherlands 4.5%
Exports > Primary 33% [65th of 117]
Exports as a capacity to import > constant LCU 313673200000
Exports of goods and services > % of GDP 27.1 % [112nd of 180]
Exports of goods and services > annual % growth 6.65 % [64th of 155]
Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ 66,437,080,000 BoP $ [34th of 156]
Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.277 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [102nd of 177]
Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,416.925 BoP $ per capita [80th of 179]
Exports of goods and services > constant 2000 US$ 41,526,960,000 constant 2000 US$ [30th of 151]
Exports of goods and services > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 885.659 constant 2000 US$ per c [58th of 152]
Exports of goods and services > constant LCU 288190000000
Exports of goods and services > current LCU 412727000000
Exports of goods and services > current US$ 64,904,390,000 $ [31st of 178]
Exports of goods and services > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.271 $ per $1 of GDP [111st of 186]
Exports of goods and services > current US$ (per capita) 1,384.237 $ per capita [63rd of 186]
Exports of goods and services as % of GDP 27.81 [111st of 164]
Exports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ 71,077,570,000 BoP $ [35th of 156]
Exports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.297 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [104th of 177]
Exports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,515.895 BoP $ per capita [77th of 179]
exports per capita > Exports per capita, US$ 1,070 [62nd of 151]
Exports to US $990,900,000.00 [38th of 224]
Exports to US (per $ GDP) $0.20 per $100 [115th of 213]
Exports to US (per capita) $22.35 per person [97th of 211]
External balance on goods and services > % of GDP -1.46 % [52nd of 181]
External balance on goods and services > constant LCU -42435000000
External balance on goods and services > current LCU -22305000000
External balance on goods and services > current US$ -3,507,627,000 $ [130th of 179]
External balance on goods and services > current US$ (per $ GDP) -14.643 $ per $1,000 of GDP [51st of 187]
External balance on goods and services > current US$ (per capita) -74.808 $ per capita [86th of 187]
external debt > Date of information 30 June 2006 est.
External debt, total > DOD, current US$ 30,631,650,000 DOD $ [22nd of 135]
External debt, total > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.128 DOD $ per $1,000 of GDP [127th of 134]
External debt, total > DOD, current US$ (per capita) 653.291 DOD $ per capita [63rd of 135]
Final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ 136,505,100,000 constant 2000 US$ [17th of 118]
Final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,911.289 constant 2000 US$ per c [36th of 119]
Final consumption expenditure > constant LCU 947322000000
Final consumption expenditure > current LCU 1275335000000
Final consumption expenditure > current US$ 200,555,900,000 $ [16th of 141]
Final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.837 $ per $1 of GDP [55th of 154]
Final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita) 4,277.321 $ per capita [34th of 154]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > % of GDP 83.23 % [72nd of 172]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > annual % growth 5.98 % [49th of 142]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant 2000 US$ 136,590,100,000 constant 2000 US$ [16th of 140]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,913.102 constant 2000 US$ per c [35th of 141]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant LCU 947912000000
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > current LCU 1267821000000
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ 199,374,300,000 $ [19th of 170]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.832 $ per $1 of GDP [73rd of 182]
Final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ (per capita) 4,252.121 $ per capita [39th of 182]
Finance > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 22.55 % [16th of 39]
Financial information infrastructure index 6 [18th of 62]
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$ 5,223,286,000 BoP $ [14th of 152]
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 21.805 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [65th of 175]
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 111.399 BoP $ per capita [51st of 176]
Foreign direct investment, net inflows > % of GDP 2.61 % [86th of 166]
Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$ 6,257,328,000 BoP $ [28th of 172]
Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 26.122 BoP $ per $1 million of [86th of 171]
Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 133.452 BoP $ per 1,000 people [65th of 172]
Foreign direct investment, net outflows > % of GDP 0.38 % [53rd of 97]
GDP $254,991,600,000.00 [26th of 203]
GDP (official exchange rate) $282,600,000,000.00 [31st of 192]
GDP (official exchange rate) (per capita) $6,423.04 per capita [70th of 192]
GDP (per capita) $5,380.60 per capita [58th of 201]
GDP (purchasing power parity) $467,800,000,000.00 [26th of 187]
GDP (purchasing power parity) (per capita) $10,632.34 per capita [76th of 186]
GDP > CIA Factbook $456,700,000,000.00 [22nd of 192]
GDP > CIA Factbook (per capita) $9,963.23 per capita [57th of 183]
GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture 3.2% [102nd of 146]
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 31.3% [59th of 146]
GDP > Composition by sector > Services 65.5% [38th of 146]
GDP > constant 2000 US$ 159,694,900,000 constant 2000 US$ [29th of 186]
GDP > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 3,405.865 constant 2000 US$ per c [62nd of 187]
GDP > constant LCU 1108255000000
GDP > current LCU 1523255000000
GDP > PPP $510,102,000,000.00 [20th of 163]
GDP > PPP (per capita) $11,503.29 per capita [51st of 163]
GDP > Real growth rate 5.1% [101st of 198]
GDP deflator 137.45 [110th of 188]
GDP growth > annual % 4.87 annual % [85th of 187]
GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000 -0.7% [117th of 149]
GDP growth > Duration 1980-2000 -16% [93rd of 108]
GDP per capita > constant 2000 US$ 3,405.86 constant 2000 US$ [62nd of 182]
GDP per capita > constant LCU 23636.12
GDP per capita growth > annual % 3.69 annual % [70th of 183]
GDP per capita in 1950 $2,251.00 [26th of 52]
GDP per capita in 1973 $3,844.00 [33rd of 52]
GDP per capita, PPP > constant 2000 international $ 9,884.46 PPP 2000 $ [49th of 169]
GDP per capita, PPP > current international $ 11,110.43 PPP $ [49th of 169]
GDP per unit of energy use 3.7 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq. [82nd of 123]
GDP sector composition > Indus. 30.3 % [77th of 196]
GDP sector composition > Serv. 67.1 % [45th of 196]
GDP, PPP > constant 2000 international $ 463,464,800,000 PPP 2000 $ [23rd of 169]
GDP, PPP > constant 2000 international $ (per capita) 9,884.466 PPP 2000 $ per capita [49th of 169]
GDP, PPP > current international $ 520,948,000,000 PPP $ [23rd of 169]
GDP, PPP > current international $ (per capita) 11,110.429 PPP $ per capita [49th of 169]
GINI index 57.78 [1st of 40]
GNI > current LCU 1492221000000
GNI > current US$ 234,662,800,000 $ [27th of 183]
GNI > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.98 $ per $1 of GDP [86th of 194]
GNI > current US$ (per capita) 5,004.73 $ per capita [55th of 196]
GNI, Atlas method > current US$ 223,476,100,000 $ [27th of 180]
GNI, Atlas method > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.933 $ per $1 of GDP [120th of 191]
GNI, Atlas method > current US$ (per capita) 4,766.148 $ per capita [51st of 191]
GNI, PPP > current international $ 510,143,600,000 PPP $ [23rd of 169]
GNI, PPP > current international $ (per capita) 10,880 PPP $ per capita [45th of 169]
Goods and services expense > % of expense 12.38 % [41st of 96]
Goods and services expense > current LCU 55865000000
Goods exports > BoP, current US$ 55,279,950,000 BoP $ [35th of 156]
Goods exports > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.231 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [79th of 177]
Goods exports > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,178.974 BoP $ per capita [68th of 179]
Goods imports > BoP, current US$ 56,483,630,000 BoP $ [32nd of 156]
Goods imports > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.236 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [103rd of 177]
Goods imports > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,204.645 BoP $ per capita [78th of 179]
Grants and other revenue > % of revenue 7.42 % [56th of 94]
Grants and other revenue > current LCU 34344000000
Gross capital formation > annual % growth 5.36 % [66th of 143]
Gross capital formation > constant 2000 US$ 29,219,460,000 constant 2000 US$ [21st of 141]
Gross capital formation > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 623.173 constant 2000 US$ per c [46th of 142]
Gross capital formation > constant LCU 202778000000
Gross capital formation > current LCU 277739000000
Gross capital formation > current US$ 43,676,520,000 $ [25th of 171]
Gross capital formation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.182 $ per $1 of GDP [122nd of 182]
Gross capital formation > current US$ (per capita) 931.503 $ per capita [56th of 182]
Gross domestic income > constant LCU 1133738000000
Gross domestic product per barrel > Data > GDP/Barrel > bbl/day 484,000 [28th of 176]
Gross domestic product per barrel > Data > GDP/Barrel > GDP/bbl 1,206 [63rd of 176]
Gross domestic savings > constant LCU 185826200000
Gross domestic savings > current LCU 255434000000
Gross domestic savings > current US$ 40,168,890,000 $ [33rd of 170]
Gross domestic savings > current US$ (per $ GDP) 167.69 $ per $1,000 of GDP [72nd of 182]
Gross domestic savings > current US$ (per capita) 856.695 $ per capita [51st of 182]
Gross fixed capital formation > annual % growth 9.17 % [46th of 148]
Gross fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$ 27,994,790,000 constant 2000 US$ [26th of 145]
Gross fixed capital formation > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 597.054 constant 2000 US$ per c [48th of 146]
Gross fixed capital formation > constant LCU 194279000000
Gross fixed capital formation > current LCU 261429000000
Gross fixed capital formation > current US$ 41,111,650,000 $ [25th of 171]
Gross fixed capital formation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.172 $ per $1 of GDP [123rd of 182]
Gross fixed capital formation > current US$ (per capita) 876.802 $ per capita [53rd of 182]
Gross national expenditure > constant 2000 US$ 165,809,600,000 constant 2000 US$ [17th of 140]
Gross national expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 3,536.276 constant 2000 US$ per c [37th of 141]
Gross national expenditure > constant LCU 1150690000000
Gross national expenditure > current LCU 1545560000000
Gross national expenditure > current US$ 243,050,800,000 $ [21st of 170]
Gross national expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP) 1.015 $ per $1 of GDP [93rd of 182]
Gross national expenditure > current US$ (per capita) 5,183.624 $ per capita [41st of 182]
Gross National Income $122,000,000,000.00 [28th of 172]
Gross National Income (per $ GDP) $24.83 per $100 [110th of 170]
Gross National Income (per capita) $2,751.22 per person [68th of 172]
Gross national income > constant LCU 1110633000000
Gross private capital flows > % of GDP 10.64 % [85th of 154]
Gross savings > % of GNI 14.39 % of GNI [93rd of 162]
Gross savings > current LCU 214689900000
Gross savings > current US$ 33,761,590,000 $ [29th of 161]
Gross savings > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.141 $ per $1 of GDP [93rd of 172]
Gross savings > current US$ (per capita) 720.044 $ per capita [46th of 172]
Gross value added at factor cost > constant 2000 US$ 145,475,900,000 constant 2000 US$ [22nd of 146]
Gross value added at factor cost > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 3,102.612 constant 2000 US$ per c [48th of 146]
Gross value added at factor cost > constant LCU 1009578000000
Gross value added at factor cost > current LCU 1352952000000
Gross value added at factor cost > current US$ 212,761,800,000 $ [21st of 162]
Gross value added at factor cost > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.888 $ per $1 of GDP [95th of 175]
Gross value added at factor cost > current US$ (per capita) 4,537.641 $ per capita [38th of 175]
Growth competitiveness score 4.53 [39th of 102]
High-technology exports > % of manufactured exports 6.58 % [52nd of 151]
High-technology exports > current US$ 1,738,980,000 $ [34th of 151]
High-technology exports > current US$ (per $ GDP) 7.26 $ per $1 million of GDP [50th of 163]
High-technology exports > current US$ (per capita) 37,087.796 $ per 1,000 people [47th of 167]
Household final consumption expenditure > annual % growth 6.88 % [46th of 147]
Household final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ 105,237,500,000 constant 2000 US$ [21st of 145]
Household final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,244.435 constant 2000 US$ per c [44th of 146]
Household final consumption expenditure > constant LCU 730330000000
Household final consumption expenditure > current LCU 967940000000
Household final consumption expenditure > current US$ 152,215,800,000 $ [19th of 168]
Household final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.635 $ per $1 of GDP [83rd of 182]
Household final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita) 3,246.356 $ per capita [45th of 182]
Household final consumption expenditure per capita > constant 2000 US$ 2,244.43 constant 2000 US$ [44th of 145]
Household final consumption expenditure per capita growth > annual % 5.68 annual % [42nd of 145]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > % of GDP 63.05 % [83rd of 169]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > annual % growth 6.1 % [48th of 138]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant 2000 US$ 105,322,500,000 constant 2000 US$ [17th of 136]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,246.247 constant 2000 US$ per c [37th of 136]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant LCU 730920000000
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > current LCU 960426000000
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ 151,034,100,000 $ [20th of 168]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.631 $ per $1 of GDP [83rd of 181]
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ (per capita) 3,221.154 $ per capita [44th of 181]
Human Development Index 0.658 [121st of 178]
IBRD loans and IDA credits > PPG DOD, current US$ 15,633,000 $ [110th of 125]
IBRD loans and IDA credits > PPG DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.094 $ per $1 million of GDP [120th of 133]
IBRD loans and IDA credits > PPG DOD, current US$ (per capita) 0.341 $ per 1,000 people [121st of 134]
Import quantum/quantity index 143.9 % [8th of 105]
Import value index 189.22 % [4th of 109]
Imports $81,890,000,000.00 [35th of 185]
Imports (per $ GDP) $0.27 per $1 of GDP [115th of 168]
Imports (per capita) $1,861.23 per capita [69th of 185]

Imports > Commodities
machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs

Imports > Goods and services 26% [129th of 156]

Imports > Partners
Germany 10.9%, China 10%, Spain 8.2%, US 7.2%, Japan 6.1%, UK 4.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.2%

Imports from US $574,400,000.00 [37th of 224]
Imports from US (per $ GDP) $0.12 per $100 [118th of 213]
Imports from US (per capita) $12.95 per person [103rd of 211]
Imports of goods and services > annual % growth 10.08 % [56th of 155]
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ 68,638,550,000 BoP $ [35th of 156]
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.287 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [112nd of 177]
Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,463.877 BoP $ per capita [78th of 179]
Imports of goods and services > constant 2000 US$ 47,641,670,000 constant 2000 US$ [30th of 151]
Imports of goods and services > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 1,016.07 constant 2000 US$ per c [57th of 151]
Imports of goods and services > constant LCU 330625000000
Imports of goods and services > current LCU 435032000000
Imports of goods and services > current US$ 68,412,010,000 $ [30th of 178]
Imports of goods and services > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.286 $ per $1 of GDP [125th of 185]
Imports of goods and services > current US$ (per capita) 1,459.045 $ per capita [64th of 185]
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP 25.29 [139th of 164]
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ 78,208,040,000 BoP $ [36th of 156]
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.326 BoP $ per $1 of GDP [113rd of 177]
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1,667.968 BoP $ per capita [79th of 179]
Income category Lower middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 1.1% [104th of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 2.9% [105th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 45.9% [8th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 64.8% [2nd of 114]
income equality > UN Gini index 57.8 [11th of 125]
income equality > UN Richest 10% to poorest 10% 33.1 [21st of 125]
income equality > UN Richest 20% to poorest 20% 17.9 [18th of 125]
Income payments > BoP, current US$ 9,569,491,000 BoP $ [35th of 156]
Income payments > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 39.949 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [90th of 176]
Income payments > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 204.092 BoP $ per capita [73rd of 178]
Income receipts > BoP, current US$ 4,640,492,000 BoP $ [33rd of 154]
Income receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 19.372 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [58th of 176]
Income receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 98.969 BoP $ per capita [71st of 178]
Income share held by fourth 20% 18 % [39th of 40]
Income share held by highest 10% 44.75 % [2nd of 40]
Income share held by highest 20% 62.18 % [1st of 40]
Income share held by lowest 10% 1.35 % [35th of 40]
Income share held by lowest 20% 3.47 % [36th of 40]
Income share held by second 20% 6.31 % [40th of 40]
Income share held by third 20% 10.04 % [40th of 40]
Indices of Economic Freedom > Economic Freedom of the World > Summary index 6,9
Industrial production growth rate 4.4% [89th of 147]

Industries
mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair

Industry > Value added 31.16 (2001)
Inflation > Duration 1970-1979 10.6
Inflation > Duration 1990-2000 8.7% [77th of 151]
Inflation > Duration 2000-2003 7.4
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.5% [69th of 192]
Inflation, consumer prices > annual % 3.4 annual % [91st of 164]
Inflation, GDP deflator > annual % 4.75 annual % [89th of 186]
Informal economy 28.4% [65th of 104]
Infrastructure 32.295 [35th of 49]
Innovation 21 [27th of 68]
Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports 6.05 % [24th of 143]
Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports 5.58 % [67th of 147]
Interest payments > % of expense 11.34 % [16th of 97]
Interest payments > % of revenue 11.05 % [20th of 98]
Interest payments > current LCU 51144000000
Interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate 4.58 % [102nd of 150]
International tourism, expenditures > % of total imports 7.01 % [33rd of 128]
International tourism, expenditures > current US$ 4,813,000,000 $ [21st of 138]
International tourism, expenditures > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.02 $ per $1,000 of GDP [70th of 157]
International tourism, expenditures > current US$ (per capita) 102.648 $ per capita [57th of 157]
International tourism, number of arrivals 7,369,000 [23rd of 190]
International tourism, number of departures 3,794,000 [32nd of 103]
International tourism, receipts > % of total exports 12.72 % [40th of 129]
International tourism, receipts > current US$ 8,448,000,000 $ [20th of 148]
International tourism, receipts > current US$ (per $ GDP) 35.267 $ per $1,000 of GDP [59th of 160]
International tourism, receipts > current US$ (per capita) 180.173 $ per capita [61st of 164]
Investment (gross fixed) 20.6 % of GDP [95th of 146]
Legal rights of borrowers and lenders index 5 [70th of 169]
Lending interest rate > % 10.62 % [79th of 156]
Liquid liabilities (M3) as % of GDP 45.53 [77th of 164]
Listed domestic companies 401 [10th of 111]
Listed domestic companies (per capita) 8.275 per 1 million people [60th of 119]
Long-term debt > DOD, current US$ 20,921,580,000 DOD $ [23rd of 135]
Long-term debt > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.087 DOD $ per $1,000 of GDP [126th of 134]
Long-term debt > DOD, current US$ (per capita) 446.201 DOD $ per capita [71st of 135]
Macroeconomic environment index 4.11 [46th of 101]
Market capitalization of listed companies > current US$ 715,025,200,000 $ [5th of 110]
Market capitalization of listed companies > current US$ (per $ GDP) 2,360.359 $ per $1,000 of GDP [4th of 117]
Market capitalization of listed companies > current US$ (per capita) 12,058.642 $ per capita [34th of 119]
Market value of publicly traded shares $715,000,000,000.00 [6th of 58]
Market value of publicly traded shares (per $ GDP) $2,804.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP [2nd of 50]
Market value of publicly traded shares (per capita) $15,087.28 per capita [10th of 58]
Merchandise exports > current US$ 51,876,000,000 $ [38th of 193]
Merchandise exports > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.217 $ per $1,000 of GDP [103rd of 187]
Merchandise exports > current US$ (per capita) 1,106.376 $ per capita [77th of 193]
Merchandise imports > current US$ 62,304,000,000 $ [33rd of 192]
Merchandise imports > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.26 $ per $1 of GDP [129th of 187]
Merchandise imports > current US$ (per capita) 1,328.778 $ per capita [89th of 192]
Merchandise trade > % of GDP 47.67 % [138th of 183]
Micro, small and medium enterprises > number 900,683 [2nd of 29]
Micro, small and medium enterprises > number (per capita) 22.008 per 1,000 people [62nd of 115]
Micro, small and medium enterprises > per 1,000 people 22.01 per 1,000 people [1st of 29]
Money > current LCU 291522200000
Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP 56.42 [51st of 163]
Money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio 7.15 [23rd of 160]
Money and quasi money > M2 > current LCU 937127900000
Money and quasi money growth > annual % 19.9 annual % [51st of 164]
Multilateral debt service > % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.72 % [127th of 134]
Net barter terms of trade 108.83 % [6th of 109]
Net capital account > BoP, current US$ 30,439,850 BoP $ [66th of 129]
Net capital account > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.127 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [83rd of 159]
Net capital account > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 0.649 BoP $ per capita [83rd of 160]
Net current transfers > BoP, current US$ -2,011,173,000 BoP $ [118th of 156]
Net current transfers > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -8.396 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [112nd of 177]
Net current transfers > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -42.893 BoP $ per capita [110th of 179]
Net current transfers from abroad > constant LCU -8215705000
Net current transfers from abroad > current LCU -11035000000
Net current transfers from abroad > current US$ -1,735,336,000 $ [124th of 157]
Net current transfers from abroad > current US$ (per $ GDP) -7.244 $ per $1,000 of GDP [126th of 165]
Net current transfers from abroad > current US$ (per capita) -37.01 $ per capita [122nd of 165]
Net domestic credit > current LCU 1184202000000
Net errors and omissions, adjusted > BoP, current US$ 3,473,647,000 BoP $ [8th of 156]
Net errors and omissions, adjusted > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 14,501,129,650.101 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [26th of 177]
Net errors and omissions, adjusted > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 74,083,607,389.492 BoP $ per capita [28th of 178]
Net financial flows, IBRD > current US$ 8,260,000 $ [15th of 88]
Net financial flows, IBRD > current US$ (per $ GDP) 34.482 $ per $1 million of GDP [19th of 99]
Net financial flows, IBRD > current US$ (per capita) 0.176 $ per 1,000 people [17th of 100]
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional > current US$ -416,822,000 $ [60th of 68]
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional > current US$ (per $ GDP) -3.104 $ per $1 million of GDP [61st of 113]
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional > current US$ (per capita) -9.948 $ per 1,000 people [66th of 114]
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional > current US$ 52,233,000 $ [14th of 94]
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional > current US$ (per $ GDP) 218.053 $ per $1,000 of GDP [31st of 108]
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional > current US$ (per capita) 1,113.99 $ per 1,000 people [23rd of 109]
Net foreign assets > current LCU 195296300000
Net foreign investment 0.8% [104th of 129]
Net income > BoP, current US$ -4,928,998,000 BoP $ [115th of 156]
Net income > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -20.577 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [63rd of 176]
Net income > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -105.122 BoP $ per capita [82nd of 178]
Net income from abroad > constant LCU -23105230000
Net income from abroad > current LCU -31034000000
Net income from abroad > current US$ -4,880,327,000 $ [146th of 180]
Net income from abroad > current US$ (per $ GDP) -20.373 $ per $1,000 of GDP [85th of 191]
Net income from abroad > current US$ (per capita) -104.084 $ per 1,000 people [112nd of 191]
Net incurrence of liabilities, domestic > % of GDP 1.79 % [15th of 66]
Net incurrence of liabilities, domestic > current LCU 27271000000
Net incurrence of liabilities, foreign > % of GDP 0.06 % [31st of 66]
Net incurrence of liabilities, foreign > current LCU 970000000
Net trade in goods > BoP, current US$ -1,203,684,000 BoP $ [86th of 156]
Net trade in goods > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -5.025 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [46th of 177]
Net trade in goods > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -25.671 BoP $ per capita [54th of 179]
Net trade in goods and services > BoP, current US$ -2,201,476,000 BoP $ [110th of 156]
Net trade in goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -9.19 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [51st of 177]
Net trade in goods and services > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -46.952 BoP $ per capita [66th of 179]
New businesses registered > number 142,820 [9th of 67]
New businesses registered > number (per capita) 3.116 per 1,000 people [28th of 67]
Official development assistance and official aid > current US$ 700,000,000 $ [25th of 172]
Official development assistance and official aid > current US$ (per $ GDP) 2.922 $ per $1 million of GDP [115th of 168]
Official development assistance and official aid > current US$ (per capita) 14.929 $ per 1,000 people [100th of 173]
Other expense > % of expense 5.28 % [36th of 87]
Other expense > current LCU 23807000000
Overall productivity > PPP $38,096.60 [29th of 49]
Policy competitiveness 49.304% [27th of 49]
Population below poverty line 50% [3rd of 46]
Population below poverty line (per $ GDP) 234.988 % per $1 trillion of GD [109th of 135]
Population under $1 a day 11.5 [45th of 59]
Population under $1 a day (per $ GDP) 0.000234025 per $10 million [47th of 59]
Population under $1 a day (per capita) 0.259336 per 1 million people [44th of 59]
Population under $2 a day 35.8 [44th of 59]
Population under $2 a day (per $ GDP) 0.000728531 per $10 million [48th of 59]
Population under $2 a day (per capita) 0.807325 per 1 million people [44th of 59]
Portfolio investment, bonds > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ 405,728,000 $ [26th of 48]
Portfolio investment, bonds > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ (per $ GDP) 1.694 $ per $1 million of GDP [31st of 83]
Portfolio investment, bonds > PPG + PNG > NFL, current US$ (per capita) 8.653 $ per 1,000 people [30th of 83]
Portfolio investment, equity > DRS, current US$ 7,230,000,000 $ [3rd of 56]
Portfolio investment, equity > DRS, current US$ (per $ GDP) 30.182 $ per $1,000 of GDP [3rd of 79]
Portfolio investment, equity > DRS, current US$ (per capita) 154,196.578 $ per capita [2nd of 79]
Portfolio investment, excluding LCFAR > BoP, current US$ -6,608,517,000 BoP $ [84th of 135]
Portfolio investment, excluding LCFAR > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) -27.588 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [62nd of 155]
Portfolio investment, excluding LCFAR > BoP, current US$ (per capita) -140,942.007 BoP $ per 1,000 people [69th of 155]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 0.45 % of world's poor [24th of 80]
Poverty gap at $1 a day > PPP > % 1.74 % [12th of 36]
Poverty gap at $2 a day > PPP > % 12.59 % [10th of 36]
Poverty headcount ratio at $1 a day > PPP > % of population 10.71 % [9th of 37]
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day > PPP > % of population 34.07 % [11th of 37]
Present value of debt > % of exports of goods and services 47.08 % [117th of 133]
Present value of debt > % of GNI 14.13 % of GNI [128th of 132]
Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults 53 % [23rd of 67]
Private nonguaranteed debt > DOD, current US$ 9,259,986,000 DOD $ [19th of 81]
Private nonguaranteed debt > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 38.657 DOD $ per $1,000 of GDP [48th of 82]
Private nonguaranteed debt > DOD, current US$ (per capita) 197.491 DOD $ per capita [28th of 82]
Public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) debt > DOD, current US$ 11,661,590,000 DOD $ [27th of 135]
Public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) debt > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.049 DOD $ per $1,000 of GDP [126th of 134]
Public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) debt > DOD, current US$ (per capita) 248.711 DOD $ per capita [91st of 135]
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service > % of exports 1.48 % [88th of 115]
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service > % of GNI 0.45 % of GNI [123rd of 131]
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service > TDS, current US$ 1,050,396,000 $ [36th of 134]
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service > TDS, current US$ (per $ GDP) 4.385 $ per $1 million of GDP [126th of 134]
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service > TDS, current US$ (per capita) 22.402 $ per 1,000 people [75th of 135]
Public debt 31.3 % of GDP [69th of 121]
Public institution index 5.15 [35th of 102]
Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $ 2.92
Quasi money > current LCU 645605800000
Quasi-liquid liabilities > % of GDP 39.12 % [51st of 164]
Real interest rate > % 5.61 % [67th of 152]
Research and development expenditure > % of GDP 0.76 % [33rd of 80]
Research and development personnel 992 per million people [43rd of 88]
Research and development personnel (per $ GDP) 0.0201872 per million people per $ [54th of 87]
Research and development personnel (per capita) 22.3706 per million people per 1 [55th of 88]
Research and development spending 0.6% [43rd of 69]
Research and development spending (per $ GDP) 0 % per $10 million [48th of 68]
Research and development spending (per capita) 0.0135306 % per 1 million people [52nd of 69]
Researchers in R&D > per million people 307.46 per million people [42nd of 54]
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $32,940,000,000.00 [32nd of 149]
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (per $ GDP) $100.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP [97th of 148]
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (per capita) $748.67 per capita [70th of 149]
Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP 30.2 % [34th of 98]
Revenue, excluding grants > current LCU 460056000000
Risk premium on lending > % 3.72 % [50th of 82]
Royalty and license fees, payments > BoP, current US$ 1,070,615,000 BoP $ [23rd of 121]
Royalty and license fees, payments > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 4,469.403 BoP $ per $1 million of [16th of 142]
Royalty and license fees, payments > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 22,833.357 BoP $ per 1,000 people [39th of 144]
Royalty and license fees, receipts > BoP, current US$ 45,302,060 BoP $ [39th of 91]
Royalty and license fees, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 189.119 BoP $ per $1 million of [59th of 121]
Royalty and license fees, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 966.172 BoP $ per 1,000 people [53rd of 123]
Service exports > BoP, current US$ 11,157,130,000 BoP $ [37th of 156]
Service exports > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 46.577 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [102nd of 177]
Service exports > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 237.952 BoP $ per capita [80th of 179]
Service imports > BoP, current US$ 12,154,920,000 BoP $ [34th of 156]
Service imports > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.051 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP [110th of 177]
Service imports > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 259.232 BoP $ per capita [81st of 179]
Services, etc., value added > annual % growth 5.22 % [72nd of 164]
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$ 97,289,520,000 constant 2000 US$ [21st of 164]
Services, etc., value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 2,074.925 constant 2000 US$ per c [40th of 164]
Services, etc., value added > constant LCU 675175000000
Services, etc., value added > current LCU 908164000000
Services, etc., value added > current US$ 142,815,500,000 $ [21st of 172]
Services, etc., value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.596 $ per $1 of GDP [29th of 181]
Services, etc., value added > current US$ (per capita) 3,045.873 $ per capita [34th of 181]
Share of household income > Highest 10% 44.7% [2nd of 34]
Share of household income > Lowest 10% 1.4% [30th of 34]
Short-term debt > % of exports of goods, services and income 13.66 % [45th of 115]
Short-term debt > % of total external debt 31.7 % [20th of 134]
SPAR > SPAR International Statistics 2005 > Retail Store > Numbers 732 [2nd of 32]
Stock exchange JSE Securities Exchange
Stock of direct foreign investment > Abroad $53,980,000,000.00 [24th of 75]
Stock of direct foreign investment > At home $93,510,000,000.00 [27th of 81]
Stock of domestic credit $254,900,000,000.00 [30th of 167]
Stock of money $58,490,000,000.00 [21st of 164]
Stock of quasi money $141,900,000,000.00 [19th of 165]
Stocks traded, total value > current US$ 312,439,200,000 $ [6th of 108]
Stocks traded, total value > current US$ (per $ GDP) 837.92 $ per $1,000 of GDP [19th of 112]
Stocks traded, total value > current US$ (per capita) 4,280.779 $ per capita [30th of 112]
Stocks traded, turnover ratio > % 49.52 % [15th of 107]
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 56.23 % [20th of 96]
Subsidies and other transfers > current LCU 253709000000
Technological achievement 0.34 [36th of 68]
Technology index 4.33 [39th of 101]
Terms of trade adjustment > constant LCU 25483170000
Total debt service > % of exports of goods, services and income 6.88 % [62nd of 116]
Total debt service > % of GNI 2.04 % of GNI [93rd of 133]
Total debt service > TDS, current US$ 4,776,685,000 $ [26th of 135]
Total debt service > TDS, current US$ (per $ GDP) 19.941 $ per $1 million of GDP [94th of 134]
Total debt service > TDS, current US$ (per capita) 101.874 $ per 1,000 people [49th of 135]
Total reserves > includes gold, current US$ 20,624,460,000 $ [37th of 178]
Total reserves > includes gold, current US$ (per $ GDP) 86.099 $ per $1,000 of GDP [120th of 182]
Total reserves > includes gold, current US$ (per capita) 439.865 $ per capita [90th of 184]
Total reserves in months of imports 3.16 [68th of 152]
Total reserves minus gold > current US$ 18,579,130,000 $ [38th of 178]
Total reserves minus gold > current US$ (per $ GDP) 77.561 $ per $1,000 of GDP [126th of 182]
Total reserves minus gold > current US$ (per capita) 396.243 $ per capita [89th of 184]
Tourism expenditures, international $3,661,000,000.00 [29th of 159]
Tourism expenditures, international (per $ GDP) $16.91 per $1,000 of GDP [85th of 153]
Tourism expenditures, international (per capita) $78.97 per capita [63rd of 154]
Tourism receipts, international $8,448,000,000.00 [23rd of 187]
Tourism receipts, international (per $ GDP) $34.90 per $1,000 of GDP [79th of 180]
Tourism receipts, international (per capita) $180.17 per capita [90th of 184]
Tourist arrivals 5,437,000 [22nd of 152]
Tourist arrivals (per capita) 122.61 per 1,000 people [70th of 152]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa 5,370,137 [1st of 142]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Americas 322,099 [50th of 191]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Asia, East and South East/Oceania 238,885 [38th of 172]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe 1,328,521 [42nd of 195]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Region not specified 55,861 [31st of 151]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Southern Asia 36,045 [32nd of 102]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Total 7,368,742 [23rd of 198]
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Western Asia 17,194 [43rd of 115]
Trade > % of GDP 55.65 % [126th of 180]
Trade balance with US -$416,500,000.00 [188th of 224]
Trade balance with US (per $ GDP) -$0.08 per $100 [124th of 213]
Trade balance with US (per capita) -$9.39 per person [145th of 211]
Trade in goods 50.93 [108th of 169]
Trade in services > % of GDP 9.73 % [114th of 154]
Trade with US > US exports of agric farming-unmanufactured 11,469 [24th of 181]
Trade with US > US exports of agric industry-unmanufactured 12,337 [24th of 183]
Trade with US > US exports of agricultural machinery, equipment 92,465 [9th of 188]
Trade with US > US exports of agriculture-manufactured, other 15,854 [21st of 167]
Trade with US > US exports of alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 15,227 [11th of 146]
Trade with US > US exports of aluminum and alumina 3,065 [30th of 159]
Trade with US > US exports of animal feeds, nec 5,200 [48th of 168]
Trade with US > US exports of apparel, household goods > textile 5,113 [47th of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,819 [47th of 196]
Trade with US > US exports of artwork, antiques, stamps, etc 3,028 [42nd of 184]
Trade with US > US exports of automotive tires and tubes 7,021 [19th of 174]
Trade with US > US exports of bakery products 5,022 [39th of 183]
Trade with US > US exports of books, printed matter 28,868 [15th of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of business machines and equipment 14,118 [27th of 194]
Trade with US > US exports of chemicals-fertilizers 33,369 [24th of 171]
Trade with US > US exports of chemicals-inorganic 22,471 [32nd of 192]
Trade with US > US exports of chemicals-organic 141,843 [24th of 192]
Trade with US > US exports of chemicals-other 84,767 [27th of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of civilian aircraft 141,678 [30th of 161]
Trade with US > US exports of coal and fuels, other 123 [51st of 112]
Trade with US > US exports of commercial vessels, other 349 [43rd of 155]
Trade with US > US exports of computer accessories 75,611 [37th of 211]
Trade with US > US exports of computers 30,166 [33rd of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of cookware, cutlery, tools 3,494 [21st of 184]
Trade with US > US exports of copper 1,148 [31st of 138]
Trade with US > US exports of corn 9,219 [43rd of 171]
Trade with US > US exports of cotton fiber cloth 3,164 [34th of 182]
Trade with US > US exports of cotton, raw 11 [64th of 105]
Trade with US > US exports of dairy products and eggs 1,377 [53rd of 162]
Trade with US > US exports of drilling & oilfield equipment 20,221 [45th of 194]
Trade with US > US exports of electric apparatus 52,677 [35th of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of engines-civilian aircraft 27,539 [29th of 178]
Trade with US > US exports of excavating machinery 109,985 [12th of 198]
Trade with US > US exports of finished metal shapes 18,208 [41st of 204]
Trade with US > US exports of finished textile supplies 6,343 [34th of 197]
Trade with US > US exports of fish and shellfish 4,464 [35th of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of food, tobacco machinery 11,104 [31st of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of fruits, frozen juices 1,061 [69th of 178]
Trade with US > US exports of fuel oil 21 [72nd of 124]
Trade with US > US exports of furniture, household goods, etc 3,153 [51st of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of gem diamonds 61,175 [12th of 121]
Trade with US > US exports of generators, accessories 8,659 [58th of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of glass-plate, sheet, etc 2,955 [31st of 163]
Trade with US > US exports of glassware, chinaware 940 [34th of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of hair, waste materials 4,207 [21st of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of hides and skins 13,202 [12th of 110]
Trade with US > US exports of household appliances 17,534 [34th of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of industrial engines 36,683 [39th of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of industrial machines, other 96,579 [28th of 213]
Trade with US > US exports of industrial rubber products 8,017 [20th of 185]
Trade with US > US exports of jewelry, etc 5,080 [47th of 184]
Trade with US > US exports of laboratory testing instruments 21,485 [29th of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of leather and furs 7,509 [12th of 129]
Trade with US > US exports of logs and lumber 17,121 [27th of 178]
Trade with US > US exports of manmade cloth 10,552 [40th of 182]
Trade with US > US exports of marine engines, parts 3,030 [35th of 190]
Trade with US > US exports of materials handling equipment 64,696 [16th of 202]
Trade with US > US exports of measuring, testing, control instruments 44,274 [31st of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of meat, poultry, etc 1,448 [85th of 190]
Trade with US > US exports of medicinal equipment 98,295 [24th of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of metallurgical grade coal 3 [51st of 73]
Trade with US > US exports of metalworking machine tools 24,930 [27th of 197]
Trade with US > US exports of military aircraft, complete 0 [53rd of 55]
Trade with US > US exports of military apparel and footwear 178 [58th of 148]
Trade with US > US exports of mineral supplies-manufactured 11,857 [32nd of 181]
Trade with US > US exports of minimum value shipments 133,052 [24th of 210]
Trade with US > US exports of musical instruments 3,403 [36th of 191]
Trade with US > US exports of natural gas liquids 93 [48th of 116]
Trade with US > US exports of newsprint 32,940 [32nd of 195]
Trade with US > US exports of nonagricultural foods, etc 4,373 [33rd of 163]
Trade with US > US exports of nonfarm tractors and parts 43,144 [10th of 170]
Trade with US > US exports of nonferrous metals, other 9,808 [26th of 155]
Trade with US > US exports of nonmetallic minerals 4,868 [18th of 156]
Trade with US > US exports of nonmonetary gold 382 [35th of 97]
Trade with US > US exports of nontextile floor tiles 350 [53rd of 159]
Trade with US > US exports of nuclear fuel materials 584 [37th of 132]
Trade with US > US exports of numismatic coins 485 [13th of 94]
Trade with US > US exports of nursery stock, etc 84 [44th of 121]
Trade with US > US exports of nuts 4,028 [43rd of 156]
Trade with US > US exports of oilseeds, food oils 509 [82nd of 175]
Trade with US > US exports of other foods 30,640 [23rd of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of other household goods 34,929 [34th of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of other industrial supplies 51,223 [27th of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of parts for military-type goods 14,323 [38th of 178]
Trade with US > US exports of parts-civilian aircraft 106,137 [22nd of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of petroleum products, other 108,687 [20th of 191]
Trade with US > US exports of pharmaceutical preparations 53,170 [34th of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of photo, service industry machinery 49,940 [24th of 210]
Trade with US > US exports of plastic materials 53,558 [38th of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of pleasure boats and motors 11,561 [20th of 187]
Trade with US > US exports of precious metals, other 3,695 [25th of 113]
Trade with US > US exports of pulp and paper machinery 20,600 [26th of 195]
Trade with US > US exports of pulpwood and woodpulp 6,435 [44th of 143]
Trade with US > US exports of railway transportation equipment 15,459 [14th of 171]
Trade with US > US exports of records, tapes, and disks 17,244 [22nd of 199]
Trade with US > US exports of rice 734 [66th of 173]
Trade with US > US exports of rugs 1,588 [30th of 174]
Trade with US > US exports of semiconductors 13,872 [43rd of 199]
Trade with US > US exports of shingles, molding, wallboard 11,293 [29th of 195]
Trade with US > US exports of sorghum, barley, oats 3,178 [9th of 101]
Trade with US > US exports of soybeans 155 [62nd of 111]
Trade with US > US exports of spacecraft, excluding military 0 [53rd of 56]
Trade with US > US exports of specialized mining 27,502 [6th of 160]
Trade with US > US exports of sports apparel and gear 1,290 [39th of 185]
Trade with US > US exports of steelmaking materials 104 [66th of 127]
Trade with US > US exports of stereo equipment, etc 4,494 [41st of 188]
Trade with US > US exports of synthetic rubber-primary 5,589 [31st of 147]
Trade with US > US exports of tapes, audio and visual 2,156 [33rd of 173]
Trade with US > US exports of telecommunications equipment 114,456 [31st of 211]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 6,732 [34th of 183]
Trade with US > US exports of tobacco, manufactured 2,776 [36th of 154]
Trade with US > US exports of tobacco, unmanufactured 7,881 [28th of 112]
Trade with US > US exports of toiletries and cosmetics 25,076 [28th of 197]
Trade with US > US exports of toysgamessporting goods 49,310 [19th of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of tvs, vcrs, etc 3,092 [56th of 196]
Trade with US > US exports of vegetables 751 [92nd of 194]
Trade with US > US exports of vessels, excluding scrap 5 [52nd of 106]
Trade with US > US exports of wheat 52,299 [22nd of 153]
Trade with US > US exports of wine and related products 151 [80th of 153]
Trade with US > US exports of wood supplies, manufactured 1,079 [35th of 170]
Trade with US > US exports of wood, glass, plastic 12,655 [28th of 187]
Trade with US > US exports of writing and art supplies 12,021 [39th of 203]
Trade with US > US imports of agricultural machinery and equipment 8,226 [28th of 112]
Trade with US > US imports of apparel and household goods-cotton 106,773 [47th of 195]
Trade with US > US imports of apparel and household goods-wool 10,639 [39th of 155]
Trade with US > US imports of automotive tires and tubes 8,770 [26th of 87]
Trade with US > US imports of bakery and confectionary products 1,215 [61st of 129]
Trade with US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum 156,391 [7th of 115]
Trade with US > US imports of cane and beet sugar 9,190 [18th of 72]
Trade with US > US imports of civilian aircraft, complete-all types 29 [33rd of 54]
Trade with US > US imports of coal and related fuels 3,202 [17th of 79]
Trade with US > US imports of cocoa beans 165 [12th of 39]
Trade with US > US imports of complete and assembled 305 [24th of 62]
Trade with US > US imports of computers 502 [38th of 167]
Trade with US > US imports of copper 784 [26th of 87]
Trade with US > US imports of dairy products and eggs 0 [93rd of 93]
Trade with US > US imports of engines and engine parts 29,012 [20th of 135]
Trade with US > US imports of engines for civilian aircraft 1,949 [31st of 126]
Trade with US > US imports of feedstuff and foodgrains 11 [80th of 115]
Trade with US > US imports of fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides 13,729 [36th of 96]
Trade with US > US imports of finished textile industrial supplies 13,287 [26th of 141]
Trade with US > US imports of fish and shellfish 31,643 [38th of 162]
Trade with US > US imports of food oils and oilseeds 581 [47th of 112]
Trade with US > US imports of fuel oil 220 [65th of 87]
Trade with US > US imports of furniture, household items, baskets 12,923 [43rd of 183]
Trade with US > US imports of gas-natural 14,288 [10th of 27]
Trade with US > US imports of gem diamonds-uncut or unset 754,079 [4th of 98]
Trade with US > US imports of generators, transformers, and accessories 5,334 [44th of 159]
Trade with US > US imports of glassware, porcelain, and chinaware 398 [52nd of 125]
Trade with US > US imports of green coffee 50 [49th of 104]
Trade with US > US imports of household and kitchen appliances 850 [47th of 123]
Trade with US > US imports of industrial inorganic chemicals 62,003 [15th of 111]
Trade with US > US imports of industrial organic chemicals 165,029 [22nd of 122]
Trade with US > US imports of iron and steel manufactures-advanced 6,019 [31st of 140]
Trade with US > US imports of jewelry watches, rings, etc 47,717 [25th of 159]
Trade with US > US imports of leather and furs-unmanufactured 19,705 [8th of 119]
Trade with US > US imports of marine engines and parts 2,525 [21st of 98]
Trade with US > US imports of materials handling equipment 60,528 [18th of 134]
Trade with US > US imports of military aircraft and parts 272 [37th of 106]
Trade with US > US imports of minimum value shipments 13,442 [46th of 208]
Trade with US > US imports of miscellaneous nonferrous metals 228,722 [2nd of 95]
Trade with US > US imports of motorcycles and parts 1,164 [23rd of 82]
Trade with US > US imports of newsprint 0 [32nd of 34]
Trade with US > US imports of nickel 17,047 [10th of 58]
Trade with US > US imports of nonfarm tractors and parts 6,548 [16th of 95]
Trade with US > US imports of nonmonetary gold 2,185 [25th of 93]
Trade with US > US imports of numismatic coins 15,537 [6th of 151]
Trade with US > US imports of nuts and preparations 19,440 [11th of 105]
Trade with US > US imports of other industrial machinery 76,457 [24th of 174]
Trade with US > US imports of other materials, except chemicals 4,607 [19th of 117]
Trade with US > US imports of other military equipment 7,714 [16th of 83]
Trade with US > US imports of other parts and accessories 178,092 [20th of 167]
Trade with US > US imports of other petroleum products 25,504 [48th of 111]
Trade with US > US imports of other precious metals 1,748,190 [1st of 84]
Trade with US > US imports of parts for civilian aircraft 3,978 [31st of 135]
Trade with US > US imports of photographic and optical equipment 23 [53rd of 106]
Trade with US > US imports of plastic materials 3,135 [37th of 136]
Trade with US > US imports of pleasure boats and motors 9,501 [19th of 108]
Trade with US > US imports of plywood and veneers 604 [47th of 104]
Trade with US > US imports of pulp and paper machinery 868 [39th of 119]
Trade with US > US imports of pulpwood and woodpulp 43,656 [5th of 51]
Trade with US > US imports of railway transportation equipment 9,427 [15th of 66]
Trade with US > US imports of records, tapes, and disks 247 [49th of 140]
Trade with US > US imports of semiconductors and related devices 797 [47th of 175]
Trade with US > US imports of steelmaking and ferroalloying materials-unmanufacd 635,554 [3rd of 107]
Trade with US > US imports of sulfur and nonmetallic minerals 31,837 [6th of 110]
Trade with US > US imports of tea, spices, and preparations 2,990 [35th of 133]
Trade with US > US imports of telecommunications equipment 10,774 [38th of 179]
Trade with US > US imports of toiletries and cosmetics 4,166 [36th of 143]
Trade with US > US imports of vegetables and preparations 1,689 [46th of 142]
Trade with US > US imports of wine and related products 34,326 [16th of 115]
Trade with US > US imports of zinc 134 [20th of 59]
Transnational corporations > Affiliates 2,044 [37th of 162]
Transnational corporations > Affiliates (per capita) 46.0942 per 1 million people [75th of 162]
Transnational corporations > Parents 941 [15th of 44]
Transnational corporations > Parents (per capita) 21.2205 per 1 million people [20th of 44]
Use of IMF credit > DOD, current US$ 414,510,000 DOD $ [23rd of 99]
Use of IMF credit > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP) 2.785 DOD $ per $1,000 of GDP [95th of 120]
Use of IMF credit > DOD, current US$ (per capita) 10.128 DOD $ per capita [64th of 121]
Wholesale price index 130.7 % [23rd of 78]
World Trade > Exports > Agriculture machine excl tractors 17,846 [33rd of 89]
World Trade > Exports > Aircraft spacecraft etc 102,515 [32nd of 106]
World Trade > Exports > Alcoholic beverages 505,336 [15th of 124]
World Trade > Exports > Alcohols phenols derivatives 198,741 [17th of 95]
World Trade > Exports > Aluminium 956,468 [14th of 105]
World Trade > Exports > Aluminium ores concs etc 75 [49th of 53]
World Trade > Exports > Animal feed excl unml cer 29,327 [40th of 121]
World Trade > Exports > Animal oil fat 2,929 [33rd of 75]
World Trade > Exports > Animal vegetables oils processed 8,094 [38th of 92]
World Trade > Exports > Arms and ammunition 33,989 [20th of 68]
World Trade > Exports > Art collections antiques 21,807 [18th of 104]
World Trade > Exports > Articles nes of plastics 127,757 [37th of 119]
World Trade > Exports > Articles of apparel nes 85,239 [55th of 122]
World Trade > Exports > Articles of rubber nes 28,408 [34th of 86]
World Trade > Exports > Baby care toys games sport 16,494 [49th of 100]
World Trade > Exports > Ball roller bearings 33,490 [28th of 77]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal handheld equipment 28,551 [36th of 110]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal manufactures nes 111,478 [35th of 114]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal ore conc nes 653,538 [4th of 77]
World Trade > Exports > Beef, fresh chilled frozen 14,076 [31st of 81]
World Trade > Exports > Beverage non-alcohol nes 76,800 [13th of 112]
World Trade > Exports > Briquettes lignite peat 878 [27th of 44]
World Trade > Exports > Butter and cheese 1,949 [36th of 78]
World Trade > Exports > Carboxylic acid compound 47,227 [29th of 78]
World Trade > Exports > Cereal etc flour starch 21,772 [54th of 110]
World Trade > Exports > Cereal grains nes 2,163 [28th of 67]
World Trade > Exports > Cereal meal flour nes 14,614 [7th of 78]
World Trade > Exports > Cheese and curd 5,765 [44th of 82]
World Trade > Exports > Chocolate cocoa preparations 22,821 [35th of 89]
World Trade > Exports > Cine fild developed 70 [44th of 48]
World Trade > Exports > Civil engineering plant 82,016 [31st of 117]
World Trade > Exports > Clay refractory material 23,784 [34th of 97]
World Trade > Exports > Clothing accessories 9,891 [54th of 105]
World Trade > Exports > Coal gas water gas etc 114 [6th of 13]
World Trade > Exports > Coal non-agglomerated 1,803,380 [4th of 51]
World Trade > Exports > Cocoa 716 [53rd of 76]
World Trade > Exports > Coffee coffee substitute 7,122 [56th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Coin nongold non current 708 [17th of 39]
World Trade > Exports > Coke semi-coke retort 584 [27th of 43]
World Trade > Exports > Computer equipment 57,615 [34th of 104]
World Trade > Exports > Copper 94,924 [34th of 96]
World Trade > Exports > Copper ores concentrates 8,039 [23rd of 53]
World Trade > Exports > Cork manufactures 2,351 [20th of 48]
World Trade > Exports > Cork natural raw waste 147 [19th of 23]
World Trade > Exports > Cotton 6,251 [40th of 102]
World Trade > Exports > Cotton fabrics, woven 24,926 [46th of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Crude animal material nes 10,153 [36th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Crude vegetables materials nes 82,172 [29th of 120]
World Trade > Exports > Crustaceans molluscs etc 129,934 [26th of 110]
World Trade > Exports > Cut paper board articles 105,044 [35th of 118]
World Trade > Exports > Cutlery 7,764 [33rd of 80]
World Trade > Exports > Domestic equipment 37,955 [41st of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Dyeing tanning extracts 45,561 [9th of 74]
World Trade > Exports > Edible products nes 79,733 [32nd of 119]
World Trade > Exports > Eggs, albumin 7,725 [26th of 83]
World Trade > Exports > Electric circuit equipment 78,643 [46th of 109]
World Trade > Exports > Electric current 161 [58th of 58]
World Trade > Exports > Electrical distribution equipment 97,312 [39th of 106]
World Trade > Exports > Electrical equipment nes 127,365 [36th of 114]
World Trade > Exports > Electrical power transmission equipment 34,739 [42nd of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Elements oxides hal salt 381,523 [10th of 106]
World Trade > Exports > Engines non-electric nes 15,424 [35th of 82]
World Trade > Exports > Essentoil perfume flavr 26,215 [27th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Explosives pyrotechnics 47,564 [7th of 76]
World Trade > Exports > Fans filters gas pumps 1,223,210 [9th of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Ferrous waste scrap 61,858 [27th of 116]
World Trade > Exports > Fertilizers crude 3,914 [22nd of 60]
World Trade > Exports > Fish shellfish, prepared pressed 12,256 [51st of 93]
World Trade > Exports > Fish, dried salted smoked 6,210 [34th of 93]
World Trade > Exports > Fish, live fresh chilled frozen 229,013 [25th of 125]
World Trade > Exports > Fixed vegetables oil fat, soft 14,391 [38th of 104]
World Trade > Exports > Fixed vegetables oils not soft 4,317 [37th of 101]
World Trade > Exports > Flat rolled alloy steel 623,046 [11th of 76]
World Trade > Exports > Flat rolled iron steel products 630,655 [13th of 85]
World Trade > Exports > Floor coverings etc 22,539 [30th of 85]
World Trade > Exports > Flour meal wheat meslin 13,360 [20th of 104]
World Trade > Exports > Food processing machines 30,949 [21st of 97]
World Trade > Exports > Footwear 19,274 [56th of 115]
World Trade > Exports > Fruit nuts, fresh dried 887,599 [11th of 124]
World Trade > Exports > Fruit preserved fruit preparations 181,525 [15th of 96]
World Trade > Exports > Fruit vegetables juices 105,473 [14th of 105]
World Trade > Exports > Fuel wood wood charcoal 18,207 [7th of 66]
World Trade > Exports > Furniture stuff furnishing 543,769 [27th of 122]
World Trade > Exports > Furskins tanned dressed 1,390 [34th of 61]
World Trade > Exports > Glass 65,165 [33rd of 93]
World Trade > Exports > Gold non-monetary excl ore 185,511 [23rd of 100]
World Trade > Exports > Goods service vehicles 284,259 [19th of 115]
World Trade > Exports > Hand machine tools 97,742 [24th of 109]
World Trade > Exports > Headgear non-textile clothing 9,818 [44th of 98]
World Trade > Exports > Heavy petrol bitum oils 1,143,100 [28th of 117]
World Trade > Exports > Hide skin excl fur raw 87,964 [12th of 119]
World Trade > Exports > Household garden chemicals 133,453 [16th of 101]
World Trade > Exports > Hydrocarbons derivatives 148,453 [21st of 73]
World Trade > Exports > Indust heat cool equipment 108,907 [33rd of 113]
World Trade > Exports > Internal combustion engines 244,290 [26th of 111]
World Trade > Exports > Iron ore concentrates 474,183 [6th of 47]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel aluminium structures 146,891 [23rd of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel bars rods etc 300,080 [21st of 106]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel pipe tube etc 114,485 [32nd of 107]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel railway material 4,011 [27th of 66]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel wire 70,180 [16th of 86]
World Trade > Exports > Jewellery 77,701 [22nd of 98]
World Trade > Exports > Knit crochet fabrics 8,791 [44th of 88]
World Trade > Exports > Leather 1,633 [40th of 74]
World Trade > Exports > Leather manufactures 7,370 [34th of 72]
World Trade > Exports > Lighting fixtures etc 17,676 [36th of 101]
World Trade > Exports > Lime cement constr material 94,509 [27th of 115]
World Trade > Exports > Liquid propane butane 8,154 [35th of 71]
World Trade > Exports > Live animals except fish 21,888 [28th of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Machine-tools remove material 5,461 [37th of 89]
World Trade > Exports > Made-up textile articles 38,957 [43rd of 122]
World Trade > Exports > Maize except sweet corn 137,807 [8th of 82]
World Trade > Exports > Man-made fibres nes wast 1,919 [26th of 66]
World Trade > Exports > Man-made woven fabrics 25,483 [45th of 104]
World Trade > Exports > Manufactured fertilizers 141,507 [21st of 96]
World Trade > Exports > Margarine shortening 8,967 [25th of 82]
World Trade > Exports > Material machine tools without mtl-removal 3,909 [38th of 91]
World Trade > Exports > Materials of rubber 25,441 [32nd of 84]
World Trade > Exports > Measure control appliances nes 101,112 [31st of 114]
World Trade > Exports > Meat nes, fresh chilled frozen 48,346 [26th of 102]
World Trade > Exports > Meat offal preserved 623 [31st of 55]
World Trade > Exports > Meat offal preserved nes 5,185 [40th of 91]
World Trade > Exports > Mech transmission equipment 53,001 [26th of 94]
World Trade > Exports > Mechanical handling equipment 60,151 [32nd of 113]
World Trade > Exports > Medical etc electronic diagnostics equipment 11,723 [28th of 79]
World Trade > Exports > Medical etc instruments 22,093 [40th of 96]
World Trade > Exports > Medicaments include veterinary 44,816 [53rd of 115]
World Trade > Exports > Men boy wear knit croch 23,031 [43rd of 112]
World Trade > Exports > Mens boys wear, woven 111,682 [45th of 120]
World Trade > Exports > Metal machine tool parts 6,889 [39th of 74]
World Trade > Exports > Metal salts of inorganic acid 88,218 [21st of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Metal store transport cont 35,205 [31st of 116]
World Trade > Exports > Metalworking machine nes 21,201 [32nd of 87]
World Trade > Exports > Meters and counters nes 33,535 [23rd of 77]
World Trade > Exports > Milk products excl butter cheese 32,011 [44th of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Mineral manufactures nes 44,292 [33rd of 96]
World Trade > Exports > Misc chemical products nes 134,560 [25th of 108]
World Trade > Exports > Misc manufactures articles nes 40,958 [34th of 113]
World Trade > Exports > Misc non-ferrous base metal 35,335 [18th of 67]
World Trade > Exports > Monofilament rods sticks 1,403 [43rd of 64]
World Trade > Exports > Motor vehicles parts accessories 527,123 [28th of 106]
World Trade > Exports > Motorcycles cycles etc 10,092 [42nd of 89]
World Trade > Exports > Musical instruments records 21,050 [38th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Nails screws nuts bolts 20,862 [35th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Natural abrasives nes 28,848 [7th of 57]
World Trade > Exports > Natural gas 139 [38th of 47]
World Trade > Exports > Natural rubber latex etc 2,163 [29th of 61]
World Trade > Exports > Nickel 99,032 [15th of 50]
World Trade > Exports > Nickel ores concs etc 5,936 [12th of 34]
World Trade > Exports > Nickel-ferrum base metal waste nes 106,531 [17th of 113]
World Trade > Exports > Nitrogen function compounds 39,559 [33rd of 81]
World Trade > Exports > Non-electrical machines nes 56,631 [27th of 103]
World Trade > Exports > Non-electrical parts accessories machines 16,536 [38th of 90]
World Trade > Exports > Office equipment parts accessories 64,295 [36th of 99]
World Trade > Exports > Office machines 8,628 [28th of 78]
World Trade > Exports > Office stationery supply 9,106 [34th of 89]
World Trade > Exports > Oil etc additives fluids 19,358 [19th of 79]
World Trade > Exports > Oil seeds etc > soft oil 23,717 [29th of 97]
World Trade > Exports > Oil seeds-not soft oil 13,738 [15th of 88]
World Trade > Exports > Optical fibres 4,249 [44th of 77]
World Trade > Exports > Optical instruments nes 6,447 [29th of 57]
World Trade > Exports > Organo-inorganic compounds 25,662 [31st of 76]
World Trade > Exports > Other crude minerals 161,769 [11th of 109]
World Trade > Exports > Other inorganic chemical 63,151 [14th of 67]
World Trade > Exports > Other organic compounds 114,666 [21st of 87]
World Trade > Exports > Paper industry machinery 5,939 [33rd of 84]
World Trade > Exports > Paper paperboard 360,113 [23rd of 105]
World Trade > Exports > Passenger cars etc 2,099,600 [19th of 110]


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ALTERNATIVE NAMES
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA