South Africa
ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.
−0.38 pp
As of 2025 | % of GDP
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.41% |
| 2024 | 31.79% |
| 2023 | 33.25% |
| 2022 | 33.54% |
| 2021 | 31.19% |
| 2020 | 27.58% |
| 2019 | 27.20% |
| 2018 | 27.50% |
| 2017 | 27.34% |
| 2016 | 28.16% |
| 2015 | 27.71% |
| 2014 | 29.00% |
| 2013 | 28.38% |
| 2012 | 27.14% |
| 2011 | 27.70% |
| 2010 | 25.78% |
| 2009 | 24.98% |
| 2008 | 32.25% |
| 2007 | 27.96% |
| 2006 | 26.10% |
| 2005 | 23.60% |
| 2004 | 22.76% |
| 2003 | 23.92% |
| 2002 | 28.43% |
Exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) measure how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output. Latest: 31.41% in 2025.
Small open economies often show high ratios; large continental economies show lower ones. The ratio is not an export growth rate. From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest 31.41% (2025), previous year 31.79% (2024); low 18.40% (1970), high 33.54% (2022).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).