Exports of goods and services rose 40.3% to USD 130,707 bil in South Africa in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports of goods and services in South Africa reached an all time high of USD 130,707 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 2,239 bil in 1960. When compared to South Africa's main peers, exports of goods and services in Botswana amounted to USD 7,859 bil, USD 1,081 bil in Lesotho, USD 3,907 bil in Namibia and USD 2,137 bil in Swaziland in 2021.
South Africa has been ranked 37th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of exports of goods and services, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Exports of Goods and Services (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | USD bil | 25,952 | 14,017 | 20,005 | 31,768 | 28,272 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD bil | 7,184 | 8,237 | 6,912 | 7,533 | 6,203 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 982 | 937 | 1,062 | 1,248 | 1,094 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 4,957 | 4,004 | 5,100 | 6,661 | 4,966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 4,009 | 3,754 | 4,335 | 4,909 | 4,565 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 96,086 | 91,109 | 104,288 | 111,397 | 106,059 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 1,752 | 1,681 | 1,916 | 1,887 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 7,892 | 7,403 | 9,054 | 9,987 | 8,073 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 3,825 | 4,098 | 3,457 | 8,937 | 5,930 |
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