Trade Competitiveness Map
Analyse country and product competitiveness with trade flows


Country Metadata Notes Export in
Consistency of Trade Statistics : Imports of South Africa (2006, in USD thousands)
 Industry Import value reported by country
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Number of partner countriesImports reported by country coming from other reporting countries
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Number of partner countries reporting dataNon reported importers as %Mirror estimates - Value
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Mirror estimates - Number of partnersMeasure of discrepancy
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Relative measure of discrepancy
(-100, 100 %)
=(C-B) / (C+B)
Measure of discrepancy - from detail
(0-100 %)
Qualitative assessment of discrepancy
00 All industries68,467,03820966,078,1081493.565,800,715128-277,3930.226.1Average
27 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc12,547,0557310,817,5196413.88,233,19472-2,584,32513.629.9Average
84 Boilers, machinery; nuclear reactors, etc10,977,88115910,913,6061210.610,403,976101-509,6302.416.0Low
85 Electrical, electronic equipment6,909,6581656,878,6161260.56,481,59296-397,0243.015.4Low
87 Vehicles other than railway, tramway6,745,4831106,727,019940.310,389,921813,662,902-21.422.0Average
99 Commodities not elsewhere specified5,278,0151425,274,2721120.1996,07162-4,278,20168.276.0High
90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus2,089,9751332,074,0211110.81,768,93389-305,0887.924.4Average
39 Plastics and articles thereof1,608,9771091,587,821921.31,610,0688622,247-0.78.6Very Low
30 Pharmaceutical products1,330,263861,327,923780.21,601,06973273,146-9.323.1Average
71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc1,112,50988792,8127828.73,490,487612,697,675-63.082.0High
29 Organic chemicals1,099,986741,098,692700.1906,03160-192,6619.616.0Low
28 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes1,000,870751,000,463690.0416,59667-583,86741.256.6High
72 Iron and steel881,03173879,811700.1847,97868-31,8331.810.5Low
73 Articles of iron or steel812,575101792,455872.5844,0937851,638-3.211.1Low
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof809,10791784,922773.0679,45563-105,4677.230.5Average
38 Miscellaneous chemical products795,12679792,573730.3792,63668630.013.3Low
48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board777,47288773,387760.5763,66674-9,7210.67.8Very Low
40 Rubber and articles thereof770,799101760,573871.3790,0187729,445-1.913.1Low
62 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet580,864104578,638880.4817,08976238,451-17.118.6Low
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof569,37183568,408740.2458,96656-109,44210.718.6Low
94 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings567,66795564,217840.6513,91677-50,3014.719.6Low
10 Cereals530,34038530,067360.1609,7523579,685-7.012.6Low
75 Nickel and articles thereof527,56832521,410301.2322,94931-198,46123.533.1Average
61 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet434,844106429,934911.1849,09172419,157-32.834.1Average
69 Ceramic products433,80776431,179700.6340,85568-90,32411.715.9Low
15 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc409,30258409,084530.1418,774499,690-1.23.7Very Low
95 Toys, games, sports requisites402,33483400,462740.5304,33568-96,12713.635.8Average
26 Ores, slag and ash371,68242370,293400.4418,3333548,040-6.123.3Average
32 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc345,42363344,892600.2323,31658-21,5763.28.6Very Low
44 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal339,224102335,847861.0339,387773,540-0.515.9Low
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal323,95495322,190840.5299,70869-22,4823.613.7Low
02 Meat and edible meat offal310,83630310,547280.1473,30132162,754-20.822.9Average
33 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries303,80179302,275720.5326,7326724,457-3.910.9Low
31 Fertilizers292,96646292,529440.2205,38837-87,14117.524.2Average
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar291,82365289,983610.6398,24464108,261-15.722.1Average
89 Ships, boats and other floating structures266,63949265,570420.4195,54440-70,02615.284.6High
74 Copper and articles thereof259,34953258,499490.3274,8475216,348-3.16.7Very Low
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc251,867100249,912890.8645,70272395,790-44.255.6High
23 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder242,52446241,986430.2260,8664418,880-3.815.3Low
54 Manmade filaments215,13663213,743580.7250,1685236,425-7.918.4Low
70 Glass and glassware209,80787201,090764.2224,1346623,044-5.416.6Low
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal209,25177208,884660.2263,8656354,981-11.621.9Average
76 Aluminium and articles thereof205,98971203,386661.3209,465646,079-1.56.6Very Low
97 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques197,01766194,801601.120,55250-174,24980.989.8High
55 Manmade staple fibres192,26763192,082560.1211,1665519,084-4.728.0Average
68 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles186,73274186,286660.2308,91865122,632-24.832.6Average
52 Cotton176,81268176,393610.2260,9915184,598-19.323.1Average
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations165,16069164,288620.5133,53764-30,75110.318.3Low
42 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods162,37283162,032750.2264,55463102,522-24.031.8Average
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes145,40266145,145610.2146,253631,108-0.411.9Low
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement144,01170133,710627.2143,235579,525-3.428.8Average
63 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc140,41787139,037741.0224,7207485,683-23.624.3Average
86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment137,06846120,1334112.4117,46438-2,6691.120.0Low
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles130,27671129,688630.5112,05264-17,6367.319.5Low
35 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes120,22054120,108480.1106,25850-13,8506.113.6Low
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods107,59652107,523500.192,34048-15,1837.627.2Average
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes103,52360102,712570.8188,7465986,034-29.536.7Average
59 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric102,29055102,117510.2106,581504,464-2.113.5Low
09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices102,0658395,945746.091,86864-4,0772.211.0Low
03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes99,6157196,351623.3163,0445766,693-25.739.7Average
20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations97,3686196,851560.598,979652,128-1.110.2Low
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather94,6065394,018490.6120,5063626,488-12.419.6Low
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery92,9856992,692640.3500,81259408,120-68.873.1High
19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products79,9506574,902616.395,8856520,983-12.324.2Average
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations78,6855575,105524.672,81555-2,2901.629.6Average
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof76,7415876,444520.470,85046-5,5943.823.0Average
60 Knitted or crocheted fabric73,5034772,910430.897,7384124,828-14.617.9Low
04 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes68,1923868,179370.077,120448,941-6.210.9Low
47 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc65,6012465,601240.062,80124-2,8002.227.1Average
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers64,1815863,676530.890,4285126,752-17.421.8Average
08 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons62,0166459,122574.767,280508,158-6.524.0Average
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof59,9513859,538360.756,41233-3,1262.746.7High
12 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes56,9007156,509650.763,838567,329-6.116.8Low
16 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes55,4014255,166400.478,6444623,478-17.627.2Average
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings53,2616252,701541.159,641476,940-6.211.5Low
56 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc51,6136151,537570.255,264603,727-3.516.6Low
05 Products of animal origin, nes49,6004149,448400.345,58843-3,8604.113.6Low
58 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc44,6285743,964521.566,6624722,698-20.523.4Average
11 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten43,0073742,953340.147,561424,608-5.115.7Low
79 Zinc and articles thereof37,0563233,644309.239,343355,699-7.838.9Average
65 Headgear and parts thereof32,4165832,231530.635,463483,232-4.814.5Low
36 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc30,8203430,815330.021,81333-9,00217.124.6Average
01 Live animals28,1373528,093300.2122,2584494,165-62.672.8High
45 Cork and articles of cork24,3302124,328200.023,64616-6821.43.3Very Low
78 Lead and articles thereof23,9482623,531221.723,03825-4931.123.7Average
92 Musical instruments, parts and accessories22,1634921,823461.517,67346-4,15010.526.6Average
51 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof22,0843521,989330.417,54333-4,44611.316.2Low
53 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric20,9644720,237433.514,64534-5,59216.020.3Average
80 Tin and articles thereof20,3863120,385300.021,450231,065-2.662.7High
67 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair19,8353019,692260.719,49431-1980.517.3Low
13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes19,7714119,727390.222,959333,232-7.636.9Average
46 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.10,9023610,829330.712,589361,760-7.511.2Low
06 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc10,5754410,545400.373,6054363,060-74.976.2High
66 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc6,951286,873251.114,594277,721-36.038.3Average
50 Silk6,634306,406273.45,69222-7145.923.0Average
14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes5,143285,051271.81,68223-3,36950.065.7High
43 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof74115732141.21,44023708-32.633.7Average
93 Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories thereof00000.030,1742830,174-100.0100.0Very High