South Africa — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

• Exports of goods and services (USD): $127.53B
• Imports of goods and services (USD): $119.76B
• Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $7.77B
• Trade (% GDP): 61.65%
• Current account balance (USD): $-2.58B
• Current account (% GDP): -0.64%
• FDI, net: $-3.59B
• Primary income balance, net (USD): $-7.89B
• Secondary income balance, net (USD): $-2.50B
• Financial account, net (USD): $-3.56B
• Portfolio investment, net (USD): $0.98B

ITV Indicators

• Composite value transfer (% GDP): 6.06% GDP (mean)
• Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 11.90% GDP (mean)
• Income drain (% GDP): 2.74% GDP (mean)
• Debt drain (% GDP): 3.52% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time