South Africa
Foreign Trade
Between USA and South Africa
Waterborne foreign imports from South Africa to the United States in 2015 totaled $4,632,911,145. Exports to South Africa in 2015 were $3,329,623,969. Information about foreign trade between South Africa and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports. The value of container cargo imported from South Africa represented 39.1% of all vessel imports, $1,809,502,685 versus $4,632,911,145. By weight, container cargo imports from South Africa represented 24.9% of all vessel shippments, 637,613,678 (kg) versus 2,555,606,374 (kg). Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below. Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source. | ||||
| Vessel measured by value ($US) | ||||
| Year | Imports | Exports | ||
| 2015 | $4,632,911,145 | $3,329,623,969 | ||
| 2014 | $4,949,702,275 | $4,208,535,795 | ||
| 2013 | $5,549,776,861 | $4,165,854,217 | ||
| 2012 | $5,475,253,692 | $4,671,457,668 | ||
| 2011 | $5,465,119,605 | $4,512,248,876 | ||
| 2010 | $4,361,576,470 | $3,275,646,444 | ||
| 2009 | $3,362,588,381 | $2,670,213,078 | ||
| 2008 | $5,414,727,072 | $4,047,823,208 | ||
| 2007 | $3,672,032,838 | $3,564,923,488 | ||
| 2006 | $3,408,406,609 | $2,628,287,285 | ||
| 2005 | $2,855,616,384 | $2,381,365,397 | ||
| 2004 | $2,945,227,693 | $1,864,477,216 | ||
| 2003 | $2,318,394,889 | $1,601,793,237 | ||
| Container measured by value ($US) | ||||
| Year | Imports | Exports | ||
| 2015 | $1,809,502,685 | $2,020,955,154 | ||
| 2014 | $1,712,629,828 | $2,290,550,528 | ||
| 2013 | $1,755,393,273 | $2,420,009,994 | ||
| 2012 | $2,038,967,949 | $2,472,663,516 | ||
| 2011 | $2,163,080,681 | $2,508,935,637 | ||
| 2010 | $1,803,132,865 | $1,835,358,987 | ||
| 2009 | $1,170,103,684 | $1,540,543,726 | ||
| 2008 | $1,779,272,511 | $2,214,535,279 | ||
| 2007 | $1,507,673,037 | $1,785,497,585 | ||
| 2006 | $1,442,008,063 | $1,384,661,623 | ||
| 2005 | $1,442,570,224 | $1,182,993,618 | ||
| 2004 | $1,305,396,383 | $921,045,964 | ||
| 2003 | $1,478,064,050 | $825,354,058 | ||
| Vessel measured by weight (kg) | ||||
| Year | Imports | Exports | ||
| 2015 | 2,555,606,374 | 1,529,655,371 | ||
| 2014 | 3,025,001,743 | 1,571,791,828 | ||
| 2013 | 2,731,115,047 | 1,525,594,536 | ||
| 2012 | 2,889,088,042 | 1,618,451,473 | ||
| 2011 | 2,846,684,782 | 2,154,880,169 | ||
| 2010 | 2,622,448,655 | 1,963,560,075 | ||
| 2009 | 1,911,706,217 | 1,684,526,923 | ||
| 2008 | 2,560,107,829 | 2,026,586,797 | ||
| 2007 | 3,107,222,978 | 2,081,487,017 | ||
| 2006 | 3,392,970,526 | 1,344,065,105 | ||
| 2005 | 2,941,809,412 | 1,321,878,264 | ||
| 2004 | 3,035,695,120 | 1,515,418,311 | ||
| 2003 | 2,721,821,737 | 1,537,955,954 | ||
| Container measured by weight (kg) | ||||
| Year | Imports | Exports | ||
| 2015 | 637,613,678 | 545,552,207 | ||
| 2014 | 637,613,678 | 583,458,185 | ||
| 2013 | 847,447,036 | 512,146,096 | ||
| 2012 | 911,004,673 | 518,986,095 | ||
| 2011 | 959,176,640 | 611,622,051 | ||
| 2010 | 1,021,896,789 | 506,572,454 | ||
| 2009 | 672,701,120 | 438,717,573 | ||
| 2008 | 668,841,523 | 608,964,260 | ||
| 2007 | 629,349,592 | 419,761,124 | ||
| 2006 | 804,269,834 | 354,325,056 | ||
| 2005 | 599,736,671 | 381,034,689 | ||
| 2004 | 562,187,463 | 335,257,276 | ||
| 2003 | 634,308,077 | 265,050,931 | ||
| Complete import and export trade data is available from the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau usatrade.census.gov |
