Summary
- India → South Africa
- $7.3billion
- South Africa → India
- $12.1billion
- India’s balance
- -$4.7billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with South Africa
Trade between India and South Africa grew 34-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 7.3
- Imports 12.1
- Balance -4.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $264 million | $307 million | -$43 million |
| 1996 | $317 million | $389 million | -$73 million |
| 1997 | $405 million | $594 million | -$189 million |
| 1998 | $357 million | $1.4 billion | -$1 billion |
| 1999 | $302 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2000 | $288 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2001 | $282 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2002 | $322 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2003 | $460 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2004 | $898 million | $1.9 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2005 | $1.2 billion | $3.2 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2006 | $1.7 billion | $2.5 billion | -$807 million |
| 2007 | $1.9 billion | $3.6 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2008 | $2.3 billion | $5.9 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2009 | $1.9 billion | $5.8 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2010 | $3.6 billion | $8.3 billion | -$4.7 billion |
| 2011 | $4.1 billion | $10.8 billion | -$6.7 billion |
| 2012 | $4.6 billion | $9.4 billion | -$4.9 billion |
| 2013 | $5.4 billion | $8.1 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2014 | $5.2 billion | $7.2 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2015 | $4.2 billion | $6.7 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2016 | $3.2 billion | $6.1 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2017 | $3.9 billion | $8.2 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2018 | $4 billion | $8.1 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2019 | $4.3 billion | $7.8 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2020 | $3.6 billion | $8.4 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2021 | $6 billion | $10.5 billion | -$4.5 billion |
| 2022 | $8.3 billion | $10.5 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2023 | $7.4 billion | $10.9 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2024 | $7.3 billion | $12.1 billion | -$4.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What South Africa sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Durban is 3,896 nautical miles (7,214 km) long: ≈ 9–11.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
South Africa was India’s 15th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and India was South Africa’s 3rd (8%).
- South Africa in India’s trade
- 1.7%
- South Africa’s rank among India’s partners
- 15th
- India in South Africa’s trade
- 7.6%
- India’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 3rd
Compare with
Other partners of India
Other partners of South Africa
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.