Summary
- Mozambique → South Africa
- $1.1billion
- South Africa → Mozambique
- $6.5billion
- Mozambique’s balance
- -$5.4billion
Balance
Mozambique’s trade balance with South Africa
Trade between Mozambique and South Africa grew 11.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Mozambique’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.1
- Imports 6.5
- Balance -5.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $33 million | $617 million | -$584 million |
| 1996 | $18 million | $550 million | -$532 million |
| 1997 | $37 million | $418 million | -$381 million |
| 1998 | $36 million | $393 million | -$356 million |
| 1999 | $53 million | $655 million | -$602 million |
| 2000 | $49 million | $663 million | -$613 million |
| 2001 | $47 million | $411 million | -$364 million |
| 2002 | $57 million | $571 million | -$514 million |
| 2003 | $145 million | $657 million | -$512 million |
| 2004 | $175 million | $695 million | -$520 million |
| 2005 | $267 million | $1.1 billion | -$857 million |
| 2006 | $312 million | $993 million | -$681 million |
| 2007 | $504 million | $1.2 billion | -$679 million |
| 2008 | $417 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $475 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2010 | $559 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2011 | $1.1 billion | $2.1 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2012 | $1.4 billion | $2.1 billion | -$699 million |
| 2013 | $1.6 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2014 | $1.4 billion | $3.1 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2015 | $892 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2016 | $791 million | $2.2 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2017 | $1 billion | $2.3 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2018 | $1.6 billion | $3.2 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2019 | $968 million | $3.6 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2020 | $947 million | $3.2 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2021 | $1.1 billion | $3.2 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | $3.9 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2023 | $1 billion | $6.1 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2024 | $1.1 billion | $6.5 billion | -$5.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Mozambique sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What South Africa sells to Mozambique
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Maputo and Durban is 299 nautical miles (554 km) long: ≈ 0.5–1 day 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 Mozambique’s largest trading partner (26% of its trade), and Mozambique was South Africa’s 7th (3%).
- South Africa in Mozambique’s trade
- 25.6%
- South Africa’s rank among Mozambique’s partners
- 1st
- Mozambique in South Africa’s trade
- 3%
- Mozambique’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 7th
Compare with
Other partners of Mozambique
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.