Summary
- South Africa → Tanzania
- $548million
- Tanzania → South Africa
- $2.3billion
- South Africa’s balance
- -$1.7billion
Balance
South Africa’s trade balance with Tanzania
Trade between South Africa and Tanzania grew 19.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). South Africa’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.5
- Imports 2.3
- Balance -1.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $142 million | $4 million | $137 million |
| 1996 | $107 million | $5 million | $102 million |
| 1997 | $125 million | $10 million | $116 million |
| 1998 | $200 million | $19 million | $181 million |
| 1999 | $207 million | $13 million | $194 million |
| 2000 | $197 million | $13 million | $185 million |
| 2001 | $224 million | $9 million | $214 million |
| 2002 | $215 million | $14 million | $201 million |
| 2003 | $306 million | $45 million | $262 million |
| 2004 | $374 million | $133 million | $240 million |
| 2005 | $465 million | $315 million | $150 million |
| 2006 | $571 million | $301 million | $270 million |
| 2007 | $597 million | $218 million | $379 million |
| 2008 | $736 million | $278 million | $458 million |
| 2009 | $680 million | $192 million | $488 million |
| 2010 | $770 million | $477 million | $293 million |
| 2011 | $922 million | $900 million | $22 million |
| 2012 | $860 million | $1 billion | -$156 million |
| 2013 | $666 million | $838 million | -$171 million |
| 2014 | $606 million | $713 million | -$107 million |
| 2015 | $593 million | $685 million | -$92 million |
| 2016 | $497 million | $637 million | -$140 million |
| 2017 | $459 million | $710 million | -$251 million |
| 2018 | $462 million | $90 million | $372 million |
| 2019 | $458 million | $971 million | -$513 million |
| 2020 | $360 million | $1.2 billion | -$805 million |
| 2021 | $447 million | $920 million | -$473 million |
| 2022 | $571 million | $944 million | -$374 million |
| 2023 | $583 million | $1.2 billion | -$569 million |
| 2024 | $548 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What South Africa sells to Tanzania
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Tanzania sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Durban and Dar es Salaam is 1,612 nautical miles (2,985 km) long: ≈ 3.5–5 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
Tanzania was South Africa’s 24th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and South Africa was Tanzania’s 3rd (10%).
- Tanzania in South Africa’s trade
- 1.1%
- Tanzania’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 24th
- South Africa in Tanzania’s trade
- 9.7%
- South Africa’s rank among Tanzania’s partners
- 3rd
Compare with
Other partners of South Africa
Other partners of Tanzania
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.