Summary
- South Africa → Vietnam
- $611million
- Vietnam → South Africa
- $1.1billion
- South Africa’s balance
- -$491million
Balance
South Africa’s trade balance with Vietnam
Trade between South Africa and Vietnam grew 95.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). South Africa’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.6
- Imports 1.1
- Balance -0.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3 million | $15 million | -$12 million |
| 1996 | $4 million | $8 million | -$4 million |
| 1997 | $8 million | $16 million | -$8 million |
| 1998 | $5 million | $12 million | -$7 million |
| 1999 | $4 million | $17 million | -$12 million |
| 2000 | $6 million | $33 million | -$27 million |
| 2001 | $11 million | $24 million | -$13 million |
| 2002 | $31 million | $25 million | $6 million |
| 2003 | $113 million | $32 million | $81 million |
| 2004 | $95 million | $55 million | $40 million |
| 2005 | $135 million | $79 million | $56 million |
| 2006 | $70 million | $98 million | -$29 million |
| 2007 | $85 million | $142 million | -$57 million |
| 2008 | $133 million | $179 million | -$46 million |
| 2009 | $121 million | $337 million | -$216 million |
| 2010 | $176 million | $385 million | -$209 million |
| 2011 | $210 million | $426 million | -$216 million |
| 2012 | $109 million | $664 million | -$555 million |
| 2013 | $220 million | $1 billion | -$790 million |
| 2014 | $200 million | $1 billion | -$818 million |
| 2015 | $184 million | $1.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2016 | $251 million | $1.2 billion | -$928 million |
| 2017 | $317 million | $1 billion | -$722 million |
| 2018 | $442 million | $901 million | -$458 million |
| 2019 | $420 million | $956 million | -$537 million |
| 2020 | $939 million | $868 million | $71 million |
| 2021 | $608 million | $1.1 billion | -$461 million |
| 2022 | $378 million | $1.1 billion | -$735 million |
| 2023 | $390 million | $1 billion | -$622 million |
| 2024 | $611 million | $1.1 billion | -$491 million |
What they sell each other
What South Africa sells to Vietnam
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Vietnam 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 Phu My is 5,624 nautical miles (10,416 km) long: ≈ 13–16.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
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
Vietnam was South Africa’s 34th largest trading partner (0.7% of its trade), and South Africa was Vietnam’s 33rd (0.2%).
- Vietnam in South Africa’s trade
- 0.7%
- Vietnam’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 34th
- South Africa in Vietnam’s trade
- 0.2%
- South Africa’s rank among Vietnam’s partners
- 33rd
Compare with
Other partners of South Africa
Other partners of Vietnam
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.