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South Africa: Exports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1911–2025 · 115 observations · forecasts to 2031 · exports_GDP

2025
31.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.4 pointsfrom 32.1%
Average, 2016–2025
29.9%10 years
Record high and low
38.5% (1919)low 14.3% (1939)

Exports (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203133.1Forecast
203032.8Forecast
202932.4Forecast
202832.1Forecast
202732.0Forecast
202632.0Forecast
202531.7
202432.1
202332.8
202233.4
202131.1
202027.6
201927.2
201827.5
201727.3
201628.2

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

South Africa documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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