South Africa — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2031 · 121 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest imports reading for South Africa was 29.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 29.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.35 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 27.9% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1911–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2007–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 31.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 30.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 30.6 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 29.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 29.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 29.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 29.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 29 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 28.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.