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Trade to GDP in South Africa

Latest: 60.9%
Previous: 61.6%
Change: -0.74 (-1.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Trade to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Trade to GDP in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	42.1%
Dec 31, 1967	42.5%
Dec 31, 1968	41.3%
Dec 31, 1969	39.6%
Dec 31, 1970	39.8%
Dec 31, 1971	40.5%
Dec 31, 1972	40.8%
Dec 31, 1973	41.2%
Dec 31, 1974	48.8%
Dec 31, 1975	49.8%
Dec 31, 1976	48.9%
Dec 31, 1977	48.2%
Dec 31, 1978	51.0%
Dec 31, 1979	54.1%
Dec 31, 1980	56.5%
Dec 31, 1981	52.2%
Dec 31, 1982	47.1%
Dec 31, 1983	40.3%
Dec 31, 1984	43.4%
Dec 31, 1985	47.9%
Dec 31, 1986	46.6%
Dec 31, 1987	45.0%
Dec 31, 1988	45.9%
Dec 31, 1989	42.7%
Dec 31, 1990	38.2%
Dec 31, 1991	34.9%
Dec 31, 1992	34.3%
Dec 31, 1993	35.7%
Dec 31, 1994	37.1%
Dec 31, 1995	39.5%
Dec 31, 1996	42.2%
Dec 31, 1997	42.3%
Dec 31, 1998	44.0%
Dec 31, 1999	42.3%
Dec 31, 2000	46.2%
Dec 31, 2001	49.2%
Dec 31, 2002	53.5%
Dec 31, 2003	45.7%
Dec 31, 2004	45.6%
Dec 31, 2005	47.4%
Dec 31, 2006	53.8%
Dec 31, 2007	57.1%
Dec 31, 2008	66.0%
Dec 31, 2009	49.6%
Dec 31, 2010	50.4%
Dec 31, 2011	54.6%
Dec 31, 2012	55.6%
Dec 31, 2013	58.9%
Dec 31, 2014	59.5%
Dec 31, 2015	56.7%
Dec 31, 2016	55.9%
Dec 31, 2017	53.5%
Dec 31, 2018	54.5%
Dec 31, 2019	53.9%
Dec 31, 2020	50.8%
Dec 31, 2021	56.2%
Dec 31, 2022	64.9%
Dec 31, 2023	65.7%
Dec 31, 2024	61.6%
Dec 31, 2025	60.9%

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