Balanced trade in services in South Africa
South Africa: Balanced trade in services was 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2024. ▲ Rising
Balanced trade in services in South Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
The most recent figure for balanced trade in services in South Africa is 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, balanced trade in services in South Africa peaked at 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Balanced trade in services in South Africa, year by year
| Year | US dollars, exchange rate converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.74 US dollars, exchange rate converted | — |
| 2006 | 9.2 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.31 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 10.63 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.48 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.25 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 12.63 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.83 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 11.55 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.44 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.23 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.03 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.67 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.53 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3 US dollars, exchange rate converted | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 10.19 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 12.98 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 14.23 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.87 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8.74 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10.63 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.91 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11.03 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12.67 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.15 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 7.3 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 22 Mexico 18.95 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 23 Norway 18.76 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 24 Thailand 17.08 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.94 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 27 Indonesia 15.82 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 28 Israel 15.7 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 6,274 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9808 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 6,471 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is balanced trade in services in South Africa?
- Balanced trade in services in South Africa was 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest balanced trade in services recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2024.
- What is the lowest balanced trade in services recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for balanced trade in services?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is balanced trade in services rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Balanced trade in services (BaTIS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD-WTO Balanced Trade in Services (BaTIS) dataset is a complete, consistent, and balanced matrix of international trade in services statistics (ITSS). It contains annual bilateral data covering 202 reporters and partners, broken down by total services and 26 EBOPS 2010 (BPM6) categories from 2005 to 2024. BaTIS is the result of joint efforts by the OECD and WTO. Two main features enable BaTIS to stand out as the international benchmark for any analysis on international trade in services: BaTIS is complete and consistent. At present, only around 65% of world trade in services is bilaterally specified, and the percentage is even lower for the individual service categories. The OECD-WTO methodology leverages all available official statistics and combines them with estimations and adjustments to provide users with a complete matrix covering virtually all economies in the world. BaTIS is balanced. To resolve the asymmetries between reported and mirror flows, exports and imports are reconciled by calculating a symmetry-index weighted average between the two, following a similar approach to that developed for international merchandise trade statistics. Batis provides three measures for each trade flow (under the ‘adjustment’ dimension): Reported. Reflects the value officially reported by the country (where available), some values are rescaled to fit world totals. Adjusted and/or imputed. Reflects, in addition to the reported values, any adjustments made to ensure internal consistency as well as the estimations made by the OECD-WTO to fill in the gaps in the reported information. Balanced. Reflects the reconciled bilateral trade flow, where exports equal mirror imports. Official information on bilateral trade flows was collected from OECD, Eurostat, national sources as well as UNSD. The WTO-UNCTAD trade in services dataset, based on a number of primary sources complemented with estimations, was the main source for data with partner world. The BaTIS dataset can be used as a stand-alone input for economic analysis and policy-making. In addition, balanced trade in services data form an essential input to the OECD Trade in Value Added (TiVA) initiative, for which a balanced view of international trade is crucial. BaTIS is intended to be regularly updated and constantly improved as new data become available. For more information on the methodology, please refer to the technical paper accompanying this dataset The OECD-WTO Balanced Trade in Services (BaTIS) For more information on balanced trade statistics, please go to the topic related OECD page Balanced trade statistics Users are encouraged to send their questions, or to signal any apparent errors, regarding this database to STAT.Contact@oecd.org https://www.oecd.org/en/about/directorates/statistics-and-data-directorate.html