United Kingdom Exports to South Africa was US$1.95 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Exports to South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.


United Kingdom Exports to South Africa Value Year
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $456.75M 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $241.66M 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $185.75M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $165.94M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $108.94M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $98.93M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $88.85M 2024
Plastics $79.55M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $45.51M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $39.02M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $32.04M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $22.12M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $18.58M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $17.53M 2024
Rubbers $17.52M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $17.47M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $17.25M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $16.99M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $16.59M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $16.57M 2024
Organic chemicals $14.92M 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $14.77M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $14.10M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $12.83M 2024
Live animals $11.86M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $11.64M 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $8.66M 2024
Iron and steel $8.20M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $8.16M 2024
Aluminum $8.13M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $7.91M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $7.85M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $7.82M 2024
Glass and glassware $7.82M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $7.69M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $6.79M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $6.76M 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $6.39M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $4.80M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $4.43M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $4.37M 2024
Copper $3.67M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $3.60M 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $3.53M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $3.18M 2024
Fertilizers $3.08M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $2.86M 2024
Nickel $2.69M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $2.53M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $2.49M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $2.16M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $2.10M 2024
Clocks and watches $2.08M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $1.84M 2024
Ceramic products $1.65M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $1.61M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $1.61M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $1.39M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $1.35M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $1.26M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $1.17M 2024
Manmade filaments $1.16M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $1.15M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $1.09M 2024
Zinc $1.03M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $1.01M 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $737.92K 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $716.36K 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $703.98K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $649.18K 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $609.71K 2024
Manmade staple fibers $536.00K 2024
Lead $530.71K 2024
Headgear and $501.32K 2024
Cotton $490.68K 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $432.50K 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $331.54K 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $315.41K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $313.27K 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $285.38K 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $249.66K 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $165.34K 2024
Products of animal origin $165.18K 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $135.74K 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $99.87K 2024
Ores slag and ash $93.58K 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $92.87K 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $70.34K 2024
Silk $56.87K 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $35.95K 2024
Cereals $21.29K 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $14.14K 2024
Tin $10.14K 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $2.92K 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $1.99K 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $1.38K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $13.71K 2022




united kingdom Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -7026.00 -3696.00 9128.00 -11404.00 GBP Million [+]
Current Account -21028.00 -12488.00 11056.00 -39615.00 GBP Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -2.70 -3.50 2.80 -5.40 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 73443.00 75997.00 79382.00 962.00 GBP Million [+]
Imports 80469.00 79693.00 80574.00 1031.00 GBP Million [+]
External Debt 7939226.00 7785238.00 7939226.00 565439.00 GBP Million [+]
Capital Flows 9875.00 32505.00 52822.00 -17279.00 GBP Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 1747.00 4223.00 92093.00 -44536.00 GBP Million [+]
Gold Reserves 310.29 310.29 588.27 310.25 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 660.00 678.00 2821.00 1.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU -8649.00 -6834.00 3605.00 -13655.00 GBP Million [+]
Terrorism Index 2.64 2.37 6.06 2.37 Points [+]
Goods Trade Balance -23206.00 -19869.00 775.00 -23545.00 GBP Million [+]
Weapons Sales 1204.00 1665.00 6012.00 637.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Tourism Revenues 10244.00 7902.00 10244.00 61.00 GBP Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 3500.00 3500.00 4344.00 65.00 Thousand [+]
Auto Exports 42972.00 51539.00 136305.00 152.00 Units [+]