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Kuwait City Weather
149.1 Billion
GDP in USD
2,691,158
Population
17,818
Area in km2
KW / 965
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Background:
 
Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family has ruled since returning to power in 1991 and reestablished an elected legislature that in recent years has become increasingly assertive. The country witnessed the historic election in 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as bidun, staged small protests in February and March 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups - supported by opposition legislators - rallied repeatedly in 2011 for the prime minister's dismissal amid allegations of widespread government corruption. Demonstrators forced the prime minister to resign in late 2011. In late 2012, Kuwait witnessed unprecedented protests in response to the Amir's changes to the electoral law by decree reducing the number of votes per person from four to one. The opposition, led by a coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribalists, some liberals, and myriad youth groups, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013 ushering in legislatures more amenable to the government's agenda. Since 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on five occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government.

Country name:
 
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
 

Government type:

constitutional emirate
 

Capital:

name: Kuwait City
geographic coordinates: 29 22 N, 47 58 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC,during Standard Time)
 

Administrative divisions:

6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir
 

Independence:

19 June 1961 (from the UK)
 

National holiday:

National Day, 25 February (1950)
 

Constitution:

approved and promulgated 11 November 1962 (2013)
 

Legal system:

mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law
 

International law organization participation:

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
 

Suffrage:

21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military or police by law cannot vote; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years
 

Executive branch:

chief of state: Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 25 June 1937)
head of government: Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 30 November 2011); First Deputy Prime Minister SABAH Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah; Deputy Prime Ministers KHALD al-Jarrah al-Sabah, MUHAMMAD AL-KHALID al-Hamad al-Sabah, Abdulmohsen MUDEJ
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister and approved by the amir; new cabinet formed in January 2014
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elections: none; the amir is chosen from within the ruling family and confirmed by parliamentary vote; the amir appoints the prime minister and deputy prime ministers
 

Legislative branch:

unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (65 seats; 50 members elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 16 cabinet ministers serve as ex officio members on most issues, two of whom are also elected MPs, appointed by the prime minister)
elections: last held 27 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2017)
election results: voter turnout 52%; seats won - pro-government 30, liberals 9, Shiites 8, Sunni 3
 

Judicial branch:

highest court(s): Constitutional Court (five judges); Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (organized into several circuits, each with five judges)
judge selection and term of office: all Kuwaiti judges appointed by the Amir upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, a consultative body comprised of Kuwaiti judges and Ministry of Justice officials
subordinate courts: High Court of Appeal; Court of First Instance; Summary Court
 

Political parties and leaders:

none; while the formation of political parties is not permitted, they are not forbidden by law
 

Political pressure groups and leaders:

other: Islamists; merchants; political groups; secular liberals and pro-governmental deputies; Shia activists; tribal groups
 

International organization participation:

ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
 

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador SALIM al-Abdallah al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 10 October 2001)
chancery: 2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 966-0702
FAX: [1] (202) 364-2868
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles
 

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Matthew H. TUELLER (since 9 September 2011)
embassy: Bayan 36302, Block 13, Al-Masjed Al-Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait City
mailing address: P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000
telephone: [965] 2259-1001
FAX: [965] 2538-0282
 

Flag description:

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; colors and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy
 

National symbol(s):

golden falcon
 

National anthem:

name: 'Al-Nasheed Al-Watani' (National Anthem)


lyrics/music: Ahmad MUSHARI al-Adwani/Ibrahim Nasir al-SOULA
note: adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions

Economy - overview:
 
Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Petroleum accounts for nearly half of GDP, 95% of export revenues, and 95% of government income. Kuwaiti officials have committed to increasing oil production to 4 million barrels per day by 2020. Budget surpluses have stayed around 30% of GDP, which has led to higher budget expenditures, particularly wage hikes for many public sector employees, as well as increased allotments to Kuwait’s Future Generations Fund. Kuwait has done little to d

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$165.8 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
$159.6 billion (2012 est.)
$144.8 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

GDP (official exchange rate):

$179.5 billion (2013 est.)
 

GDP - real growth rate:

2.3% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
8.3% (2012 est.)
10.2% (2011 est.)
 

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$42,100 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
$41,800 (2012 est.)
$39,200 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

Gross national saving:

54.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
58.9% of GDP (2012 est.)
58.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by end use:

household consumption: 23.9%
government consumption: 16.4%
investment in fixed capital: 16.2%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 68.5%
imports of goods and services: -25.1%
(2013 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 0.3%
industry: 50.6%
services: 49.1% (2013 est.)
 

Agriculture - products:

fish
 

Industries:

petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
 

Industrial production growth rate:

4.1% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
 

Labor force:

2.38 million
country comparison to the world: 114
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2013 est.)
 

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
 

Unemployment rate:

3.4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
2.9% (2010)
 

Population below poverty line:

NA%
 

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
 

Budget:

revenues: $114.1 billion
expenditures: $61.81 billion (2013 est.)
 

Taxes and other revenues:

63.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
 

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):

29.2% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
 

Public debt:

6.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
6.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
 

Fiscal year:

1 April - 31 March
 

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

2.8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
2.9% (2012 est.)
 

Central bank discount rate:

1.25% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
3% (31 December 2009 est.)
 

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

4.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
5% (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of narrow money:

$31.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
$27.55 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of broad money:

$110.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
$105.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of domestic credit:

$90.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$89.13 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$97.09 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
$100.9 billion (31 December 2011)
$NA (31 December 2010 est.)
 

Current account balance:

$69.13 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
$80.33 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports:

$112 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
$121 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports - commodities:

oil and refined products, fertilizers
 

Exports - partners:

South Korea 16.1%, India 15.7%, Japan 13.4%, US 11.7%, China 9.2%, Singapore 4.2% (2013 est.)
 

Imports:

$24.42 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
$22.79 billion (2012 est.)
 

Imports - commodities:

food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
 

Imports - partners:

US 11.8%, China 9.2%, Saudi Arabia 8.6%, Japan 8.2%, South Korea 6.9%, German 5.1%, India 4.6%, UAE 4.4% (2013 est.)
 

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$34.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
$29 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Debt - external:

$34.41 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
$35.29 billion (2012 est.)
 

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$5.677 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$5.212 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$60.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
$52.59 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Exchange rates:

Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar -
0.2838 (2013 est.)
0.2799 (2012 est.)
0.2866 (2010 est.)
0.2877 (2009)
0.2679 (2008)

Location:
 
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
 

Geographic coordinates:

29 30 N, 45 45 E
 

Map references:

Middle East
 

Area:

total: 17,818 sq km
country comparison to the world: 158
land: 17,818 sq km
water: 0 sq km
 

Area - comparative:

slightly smaller than New Jersey
 

Land boundaries:

total: 462 km
border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km
 

Coastline:

499 km
 

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm
 

Climate:

dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
 

Terrain:

flat to slightly undulating desert plain
 

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 306 m
 

Natural resources:

petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
 

Land use:

arable land: 0.62%
permanent crops: 0.28%
other: 99.1% (2011)
 

Irrigated land:

86 sq km (2007)
 

Total renewable water resources:

0.02 cu km (2011)
 

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 0.91 cu km/yr (47%/2%/51%)
per capita: 441.2 cu m/yr (2005)
 

Natural hazards:

sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
 

Environment - current issues:

limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification
 

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping
 

Geography - note:

strategic location at head of Persian Gulf

Nationality:
 
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
 

Ethnic groups:

Kuwaiti 31.3%, other Arab 27.9%, Asian 37.8%, African 1.9%, other 1.1% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2013 est.)
 

Languages:

Arabic (official), English widely spoken
 

Religions:

Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9%
note: represents the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants (2013 est.)
 

Population:

2,742,711
country comparison to the world: 141
note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 3,996,899 for 2014, with immigrants accounting for almost 69% (July 2014 est.)
 

Age structure:

0-14 years: 25.4% (male 363,001/female 334,851)
15-24 years: 15.3% (male 230,628/female 188,892)
25-54 years: 52.3% (male 910,832/female 524,690)
55-64 years: 4.7% (male 73,816/female 54,678)
65 years and over: 2.1% (male 29,312/female 32,011) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:  
 

Dependency ratios:

total dependency ratio: 37.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3.3 %
potential support ratio: 30.4 (2014 est.)
 

Median age:

total: 28.9 years
male: 30.1 years
female: 26.8 years (2014 est.)
 

Population growth rate:

1.7%
country comparison to the world: 73
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2014 est.)
 

Birth rate:

20.26 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
 

Death rate:

2.16 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
 

Net migration rate:

-1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
 

Urbanization:

urban population: 98.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.42% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:

KUWAIT (capital) 2.406 million (2011)
 

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.22 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.74 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.42 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.43 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
 

Maternal mortality rate:

14 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 145
 

Infant mortality rate:

total: 7.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 159
male: 7.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
 

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.64 years
country comparison to the world: 64
male: 76.37 years
female: 78.96 years (2014 est.)
 

Total fertility rate:

2.53 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
 

Health expenditures:

2.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 182
 

Physicians density:

1.79 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
 

Hospital bed density:

2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
 

Drinking water source:

improved: 
urban: 99% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: 
urban: 1% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 1% of population (2012 est.)
 

Sanitation facility access:

improved: 
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
0% of population
0% of population
0% of population (2012 est.)
 

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
 

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA
 

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:

42% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 10
 

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:

2.2% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 120
 

Education expenditures:

3.8% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 116
 

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 95%
female: 91.8% (2008 est.)
 

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2004)
 

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:

total: 11.3%
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 11.8%
female: 10% (2005)

Telephones - main lines in use:
 
510,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 96
 

Telephones - mobile cellular:

5.526 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 105
 

Telephone system:

general assessment: the quality of service is excellent
domestic: new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones
international: country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat) (2011)
 

Broadcast media:

state-owned TV broadcaster operates 4 networks and a satellite channel; several private TV broadcasters have emerged since 2003; satellite TV available with pan-Arab TV stations especially popular; state-owned Radio Kuwait broadcasts on a number of channels in Arabic and English; first private radio station emerged in 2005; transmissions of at least 2 international radio broadcasters are available (2007)
 

Internet country code:

.kw
 

Internet hosts:

2,771 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 156
 

Internet users:

1.1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 96

Airports:
 
7 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 168
 

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)
 

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 
2 (2013)
 

Heliports:

4 (2013)
 

Pipelines:

gas 261 km; oil 540 km; refined products 57 km (2013)
 

Roadways:

total: 6,608 km (2010)
country comparison to the world: 148
 

Merchant marine:

total: 34
country comparison to the world: 82
by type: bulk carrier 2, carrier 3, container 6, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 19
registered in other countries: 45 (Bahamas 1, Bahrain 5, Comoros 1, Libya 1, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 2, Panama 12, Qatar 6, Saudi Arabia 4, UAE 10) (2010)
 

Ports and terminals:

major seaport(s): Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi

Electricity - production:
 
55.55 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
 

Electricity - consumption:

46.71 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
 

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
 

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
 

Electricity - installed generating capacity:

13.5 million kW (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
 

Electricity - from fossil fuels:

100% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
 

Electricity - from nuclear fuels:

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
 

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
 

Electricity - from other renewable sources:

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
 

Crude oil - production:

2.797 million bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
 

Crude oil - exports:

1.395 million bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
 

Crude oil - imports:

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
 

Crude oil - proved reserves:

104 billion bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
 

Refined petroleum products - production:

915,900 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
 

Refined petroleum products - consumption:

339,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
 

Refined petroleum products - exports:

656,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
 

Refined petroleum products - imports:

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
 

Natural gas - production:

13.53 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
 

Natural gas - consumption:

14.22 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
 

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
 

Natural gas - imports:

688 million cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
 

Natural gas - proved reserves:

1.798 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
 

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:

82.37 million Mt (2011 est.)

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Export Statistics


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 280,251,448.00
2 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 127,257,894.00
3 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 63,532,668.00
4 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 28,726,120.00
5 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 14,574,282.00
6 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 12,972,447.00
7 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 9,209,167.00
8 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 8,841,425.00
9 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 7,758,801.00
10 Live animals 01 R 7,689,487.00
11 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 3,909,761.00
12 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 2,239,497.00
13 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 2,085,814.00
14 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 1,338,050.00
15 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 1,299,602.00
16 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 1,214,820.00
17 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 954,385.00
18 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 948,873.00
19 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 825,641.00
20 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 612,408.00
21 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 560,511.00
22 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 471,027.00
23 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 432,041.00
24 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 423,842.00
25 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 332,075.00
26 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 308,717.00
27 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 302,124.00
28 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 290,321.00
29 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 220,432.00
30 Cereals 10 R 159,458.00
31 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 146,755.00
32 Iron and steel 72 R 143,094.00
33 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 122,591.00
34 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 103,325.00
35 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 87,858.00
36 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 78,613.00
37 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 73,530.00
38 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 68,794.00
39 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 26,163.00
40 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 22,438.00
41 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 21,721.00
42 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 21,378.00
43 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 18,323.00
44 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 16,718.00
45 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 16,467.00
46 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 16,191.00
47 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 15,980.00
48 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 10,536.00
49 Glass and glassware 70 R 8,713.00
50 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 6,574.00
51 Manmade filaments 54 R 4,434.00
52 Organic chemicals 29 R 2,027.00
53 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 500.00
54 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 81.00
55 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 20.00
56 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 10.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 143,703,955.00
2 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 128,890,169.00
3 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 77,201,885.00
4 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 51,895,756.00
5 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 17,060,774.00
6 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 10,204,743.00
7 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 6,585,785.00
8 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 6,184,566.00
9 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 5,638,428.00
10 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 5,519,648.00
11 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 3,049,974.00
12 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 2,319,389.00
13 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 1,742,721.00
14 Live animals 01 R 1,655,353.00
15 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 1,505,814.00
16 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 1,175,035.00
17 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 1,052,067.00
18 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 961,804.00
19 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 891,933.00
20 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 792,891.00
21 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 664,950.00
22 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 550,595.00
23 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 545,058.00
24 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 498,641.00
25 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 480,538.00
26 Cereals 10 R 330,507.00
27 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 321,982.00
28 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 200,639.00
29 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 196,544.00
30 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 140,782.00
31 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 140,360.00
32 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 118,417.00
33 Ceramic products 69 R 96,823.00
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 92,882.00
35 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 91,253.00
36 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 80,000.00
37 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 66,234.00
38 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 64,435.00
39 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 48,529.00
40 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 38,439.00
41 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 31,483.00
42 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 26,849.00
43 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 22,379.00
44 Iron and steel 72 R 20,013.00
45 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 18,162.00
46 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 17,010.00
47 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 11,676.00
48 Glass and glassware 70 R 7,441.00
49 Manmade filaments 54 R 7,131.00
50 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 6,395.00
51 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 6,364.00
52 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 3,074.00
53 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 2,313.00
54 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 1,335.00
55 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 783.00
56 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 652.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 271,827,802.00
2 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 142,836,716.00
3 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 70,894,371.00
4 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 48,015,352.00
5 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 14,221,340.00
6 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 8,927,063.00
7 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 6,566,432.00
8 Live animals 01 R 5,603,098.00
9 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 4,412,389.00
10 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 3,361,568.00
11 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 2,609,620.00
12 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 1,494,887.00
13 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 1,338,808.00
14 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 1,198,961.00
15 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 1,186,082.00
16 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 979,853.00
17 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 893,174.00
18 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 518,081.00
19 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 505,615.00
20 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 474,317.00
21 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 463,150.00
22 Fertilizers 31 R 456,735.00
23 Cereals 10 R 366,426.00
24 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 343,434.00
25 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 235,077.00
26 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 225,003.00
27 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 211,311.00
28 Glass and glassware 70 R 188,850.00
29 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 160,000.00
30 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 144,497.00
31 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 116,585.00
32 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 96,632.00
33 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 62,920.00
34 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 58,061.00
35 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 58,055.00
36 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 34,010.00
37 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 28,053.00
38 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 20,341.00
39 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 15,473.00
40 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 11,746.00
41 Ceramic products 69 R 6,042.00
42 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 4,989.00
43 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 1,349.00
44 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 721.00
45 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 362.00
46 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 59.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 267,847,503.00
2 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 188,272,637.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 133,705,463.00
4 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 128,362,821.00
5 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 18,950,038.00
6 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 7,863,042.00
7 Live animals 01 R 5,897,498.00
8 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 5,666,811.00
9 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 4,746,325.00
10 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 3,692,470.00
11 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 3,680,298.00
12 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 2,918,780.00
13 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 2,792,205.00
14 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 2,236,279.00
15 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 1,371,061.00
16 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 1,201,221.00
17 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 1,082,670.00
18 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 945,776.00
19 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 864,595.00
20 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 598,527.00
21 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 559,499.00
22 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 528,368.00
23 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 476,540.00
24 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 449,108.00
25 Cereals 10 R 382,712.00
26 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 367,286.00
27 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 362,591.00
28 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 294,961.00
29 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 283,857.00
30 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 215,832.00
31 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 198,972.00
32 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 180,465.00
33 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 166,889.00
34 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 141,690.00
35 Glass and glassware 70 R 117,889.00
36 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 88,492.00
37 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 79,201.00
38 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 40,000.00
39 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 32,651.00
40 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 18,603.00
41 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 17,876.00
42 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 16,713.00
43 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 11,911.00
44 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 8,449.00
45 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 5,299.00
46 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 2,587.00
47 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 256.00
48 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 40.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 196,312,859.00
2 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 129,143,332.00
3 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 124,991,711.00
4 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 19,107,892.00
5 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 17,679,799.00
6 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 15,140,376.00
7 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 6,499,065.00
8 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 6,392,771.00
9 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 2,234,906.00
10 Organic chemicals 29 R 1,970,325.00
11 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 1,933,086.00
12 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 1,723,094.00
13 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 1,597,445.00
14 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 1,306,942.00
15 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 1,026,935.00
16 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 947,335.00
17 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 810,869.00
18 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 711,082.00
19 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 658,073.00
20 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 472,119.00
21 Live animals 01 R 356,168.00
22 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 356,143.00
23 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 316,957.00
24 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 272,786.00
25 Cereals 10 R 237,849.00
26 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 229,035.00
27 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 224,440.00
28 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 209,982.00
29 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 163,012.00
30 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 159,000.00
31 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 101,944.00
32 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 83,741.00
33 Glass and glassware 70 R 83,598.00
34 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 68,621.00
35 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 64,575.00
36 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 56,365.00
37 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 48,646.00
38 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 30,663.00
39 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 27,860.00
40 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 24,964.00
41 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 20,780.00
42 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 20,676.00
43 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 13,288.00
44 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 12,782.00
45 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 3,020.00
46 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 2,144.00
47 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 1,104.00
48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 960.00
49 Iron and steel 72 R 877.00
# Description Chapter Amount
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