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Mozambique Country Profile

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18.94 Billion
GDP in USD
21,669,278
Population
799,380
Area in km2
MZ / 258
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Background:
 
Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between Frelimo and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. President GUEBUZA was reelected to a second term in October 2009. However, the elections were flawed by voter fraud, questionable disqualification of candidates, and Frelimo use of government resources during the campaign. As a result, Freedom House removed Mozambique from its list of electoral democracies.

Country name:
 
conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique
conventional short form: Mozambique
local long form: Republica de Mocambique
local short form: Mocambique
former: Portuguese East Africa
 

Government type:

republic
 

Capital:

name: Maputo
geographic coordinates: 25 57 S, 32 35 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
 

Administrative divisions:

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
 

Independence:

25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
 

National holiday:

Independence Day, 25 June (1975)
 

Constitution:

previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004; note - draft amendments planned for parliamentary review in late 2013 (2013)
 

Legal system:

mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, and customary law; note - in rural, predominately Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied
 

International law organization participation:

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

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal
 

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Armando Emilio GUEBUZA (since 2 February 2005)
head of government: Prime Minister Alberto Clementino Antonio VAQUINA (since 8 October 2012)
cabinet: Cabinet
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for three terms); election last held on 28 October 2009 (next to be held in 2014); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Armando GUEBUZA reelected president; percent of vote - Armando GUEBUZA 76.3%, Afonso DHLAKAMA 14.9%, Daviz SIMANGO 8.8%
 

Legislative branch:

unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (250 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held on 28 October 2009 (next to be held in 2014)
election results: percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 74.7%, RENAMO 17.7%, MDM 3.9%, other 3.7%; seats by party - FRELIMO 191, RENAMO 51, MDM 8
 

Judicial branch:

highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 judges)
note - the Higher Council of the Judiciary is responsible for judiciary management and discipline
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by Mozambique president in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ) and with ratification by the legislature; other judges elected by the legislature; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Council judges appointed - 1 by the president, 5 by the legislature, and 1 by the CSMJ; judges serve 5-year nonrenewable terms
subordinate courts: Administrative Court (capital city only); provincial courts or Tribunais Judicias de Provincia; District Courts or Tribunais Judicias de Districto; customs courts; maritime courts; courts marshal; labor courts; community courts
 

Political parties and leaders:

Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) or MDM [Daviz SIMANGO]
Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique) or FRELIMO [Armando Emilio GUEBUZA]
Mozambique National Resistance (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) or RENAMO [Afonso DHLAKAMA]
 

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Mozambican League of Human Rights (Liga Mocambicana dos Direitos Humanos) or LDH [Alice MABOTE, president]
 

International organization participation:

ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
 

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Amelia Narciso Matos SUMBANA (since 2 November 2009)
chancery: 1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 293-7146
FAX: [1] (202) 835-0245
 

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Douglas M. GRIFFITHS (since 6 July 2012)
embassy: Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Maputo
mailing address: P. O. Box 783, Maputo
telephone: [258] (21) 492797
FAX: [258] (21) 490114
 

Flag description:

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book; green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism
 

National anthem:

name: 'Patria Amada' (Lovely Fatherland)


lyrics/music: Salomao J. MANHICA/unknown
note: adopted 2002

Economy - overview:
 
At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist mismanagement and a brutal civil war from 1977-92 exacerbated the situation. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, have led to dramatic improvements in the country's growth rate. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities. In spite of these gains, Mozambique remained dependent upon foreign assistance for 40% of its 2012 annual budget and over half the population remained below the poverty line. Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force and smallholder agricultural productivity and productivity growth is weak. A substantial trade imbalance persists although aluminum production from the Mozal smelter has significantly boosted export earnings in recent years. In 2012, The Mozambican government took over Portugal's last remaining share in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity Company (HCB), a signficant contributor to the Southern African Power Pool. The government has plans to expand the Cahora Bassa Dam and build additional dams to increase its electricity exports and fulfill the needs of its burgeoning domestic industries. Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt has been reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives, and is now at a manageable level. In July 2007, the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a $506.9 million Compact with Mozambique. Compact projects will end in September 2013 and are focusing on improving sanitation, roads, agriculture, and the business regulation environment in an effort to spur economic growth in the four northern provinces of the country. Citizens rioted in September 2010, after fuel, water, electricity, and bread price increases were announced. In an attempt to lessen the negative impact on people, the government implemented subsidies, decreased taxes and tariffs, and instituted other fiscal measures. Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade up to 2013, one of Africa's strongest performances. Mozambique's ability to attract large investment projects in natural resources is expected to fuel continued high growth in coming years. Revenues from these vast resources, including natural gas, coal, titanium and hydroelectric capacity, could overtake donor assistance within five years.
 

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$28.15 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
$26.31 billion (2012 est.)
$24.49 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

GDP (official exchange rate):

$14.67 billion (2013 est.)
 

GDP - real growth rate:

7% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
7.4% (2012 est.)
7.3% (2011 est.)
 

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$1,200 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
$1,200 (2012 est.)
$1,100 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

Gross national saving:

-5.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
-4.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
0.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by end use:

household consumption: 71.4%
government consumption: 16.9%
investment in fixed capital: 33.8%
investment in inventories: -1.6%
exports of goods and services: 30%
imports of goods and services: -50.5%
(2013 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 28.7%
industry: 24.9%
services: 46.4% (2013 est.)
 

Agriculture - products:

cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry
 

Industries:

aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages
 

Industrial production growth rate:

8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
 

Labor force:

10.55 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
 

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 81%
industry: 6%
services: 13% (1997 est.)
 

Unemployment rate:

17% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
21% (1997 est.)
 

Population below poverty line:

52% (2009 est.)
 

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.7% (2008)
 

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

45.6 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 37
47.3 (2002)
 

Budget:

revenues: $4.808 billion
expenditures: $6.101 billion (2013 est.)
 

Taxes and other revenues:

32.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
 

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):

-8.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
 

Public debt:

46.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
42.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
 

Fiscal year:

calendar year
 

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.4% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
2.1% (2012 est.)
 

Central bank discount rate:

9.5% (17 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
3.25% (31 December 2010 est.)
 

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

15.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of narrow money:

$4.665 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
$4.335 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of broad money:

$6.856 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$6.242 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of domestic credit:

$4.438 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$3.951 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA
 

Current account balance:

-$5.884 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
-$5.168 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports:

$3.92 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
$3.47 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports - commodities:

aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity
 

Exports - partners:

South Africa 31.3%, Belgium 12.8%, China 9%, Italy 7.9%, Spain 6.2%, India 5.8% (2012)
 

Imports:

$7.068 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
$6.168 billion (2012 est.)
 

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles
 

Imports - partners:

South Africa 30.5%, China 12.3%, India 11.6%, US 5.1%, Portugal 4.8%, Australia 4.5% (2012)
 

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
$2.77 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Debt - external:

$6.276 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$4.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Exchange rates:

meticais (MZM) per US dollar -
30 (2013 est.)
28.383 (2012 est.)
33.96 (2010 est.)
26.28 (2009)
24.125 (2008)

Location:
 
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
 

Geographic coordinates:

18 15 S, 35 00 E
 

Map references:

Africa
 

Area:

total: 799,380 sq km
country comparison to the world: 35
land: 786,380 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
 

Area - comparative:

slightly less than twice the size of California
 

Land boundaries:

total: 4,571 km
border countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km
 

Coastline:

2,470 km
 

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 

Climate:

tropical to subtropical
 

Terrain:

mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
 

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m
 

Natural resources:

coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
 

Land use:

arable land: 6.51%
permanent crops: 0.25%
other: 93.24% (2011)
 

Irrigated land:

1,181 sq km (2003)
 

Total renewable water resources:

217.1 cu km (2011)
 

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 0.88 cu km/yr (26%/4%/70%)
per capita: 46.05 cu m/yr (2005)
 

Natural hazards:

severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
 

Environment - current issues:

a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem
 

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
 

Geography - note:

the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country

Nationality:
 
noun: Mozambican(s)
adjective: Mozambican
 

Ethnic groups:

African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%
 

Languages:

Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4% (1997 census)
 

Religions:

Roman Catholic 28.4%, Muslim 17.9%, Zionist Christian 15.5%, Protestant 12.2% (includes Pentecostal 10.9% and Anglican 1.3%), other 6.7%, none 18.7%, unspecified 0.7% (2007 est.)
 

Population:

24,692,144
country comparison to the world: 51
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)
 

Age structure:

0-14 years: 45.3% (male 5,627,116/female 5,566,260)
15-24 years: 21.3% (male 2,566,298/female 2,689,695)
25-54 years: 27% (male 3,113,095/female 3,553,266)
55-64 years: 3.5% (male 404,988/female 448,814)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 332,013/female 390,599) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:  
 

Dependency ratios:

total dependency ratio: 94.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 88.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)
 

Median age:

total: 16.9 years
male: 16.3 years
female: 17.5 years (2014 est.)
 

Population growth rate:

2.45% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
 

Birth rate:

38.83 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
 

Death rate:

12.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
 

Net migration rate:

-2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
 

Urbanization:

urban population: 31.2% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
 

Major urban areas - population:

MAPUTO (capital) 1.15 million; Matola 790,000 (2011)
 

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
 

Mother's mean age at first birth:

18.9
median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)
 

Maternal mortality rate:

490 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 20
 

Infant mortality rate:

total: 72.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 13
male: 74.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 70.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 52.6 years
country comparison to the world: 213
male: 51.85 years
female: 53.37 years (2014 est.)
 

Total fertility rate:

5.27 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
 

Contraceptive prevalence rate:

11.6% (2011)
 

Health expenditures:

6.6% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 95
 

Physicians density:

0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
 

Hospital bed density:

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
 

Drinking water source:

improved: 
urban: 80.3% of population
rural: 35% of population
total: 49.2% of population
unimproved: 
urban: 19.7% of population
rural: 65% of population
total: 50.8% of population (2012 est.)
 

Sanitation facility access:

improved: 
urban: 43.6% of population
rural: 10.7% of population
total: 21% of population
unimproved: 
urban: 56.4% of population
rural: 89.3% of population
total: 79% of population (2012 est.)
 

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

11.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
 

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,554,700 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
 

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

76,800 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
 

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2013)
 

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:

4.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 158
 

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:

15.6% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 46
 

Education expenditures:

5% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 78
 

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.1%
male: 70.8%
female: 42.8% (2010 est.)
 

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2011)
 

Child labor - children ages 5-14:

total number: 1,369,080
percentage: 22 % (2008 est.)

Telephones - main lines in use:
 
88,100 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 148
 

Telephones - mobile cellular:

8.108 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 91
 

Telephone system:

general assessment: a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
domestic: stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala; extremely low fixed-line teledensity; despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 35 per 100 persons
international: country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011)
 

Broadcast media:

1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a number of privately owned and community-operated stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)
 

Internet country code:

.mz
 

Internet hosts:

89,737 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 82
 

Internet users:

613,600 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 113

Airports:
 
98 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 57
 

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 21
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 4 (2013)
 

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 77
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 29
under 914 m: 
38 (2013)
 

Pipelines:

gas 972 km; refined products 278 km (2013)
 

Railways:

total: 4,787 km
country comparison to the world: 38
narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
 

Roadways:

total: 30,331 km
country comparison to the world: 96
paved: 6,303 km
unpaved: 24,028 km (2009)
 

Waterways:

460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 86
 

Merchant marine:

total: 2
country comparison to the world: 143
by type: cargo 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Belgium 2) (2010)
 

Ports and terminals:

major seaport(s): Beira, Maputo, Nacala

Electricity - production:
 
14.83 billion kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
 

Electricity - consumption:

10.19 billion kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
 

Electricity - exports:

9.462 billion kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
 

Electricity - imports:

8.537 billion kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
 

Electricity - installed generating capacity:

2.428 million kW (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
 

Electricity - from fossil fuels:

0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
 

Electricity - from nuclear fuels:

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
 

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:

99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
Electricity - from other renewable sources:

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
 

Crude oil - production:

20 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
 

Crude oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
 

Crude oil - imports:

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
 

Crude oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
 

Refined petroleum products - production:

992 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
 

Refined petroleum products - consumption:

19,580 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
 

Refined petroleum products - exports:

953 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
 

Refined petroleum products - imports:

16,140 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
 

Natural gas - production:

3.82 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
 

Natural gas - consumption:

80 million cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
 

Natural gas - exports:

3.3 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
 

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
 

Natural gas - proved reserves:

127.4 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
 

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:

3.426 million Mt (2011 est.)

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Export Statistics


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 8,575,617,465.00
2 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 5,455,033,688.00
3 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 2,886,564,244.00
4 Iron and steel 72 R 2,298,670,410.00
5 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 1,359,578,150.00
6 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 843,603,224.00
7 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 795,049,502.00
8 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 574,747,140.00
9 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 526,560,007.00
10 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 510,350,054.00
11 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 418,704,947.00
12 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 387,120,894.00
13 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 356,446,705.00
14 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 303,286,683.00
15 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 279,846,603.00
16 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 253,345,291.00
17 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 243,736,365.00
18 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 222,645,680.00
19 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 214,448,665.00
20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 209,113,422.00
21 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 193,522,300.00
22 Glass and glassware 70 R 177,466,905.00
23 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 170,327,305.00
24 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 155,071,354.00
25 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 147,557,270.00
26 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 136,593,744.00
27 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 129,858,653.00
28 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 125,367,977.00
29 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 116,012,440.00
30 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 115,756,538.00
31 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 99,949,390.00
32 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 86,762,039.00
33 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 85,954,404.00
34 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 81,764,209.00
35 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 81,397,448.00
36 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 79,583,508.00
37 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 73,564,394.00
38 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 68,895,218.00
39 Organic chemicals 29 R 67,946,028.00
40 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 65,462,759.00
41 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 65,246,829.00
42 Fertilizers 31 R 63,710,089.00
43 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 60,737,186.00
44 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 59,667,020.00
45 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 59,000,810.00
46 Ceramic products 69 R 50,449,617.00
47 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 46,694,398.00
48 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 38,853,235.00
49 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 37,984,763.00
50 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 37,367,386.00
51 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 35,875,936.00
52 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 33,376,947.00
53 Cereals 10 R 33,363,481.00
54 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 31,663,248.00
55 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 28,473,745.00
56 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 26,290,605.00
57 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 26,056,148.00
58 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 25,861,727.00
59 Live animals 01 R 21,851,389.00
60 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 20,156,132.00
61 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 17,151,406.00
62 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 13,857,378.00
63 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 9,849,001.00
64 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 9,668,873.00
65 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 9,032,674.00
66 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 8,053,478.00
67 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 6,847,242.00
68 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 6,687,486.00
69 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 6,660,596.00
70 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 6,505,664.00
71 Manmade filaments 54 R 4,065,669.00
72 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 3,900,718.00
73 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 3,776,262.00
74 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 3,269,021.00
75 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 3,101,538.00
76 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 2,630,437.00
77 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 1,680,572.00
78 Cotton 52 R 1,280,650.00
79 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 1,208,900.00
80 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,075,421.00
81 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 1,055,784.00
82 Lead and articles thereof 78 R 809,258.00
83 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 726,229.00
84 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 551,757.00
85 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 508,553.00
86 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 493,546.00
87 Silk 50 R 172,682.00
88 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 130,037.00
89 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 108,755.00
90 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 88,906.00
91 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 77,935.00
92 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 62,328.00
93 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 27,306.00
94 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 13,287.00
95 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 7,390.00
96 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 550.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 7,627,655,485.00
2 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 5,404,315,882.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 2,530,648,008.00
4 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 2,216,157,768.00
5 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 989,252,927.00
6 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 810,561,964.00
7 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 809,724,254.00
8 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 540,381,872.00
9 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 509,513,033.00
10 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 462,529,838.00
11 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 447,986,149.00
12 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 415,187,040.00
13 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 300,432,069.00
14 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 295,948,061.00
15 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 271,506,654.00
16 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 242,318,433.00
17 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 225,931,828.00
18 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 224,859,423.00
19 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 223,358,610.00
20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 204,144,254.00
21 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 193,652,602.00
22 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 181,967,121.00
23 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 178,805,319.00
24 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 178,194,910.00
25 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 171,731,418.00
26 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 159,460,598.00
27 Glass and glassware 70 R 157,890,838.00
28 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 134,037,772.00
29 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 112,712,885.00
30 Fertilizers 31 R 88,646,109.00
31 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 86,682,956.00
32 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 81,463,715.00
33 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 81,242,235.00
34 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 79,781,149.00
35 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 69,682,249.00
36 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 69,397,254.00
37 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 66,181,356.00
38 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 64,477,642.00
39 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 60,260,961.00
40 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 56,699,073.00
41 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 52,741,561.00
42 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 52,369,013.00
43 Ceramic products 69 R 48,233,245.00
44 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 46,180,780.00
45 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 45,898,534.00
46 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 45,532,722.00
47 Organic chemicals 29 R 44,703,118.00
48 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 43,577,290.00
49 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 37,868,374.00
50 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 34,368,937.00
51 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 33,796,665.00
52 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 28,719,167.00
53 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 28,544,490.00
54 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 28,463,291.00
55 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 25,365,814.00
56 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 24,904,048.00
57 Cereals 10 R 21,943,078.00
58 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 20,690,056.00
59 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 16,070,671.00
60 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 15,063,620.00
61 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 14,477,465.00
62 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 10,720,230.00
63 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 8,711,417.00
64 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 8,660,978.00
65 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 7,057,555.00
66 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 6,410,249.00
67 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 6,046,965.00
68 Live animals 01 R 5,660,819.00
69 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 5,035,950.00
70 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 4,864,857.00
71 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 4,443,502.00
72 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 3,265,890.00
73 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 3,098,354.00
74 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 3,050,422.00
75 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 2,810,485.00
76 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 2,234,695.00
77 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 1,957,745.00
78 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 1,750,756.00
79 Cotton 52 R 1,684,071.00
80 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 1,532,023.00
81 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 1,116,282.00
82 Manmade filaments 54 R 1,074,237.00
83 Silk 50 R 884,086.00
84 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 741,988.00
85 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 306,023.00
86 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 216,802.00
87 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 193,935.00
88 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 178,376.00
89 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 153,719.00
90 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 67,512.00
91 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 55,498.00
92 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 44,857.00
93 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 42,735.00
94 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 29,705.00
95 Lead and articles thereof 78 R 14,850.00
96 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 3,338.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 3,986,112,563.00
2 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 3,199,858,287.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 2,965,532,667.00
4 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 2,491,915,333.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 987,629,612.00
6 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 971,534,573.00
7 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 689,604,409.00
8 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 683,817,364.00
9 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 516,983,142.00
10 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 508,122,202.00
11 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 502,781,762.00
12 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 402,404,090.00
13 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 321,401,465.00
14 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 302,984,918.00
15 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 249,289,749.00
16 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 233,655,609.00
17 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 230,749,729.00
18 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 225,742,948.00
19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 191,326,263.00
20 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 191,253,919.00
21 Glass and glassware 70 R 191,204,891.00
22 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 188,491,569.00
23 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 182,521,840.00
24 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 182,274,287.00
25 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 174,206,651.00
26 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 160,654,402.00
27 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 144,666,098.00
28 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 140,822,701.00
29 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 130,320,518.00
30 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 129,190,454.00
31 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 111,250,341.00
32 Fertilizers 31 R 97,509,954.00
33 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 96,641,934.00
34 Cereals 10 R 93,892,993.00
35 Ceramic products 69 R 82,682,327.00
36 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 79,075,959.00
37 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 77,192,252.00
38 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 72,338,161.00
39 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 70,322,818.00
40 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 70,075,256.00
41 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 69,855,559.00
42 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 67,066,488.00
43 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 62,469,013.00
44 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 56,309,066.00
45 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 55,371,189.00
46 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 51,278,698.00
47 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 50,508,469.00
48 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 50,064,794.00
49 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 49,472,985.00
50 Organic chemicals 29 R 46,258,970.00
51 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 36,320,979.00
52 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 35,967,550.00
53 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 30,439,387.00
54 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 29,435,784.00
55 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 28,519,240.00
56 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 23,673,085.00
57 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 20,654,449.00
58 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 18,252,741.00
59 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 15,502,996.00
60 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 10,723,001.00
61 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 8,892,941.00
62 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 7,805,707.00
63 Live animals 01 R 6,650,716.00
64 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 6,471,013.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 6,001,380.00
66 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 5,071,119.00
67 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 4,393,827.00
68 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 3,807,846.00
69 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 3,318,418.00
70 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 3,085,785.00
71 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 2,290,833.00
72 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 1,980,545.00
73 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 1,940,894.00
74 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,731,579.00
75 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 1,634,499.00
76 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 1,625,729.00
77 Manmade filaments 54 R 1,559,504.00
78 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 1,535,213.00
79 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 1,450,869.00
80 Cotton 52 R 1,393,052.00
81 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 1,276,912.00
82 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 742,803.00
83 Silk 50 R 668,697.00
84 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 520,990.00
85 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 489,678.00
86 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 341,876.00
87 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 316,674.00
88 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 145,138.00
89 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 106,927.00
90 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 102,252.00
91 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 66,476.00
92 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 46,470.00
93 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 44,052.00
94 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 41,666.00
95 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 16,104.00
96 Lead and articles thereof 78 R 709.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 3,733,673,242.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 2,936,952,769.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 1,592,412,488.00
4 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 1,427,278,728.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 1,237,328,772.00
6 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 953,668,015.00
7 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 836,183,717.00
8 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 620,351,331.00
9 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 441,689,459.00
10 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 441,177,644.00
11 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 438,170,978.00
12 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 385,401,939.00
13 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 305,503,542.00
14 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 281,795,913.00
15 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 272,294,313.00
16 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 229,049,804.00
17 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 207,065,524.00
18 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 203,338,743.00
19 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 191,658,557.00
20 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 191,213,335.00
21 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 188,162,091.00
22 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 188,075,849.00
23 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 184,383,315.00
24 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 179,949,315.00
25 Glass and glassware 70 R 172,662,012.00
26 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 144,939,481.00
27 Cereals 10 R 120,620,999.00
28 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 114,954,259.00
29 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 114,280,316.00
30 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 108,565,700.00
31 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 103,793,644.00
32 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 103,683,125.00
33 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 96,150,984.00
34 Ceramic products 69 R 95,932,655.00
35 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 86,883,277.00
36 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 73,570,829.00
37 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 72,771,915.00
38 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 72,327,280.00
39 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 70,910,954.00
40 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 69,433,339.00
41 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 69,393,280.00
42 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 67,299,662.00
43 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 66,717,060.00
44 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 59,651,906.00
45 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 58,293,211.00
46 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 55,036,722.00
47 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 55,007,578.00
48 Fertilizers 31 R 50,360,411.00
49 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 47,650,382.00
50 Organic chemicals 29 R 47,013,153.00
51 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 44,577,420.00
52 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 37,919,623.00
53 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 37,753,936.00
54 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 34,537,946.00
55 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 32,718,256.00
56 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 32,249,261.00
57 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 26,339,331.00
58 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 25,964,168.00
59 Live animals 01 R 20,382,138.00
60 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 17,603,489.00
61 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 17,495,696.00
62 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 15,993,256.00
63 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 11,519,436.00
64 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 11,003,168.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 9,668,394.00
66 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 6,435,110.00
67 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 5,616,780.00
68 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 5,242,256.00
69 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 5,101,609.00
70 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 4,229,928.00
71 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 3,509,851.00
72 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 3,149,535.00
73 Manmade filaments 54 R 2,636,494.00
74 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 2,561,829.00
75 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 2,365,553.00
76 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 1,934,930.00
77 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 1,881,848.00
78 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 1,770,527.00
79 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 1,760,319.00
80 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 1,714,543.00
81 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 1,359,017.00
82 Cotton 52 R 1,000,171.00
83 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 854,276.00
84 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 674,430.00
85 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 653,366.00
86 Lead and articles thereof 78 R 601,537.00
87 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 515,449.00
88 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 484,324.00
89 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 195,881.00
90 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 180,992.00
91 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 168,853.00
92 Silk 50 R 162,078.00
93 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 159,049.00
94 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 103,890.00
95 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 69,454.00
96 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 27,806.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 5,034,112,597.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 3,419,878,342.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 2,434,075,015.00
4 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 1,492,514,879.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 1,355,129,546.00
6 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 1,252,536,139.00
7 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 741,580,485.00
8 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 604,947,033.00
9 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 516,823,242.00
10 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 506,065,288.00
11 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 434,354,678.00
12 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 401,955,106.00
13 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 393,751,748.00
14 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 274,731,432.00
15 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 259,097,077.00
16 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 249,698,749.00
17 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 249,299,311.00
18 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 218,459,463.00
19 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 203,871,636.00
20 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 189,773,485.00
21 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 183,267,741.00
22 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 180,036,988.00
23 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 166,022,048.00
24 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 163,631,551.00
25 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 136,303,293.00
26 Glass and glassware 70 R 130,410,216.00
27 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 120,948,413.00
28 Cereals 10 R 103,943,677.00
29 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 97,321,701.00
30 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 96,712,771.00
31 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 80,876,963.00
32 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 79,846,285.00
33 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 78,992,840.00
34 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 77,728,616.00
35 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 71,601,660.00
36 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 69,555,549.00
37 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 65,454,548.00
38 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 64,924,987.00
39 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 64,918,996.00
40 Fertilizers 31 R 61,955,002.00
41 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 60,441,554.00
42 Ceramic products 69 R 57,557,689.00
43 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 56,933,256.00
44 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 52,789,013.00
45 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 52,331,950.00
46 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 46,511,965.00
47 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 46,496,985.00
48 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 42,207,211.00
49 Organic chemicals 29 R 40,752,300.00
50 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 40,594,860.00
51 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 38,467,491.00
52 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 37,758,139.00
53 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 35,568,180.00
54 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 35,011,070.00
55 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 34,851,385.00
56 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 27,470,487.00
57 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 26,209,532.00
58 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 22,169,866.00
59 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 19,003,871.00
60 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 17,412,782.00
61 Manmade filaments 54 R 15,847,095.00
62 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 13,817,874.00
63 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 11,957,121.00
64 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 10,609,205.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 10,338,534.00
66 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 10,080,975.00
67 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 8,507,943.00
68 Live animals 01 R 7,225,614.00
69 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 5,960,077.00
70 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 4,403,132.00
71 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 3,145,435.00
72 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 2,861,926.00
73 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 2,371,894.00
74 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 2,317,022.00
75 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 2,024,307.00
76 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 1,955,865.00
77 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 1,879,504.00
78 Cotton 52 R 1,579,992.00
79 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 1,568,946.00
80 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,531,507.00
81 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 1,107,840.00
82 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 854,738.00
83 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 739,949.00
84 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 678,317.00
85 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 594,709.00
86 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 501,669.00
87 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 441,270.00
88 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 314,858.00
89 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 174,589.00
90 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 170,899.00
91 Silk 50 R 124,092.00
92 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 121,907.00
93 Lead and articles thereof 78 R 74,920.00
94 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 50,585.00
95 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 25,012.00
96 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 1,736.00
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