South Africa (2024)
5.7
% of manufactured exports
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Year% of manufactured exportsYoY Change
20245.7+0.8pp
20235-0.6pp
20225.5-0pp
20215.5-0.1pp
20205.6+0.7pp
20194.9-0.4pp
20185.3-0.4pp
20175.7-1pp
20166.7-0.7pp
20157.4+0.7pp
20146.7+0.1pp
20136.5-0.2pp
20126.7+0.5pp
20116.2-0pp
20106.2+0.4pp
20095.9+0.4pp
20085.5-0.5pp
20076n/a

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 5.7 % of manufactured exports in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.8pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 7.4 in 2015 and a trough of 4.9 in 2019.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks south africa high-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in South Africa, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 7.4 % of manufactured exports in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.9 in 2019. The latest reading of 5.7 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of +0.8pp.