South Africa Imports from Malaysia was US$939.18 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Malaysia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.


South Africa Imports from Malaysia Value Year
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $211.16M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $179.01M 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $113.67M 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $102.70M 2024
Rubbers $32.20M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $29.67M 2024
Organic chemicals $26.70M 2024
Plastics $25.86M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $24.31M 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $20.25M 2024
Copper $17.70M 2024
Aluminum $17.58M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $17.02M 2024
Iron and steel $15.35M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $14.79M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $10.10M 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $8.56M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $7.53M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $6.66M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $6.52M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $5.83M 2024
Tin $4.44M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $3.58M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $3.38M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $3.34M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $3.28M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $3.28M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $2.91M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $2.35M 2024
Glass and glassware $1.88M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $1.76M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $1.73M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $1.32M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $1.27M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $1.22M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.18M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $1.17M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $817.60K 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $764.02K 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $749.94K 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $608.74K 2024
Cotton $579.19K 2024
Manmade filaments $573.07K 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $528.04K 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $401.39K 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $341.29K 2024
Pharmaceutical products $340.81K 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $323.24K 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $237.25K 2024
Manmade staple fibers $214.86K 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $204.79K 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $176.73K 2024
Headgear and $173.31K 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $133.36K 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $116.19K 2024
Zinc $109.28K 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $96.24K 2024
Ceramic products $86.40K 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $57.30K 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $53.29K 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $53.29K 2024
Clocks and watches $46.28K 2024
Products of animal origin $39.73K 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $28.27K 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $18.63K 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $15.48K 2024
Nickel $7.15K 2024
Lac, gums, resins $7.00K 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $4.48K 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $4.33K 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $3.54K 2024
Live animals $2.25K 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $2.19K 2024
Cereals $1.35K 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $761 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $588 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $93 2024
Cork and articles of cork $80 2024
Ores slag and ash $66 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $55 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $43 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $25 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $15 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $14 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $11 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $9 2024
Fertilizers $617.43K 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $339.17K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $110 2023
Silk $89 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $34.27K 2022
Meat and edible meat offal $29.65K 2021
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $21 2021
Lead $211.27K 2019
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $5.67K 2019
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $3.79K 2012




south africa Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 24770.00 19950.00 52741.21 -36126.73 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -0.60 -1.60 6.00 -7.50 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -31632.00 -55620.00 305164.00 -241123.00 ZAR Million [+]
Imports 147708.64 143182.28 184982.88 66.10 ZAR Million [+]
Exports 172482.89 163128.36 194076.08 55.80 ZAR Million [+]
External Debt 168379.00 176314.00 185358.00 33262.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1024787.00 1310377.00 1598893.00 29341.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 125.44 125.44 183.51 123.48 Tonnes [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 7500.00 -3200.00 562292.00 -13910.00 ZAR Billion [+]
Terms of Trade 111.70 110.10 130.30 42.30 points [+]
Weapons Sales 31.00 58.00 243.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Crude Oil Production 0.50 0.50 35.60 0.50 BBL/D/1K [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 3.68 0.00 Points [+]