2025年5月,南非的贸易顺差为217亿南非兰特,较前一个月下调后的130亿南非兰特有所扩大。受贵金属和宝石(即黄金和铂族金属)出货量(+30%)的推动,出口在一个月内增长6.3%,达到1760亿南非兰特的六个月高点;蔬菜制品(+17%);柑橘类水果、贱金属(+12%)和机械电子(+11%)。对欧洲(+14%)、非洲(+4.6%)和亚洲(+3.2%)的出口增加,但对大洋洲(-44.5%)和美洲(-4.2%)出口下降。与此同时,进口增长放缓1.2%,达到1540亿南非兰特,主要是由于购买了矿产品(+13%),主要是原油;贱金属(+9%),即人造刚玉和原始设备部件(+6%),部分被蔬菜产品(-28%)和机械电子(-4%)的下降所抵消。来自非洲(+32.3%)和大洋洲(+11.8%)的进口增加,但来自美洲(-3.4%)、亚洲(-1.9%)和欧洲(-2.2%)的进口下降。
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of ZAR 21.7 billion in May 2025, widening from a downwardly revised ZAR 13 billion in the prior month. Exports climbed by 6.3% over a month to a six-month high of ZAR 176 billion, boosted by shipments of precious metals & stones (+30%), namely gold and PGMs; vegetable products (+17%); citrus fruits, base metals (+12%) and machinery & electronics (+11%). Exports increased to Europe (+14%), Africa (+4.6%) and Asia (+3.2%), but declined to Oceania (-44.5%) and America (-4.2%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a slower 1.2% to ZAR 154 billion, driven by purchases of mineral products (+13%), primarily crude oil; base metals (+9%), namely artificial corundum, and original equipment components (+6%), which were partly offset by declines in vegetable products (-28%) and machinery & electronics (-4%). Imports went up from Africa (+32.3%) and Oceania (+11.8%) but dropped from America (-3.4%), Asia (-1.9%) and Europe (-2.2%).