Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in South Africa
South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in South Africa peaked at 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, in 1965.
That places South Africa 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +68.3% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in South Africa?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in South Africa was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.