South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
137
Highest
375,677 1000 USD
China
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Luxembourg
Median
363 1000 USD
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,099

What the numbers show

South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 375,677 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 363 1000 USD, and the mean is 10,834 1000 USD.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 115,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 375,677 1000 USD 2018 up 488.2% volatile
1 United Republic of Tanzania 26,809 1000 USD 2018 down 5.5% rising
2 India 204,252 1000 USD 2018 up 338.9% volatile
2 Viet Nam 7,776 1000 USD 2018 up 1,046.9% volatile
2 Cabo Verde 10 1000 USD 2013 down 41.2% volatile
3 Indonesia 132,258 1000 USD 2018 down 13.5% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,271 1000 USD 2018 down 36.0% volatile
4 Zimbabwe 89,221 1000 USD 2018 up 418.7% volatile
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,099 1000 USD 2018 down 49.5% volatile
5 Thailand 88,427 1000 USD 2018 up 67.0% rising
5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 46 1000 USD 2016 down 76.6% volatile
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 63,525 1000 USD 2018 up 344.8% volatile
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19 1000 USD 2017 down 44.1% volatile
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59,902 1000 USD 2018 down 60.1% flat
7 Syrian Arab Republic 6 1000 USD 2016 down 99.7% volatile
8 Zambia 52,170 1000 USD 2018 up 54.8% volatile
8 Republic of Moldova 1 1000 USD 2018 down 92.3% volatile
9 Australia 33,994 1000 USD 2018 up 3.1% falling
10 Mozambique 28,871 1000 USD 2018 up 8.1% rising
11 Belgium 24,792 1000 USD 2018 down 75.5% falling
12 Germany 23,216 1000 USD 2018 down 66.0% falling
13 Ireland 18,034 1000 USD 2018 up 96.0% volatile
14 Malawi 16,411 1000 USD 2018 up 13.6% rising
15 Kenya 15,596 1000 USD 2018 down 49.7% rising
16 Japan 13,870 1000 USD 2018 up 135.4% volatile
17 Italy 12,867 1000 USD 2018 down 49.0% falling
18 Madagascar 12,727 1000 USD 2018 up 26.2% volatile
19 Nigeria 12,539 1000 USD 2018 down 64.0% falling
20 Spain 12,086 1000 USD 2018 down 85.8% volatile
21 Republic of Korea 11,242 1000 USD 2018 down 66.2% volatile
22 France 10,755 1000 USD 2018 down 51.7% falling
23 Angola 10,740 1000 USD 2018 up 43.4% volatile
24 Philippines 9,693 1000 USD 2018 up 134.1% volatile
25 New Zealand 9,029 1000 USD 2018 down 73.3% volatile
26 United Arab Emirates 8,395 1000 USD 2018 down 11.5% flat
27 Pakistan 8,320 1000 USD 2018 down 12.7% volatile
28 Uganda 7,729 1000 USD 2018 down 25.6% rising
29 Ghana 7,100 1000 USD 2018 down 17.5% volatile
30 Saudi Arabia 6,919 1000 USD 2018 down 43.8% volatile
31 Mauritius 6,897 1000 USD 2018 down 35.1% falling
32 Argentina 5,293 1000 USD 2018 up 33.8% falling
33 Bangladesh 4,506 1000 USD 2018 up 1,825.6% volatile
34 Portugal 3,774 1000 USD 2018 up 62.0% volatile
35 Switzerland 3,309 1000 USD 2018 up 20.5% volatile
36 Morocco 3,148 1000 USD 2018 up 4,397.1% volatile
37 C�te d'Ivoire 2,888 1000 USD 2018 down 71.6% volatile
38 Senegal 2,548 1000 USD 2018 down 49.3% falling
39 Malaysia 2,320 1000 USD 2018 down 20.9% volatile
40 Egypt 2,180 1000 USD 2018 down 35.6% volatile
41 Uruguay 2,038 1000 USD 2018 up 60.6% rising
42 Algeria 1,572 1000 USD 2018 up 1,794.0% volatile
43 Sweden 1,499 1000 USD 2018 up 481.0% volatile
44 Ecuador 1,479 1000 USD 2018 up 453.9% volatile
45 Mexico 1,411 1000 USD 2018 down 24.7% volatile
46 Oman 1,219 1000 USD 2018 down 17.4% volatile
47 Israel 1,202 1000 USD 2018 down 78.4% volatile
48 Equatorial Guinea 1,152 1000 USD 2014 up 115,100.0% volatile
49 Poland 1,018 1000 USD 2018 up 45.8% volatile
50 Liberia 1,005 1000 USD 2018 up 261.5% volatile
51 Colombia 937 1000 USD 2018 up 131.9% volatile
52 Congo 674 1000 USD 2018 down 48.9% volatile
53 Ethiopia 619 1000 USD 2018 down 88.7% volatile
54 Sudan (former) 614 1000 USD 2011 up 23.8% volatile
55 Gabon 567 1000 USD 2018 down 19.2% volatile
56 Peru 521 1000 USD 2018 down 74.2% volatile
57 Rwanda 471 1000 USD 2018 down 61.1% volatile
58 Norway 452 1000 USD 2018 up 258.7% volatile
59 Denmark 414 1000 USD 2018 up 5.9% volatile
60 Singapore 412 1000 USD 2018 down 85.4% volatile
61 Chile 405 1000 USD 2018 up 104.5% volatile
62 Jordan 373 1000 USD 2018 down 9.2% volatile
63 Papua New Guinea 369 1000 USD 2017 up 7,280.0% volatile
64 Togo 364 1000 USD 2018 down 90.2% volatile
65 Lebanon 363 1000 USD 2018 down 92.8% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 341 1000 USD 2017 up 46.4% volatile
67 Benin 304 1000 USD 2017 down 78.0% volatile
68 Cyprus 288 1000 USD 2018 down 76.6% volatile
69 T�rkiye 286 1000 USD 2018 down 79.4% volatile
70 Fiji 264 1000 USD 2018 up 355.2% volatile
70 Mali 264 1000 USD 2018 down 54.5% volatile
72 Canada 263 1000 USD 2018 down 41.8% volatile
73 Guatemala 257 1000 USD 2016 up 157.0% volatile
74 Czechia 229 1000 USD 2018 down 93.7% volatile
75 Qatar 223 1000 USD 2018 down 58.4% volatile
76 Bahrain 191 1000 USD 2018 up 45.8% volatile
77 Panama 150 1000 USD 2009 up 167.9% volatile
78 Djibouti 148 1000 USD 2018 down 72.7% volatile
79 Cameroon 144 1000 USD 2018 down 98.2% volatile
80 Austria 91 1000 USD 2018 down 99.8% volatile
81 Tunisia 82 1000 USD 2018 down 96.3% volatile
82 Greece 80 1000 USD 2018 down 90.5% volatile
83 Burundi 74 1000 USD 2018 down 41.3% volatile
84 Romania 73 1000 USD 2018 up 386.7% volatile
85 Kuwait 66 1000 USD 2018 down 99.1% volatile
86 Netherlands Antilles (former) 65 1000 USD 2008 up 3.2% volatile
87 Burkina Faso 62 1000 USD 2017 down 91.3% volatile
88 Sierra Leone 58 1000 USD 2018 down 56.4% volatile
89 Costa Rica 53 1000 USD 2018 down 61.9% volatile
89 Gambia 53 1000 USD 2018 down 83.9% volatile
91 Guinea-Bissau 50 1000 USD 2018 up 525.0% volatile
92 Brazil 49 1000 USD 2018 down 95.1% volatile
92 Russian Federation 49 1000 USD 2017 up 16.7% volatile
94 Albania 45 1000 USD 2010 up 136.8% volatile
95 Guinea 44 1000 USD 2018 down 78.1% volatile
96 Barbados 42 1000 USD 2018 up 281.8% volatile
97 Libya 41 1000 USD 2015 down 59.0% volatile
98 El Salvador 38 1000 USD 2012 up 123.5% rising
99 Croatia 33 1000 USD 2012 up 450.0% volatile
100 Nicaragua 24 1000 USD 2016 down 79.5% volatile
100 Paraguay 24 1000 USD 2016 down 91.2% volatile
102 Hungary 23 1000 USD 2018 up 155.6% volatile
103 Eritrea 20 1000 USD 2010 up 25.0% volatile
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 1000 USD 2017 down 5.0% volatile
105 Bulgaria 18 1000 USD 2014 down 50.0% volatile
106 Finland 16 1000 USD 2015 down 99.1% volatile
106 Suriname 16 1000 USD 2009 — volatile
108 Mauritania 14 1000 USD 2014 down 94.9% volatile
109 New Caledonia 13 1000 USD 2014 up 8.3% rising
109 Niger 13 1000 USD 2015 down 23.5% volatile
109 Sao Tome and Principe 13 1000 USD 2013 up 225.0% volatile
112 Sri Lanka 12 1000 USD 2018 down 99.5% volatile
113 Iceland 11 1000 USD 2016 down 90.7% volatile
113 Slovakia 11 1000 USD 2018 down 38.9% volatile
115 Armenia 6 1000 USD 2010 unchanged volatile
116 Central African Republic 5 1000 USD 2011 up 25.0% volatile
116 Slovenia 5 1000 USD 2015 up 66.7% volatile
118 Latvia 4 1000 USD 2016 down 99.3% volatile
118 French Polynesia 4 1000 USD 2015 down 69.2% volatile
118 Ukraine 4 1000 USD 2016 down 98.8% volatile
121 Jamaica 3 1000 USD 2018 down 87.0% volatile
122 Kazakhstan 2 1000 USD 2018 down 83.3% volatile
123 Estonia 1 1000 USD 2014 down 94.4% volatile
123 Lithuania 1 1000 USD 2018 down 99.3% volatile
123 Malta 1 1000 USD 2018 down 99.8% volatile
123 Somalia 1 1000 USD 2018 down 98.9% volatile
127 Belarus 0 1000 USD 2015 down 100.0% volatile
127 Luxembourg 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/