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
136
Highest
375,677 1000 USD
China
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Luxembourg
Median
363.5 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 136 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 363.5 1000 USD, and the mean is 10,913 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 51 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 375,677 1000 USD | 2018 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 204,252 1000 USD | 2018 | up 338.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 132,258 1000 USD | 2018 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 89,221 1000 USD | 2018 | up 418.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 88,427 1000 USD | 2018 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 63,525 1000 USD | 2018 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59,902 1000 USD | 2018 | down 60.1% | flat |
| 8 | Zambia | 52,170 1000 USD | 2018 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 33,994 1000 USD | 2018 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 28,871 1000 USD | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26,809 1000 USD | 2018 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 24,792 1000 USD | 2018 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 23,216 1000 USD | 2018 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 18,034 1000 USD | 2018 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 16,411 1000 USD | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 15,596 1000 USD | 2018 | down 49.7% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 13,870 1000 USD | 2018 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 12,867 1000 USD | 2018 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 12,727 1000 USD | 2018 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 12,539 1000 USD | 2018 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 12,086 1000 USD | 2018 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 11,242 1000 USD | 2018 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 10,755 1000 USD | 2018 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 24 | Angola | 10,740 1000 USD | 2018 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 9,693 1000 USD | 2018 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 9,029 1000 USD | 2018 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 8,395 1000 USD | 2018 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 28 | Pakistan | 8,320 1000 USD | 2018 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 7,776 1000 USD | 2018 | up 1,046.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 7,729 1000 USD | 2018 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 7,100 1000 USD | 2018 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 6,919 1000 USD | 2018 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 6,897 1000 USD | 2018 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 5,293 1000 USD | 2018 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,271 1000 USD | 2018 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 4,506 1000 USD | 2018 | up 1,825.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 3,774 1000 USD | 2018 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 3,309 1000 USD | 2018 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 3,148 1000 USD | 2018 | up 4,397.1% | volatile |
| 40 | C�te d'Ivoire | 2,888 1000 USD | 2018 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 2,548 1000 USD | 2018 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 2,320 1000 USD | 2018 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 2,180 1000 USD | 2018 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 2,038 1000 USD | 2018 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 1,572 1000 USD | 2018 | up 1,794.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 1,499 1000 USD | 2018 | up 481.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 1,479 1000 USD | 2018 | up 453.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 1,411 1000 USD | 2018 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 1,219 1000 USD | 2018 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 1,202 1000 USD | 2018 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,152 1000 USD | 2014 | up 115,100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,099 1000 USD | 2018 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 1,018 1000 USD | 2018 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 1,005 1000 USD | 2018 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 937 1000 USD | 2018 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo | 674 1000 USD | 2018 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 619 1000 USD | 2018 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan (former) | 614 1000 USD | 2011 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 567 1000 USD | 2018 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 521 1000 USD | 2018 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | 471 1000 USD | 2018 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 452 1000 USD | 2018 | up 258.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 414 1000 USD | 2018 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Singapore | 412 1000 USD | 2018 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 405 1000 USD | 2018 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 373 1000 USD | 2018 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 369 1000 USD | 2017 | up 7,280.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Togo | 364 1000 USD | 2018 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 363 1000 USD | 2018 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 341 1000 USD | 2017 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Benin | 304 1000 USD | 2017 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cyprus | 288 1000 USD | 2018 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 73 | T�rkiye | 286 1000 USD | 2018 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 264 1000 USD | 2018 | up 355.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 264 1000 USD | 2018 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | 263 1000 USD | 2018 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 257 1000 USD | 2016 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Czechia | 229 1000 USD | 2018 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Qatar | 223 1000 USD | 2018 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 191 1000 USD | 2018 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 150 1000 USD | 2009 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Djibouti | 148 1000 USD | 2018 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 144 1000 USD | 2018 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 91 1000 USD | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 82 1000 USD | 2018 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 80 1000 USD | 2018 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Burundi | 74 1000 USD | 2018 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Romania | 73 1000 USD | 2018 | up 386.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 66 1000 USD | 2018 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 65 1000 USD | 2008 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 62 1000 USD | 2017 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 58 1000 USD | 2018 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 53 1000 USD | 2018 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 53 1000 USD | 2018 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 50 1000 USD | 2018 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Brazil | 49 1000 USD | 2018 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 49 1000 USD | 2017 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 46 1000 USD | 2016 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 45 1000 USD | 2010 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea | 44 1000 USD | 2018 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 42 1000 USD | 2018 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Libya | 41 1000 USD | 2015 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 38 1000 USD | 2012 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 33 1000 USD | 2012 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 24 1000 USD | 2016 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 24 1000 USD | 2016 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Hungary | 23 1000 USD | 2018 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Eritrea | 20 1000 USD | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 1000 USD | 2017 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 19 1000 USD | 2017 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 18 1000 USD | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 16 1000 USD | 2015 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Suriname | 16 1000 USD | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritania | 14 1000 USD | 2014 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 13 1000 USD | 2014 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 115 | Niger | 13 1000 USD | 2015 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13 1000 USD | 2013 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 12 1000 USD | 2018 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Iceland | 11 1000 USD | 2016 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 11 1000 USD | 2018 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Cabo Verde | 10 1000 USD | 2013 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 6 1000 USD | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6 1000 USD | 2016 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovenia | 5 1000 USD | 2015 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 4 1000 USD | 2016 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 4 1000 USD | 2015 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Ukraine | 4 1000 USD | 2016 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 3 1000 USD | 2018 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 2 1000 USD | 2018 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Estonia | 1 1000 USD | 2014 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Lithuania | 1 1000 USD | 2018 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 1 1000 USD | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Somalia | 1 1000 USD | 2018 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Republic of Moldova | 1 1000 USD | 2018 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Belarus | 0 1000 USD | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 USD | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 27,081 1000 USD
- Central African Republic 5 1000 USD
About this data
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/