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South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — 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
103
Highest
66,768 1000 USD
Zimbabwe
Lowest
1 1000 USD
Pakistan
Median
273 1000 USD
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,660

What the numbers show

South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 66,768 1000 USD in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 1 1000 USD in Pakistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 273 1000 USD, and the mean is 3,215 1000 USD.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66,768.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 115,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 99.9%).

South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 66,768 1000 USD 2018 up 492.8% volatile
2 Zambia 41,726 1000 USD 2018 up 43.5% volatile
3 Belgium 20,768 1000 USD 2018 down 42.5% falling
4 Mozambique 14,297 1000 USD 2018 up 19.0% rising
5 Australia 13,547 1000 USD 2018 down 11.1% falling
6 Italy 12,790 1000 USD 2018 down 32.3% falling
7 Malawi 12,367 1000 USD 2018 up 10.4% rising
8 Madagascar 11,876 1000 USD 2018 up 25.8% volatile
9 Germany 11,643 1000 USD 2018 down 23.7% flat
10 Nigeria 11,583 1000 USD 2018 down 62.0% volatile
11 Spain 11,068 1000 USD 2018 down 86.1% volatile
12 Angola 9,908 1000 USD 2018 up 86.8% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,158 1000 USD 2018 down 90.6% volatile
14 Kenya 9,030 1000 USD 2018 down 57.5% volatile
15 China 7,731 1000 USD 2018 down 30.5% volatile
16 Uganda 6,826 1000 USD 2018 down 23.2% rising
17 New Zealand 6,367 1000 USD 2018 down 80.7% volatile
18 Ghana 5,971 1000 USD 2018 down 19.6% volatile
19 Argentina 5,293 1000 USD 2018 up 44.0% falling
20 France 4,667 1000 USD 2018 down 67.1% falling
21 Morocco 3,148 1000 USD 2018 up 5,953.9% volatile
22 Mauritius 2,928 1000 USD 2018 down 57.6% volatile
23 Switzerland 2,595 1000 USD 2018 up 4.1% volatile
24 India 2,522 1000 USD 2018 up 42.2% volatile
25 Senegal 2,513 1000 USD 2018 down 43.4% falling
26 Uruguay 2,038 1000 USD 2018 up 62.0% volatile
27 C�te d'Ivoire 2,031 1000 USD 2018 down 79.5% volatile
28 Republic of Korea 1,818 1000 USD 2018 down 28.4% volatile
29 Algeria 1,572 1000 USD 2018 up 1,794.0% volatile
30 Ecuador 1,479 1000 USD 2018 up 453.9% volatile
31 Equatorial Guinea 1,152 1000 USD 2014 up 115,100.0% volatile
32 Bangladesh 972 1000 USD 2018 up 315.4% rising
33 Egypt 908 1000 USD 2018 down 62.4% volatile
34 Mexico 840 1000 USD 2018 down 48.3% volatile
35 Malaysia 826 1000 USD 2018 down 65.9% volatile
36 Ethiopia 616 1000 USD 2018 down 69.1% volatile
37 Sudan (former) 614 1000 USD 2011 up 176.6% volatile
38 Philippines 595 1000 USD 2018 down 33.6% volatile
39 Gabon 567 1000 USD 2018 down 19.2% volatile
40 Peru 521 1000 USD 2018 down 74.2% volatile
41 Kuwait 505 1000 USD 2017 down 84.8% volatile
42 Congo 413 1000 USD 2018 down 67.7% volatile
43 Sri Lanka 380 1000 USD 2017 down 83.1% volatile
44 Chile 368 1000 USD 2018 up 85.9% volatile
45 Togo 364 1000 USD 2018 down 90.1% volatile
46 Thailand 343 1000 USD 2018 down 49.3% volatile
47 United Arab Emirates 318 1000 USD 2018 down 95.6% volatile
48 Poland 307 1000 USD 2018 up 13.3% volatile
49 Benin 304 1000 USD 2017 down 78.0% volatile
50 Rwanda 299 1000 USD 2018 down 71.6% volatile
51 Saudi Arabia 284 1000 USD 2018 down 97.6% volatile
52 Oman 273 1000 USD 2011 up 72.8% volatile
53 Fiji 264 1000 USD 2018 up 528.6% volatile
54 Guatemala 257 1000 USD 2016 up 157.0% volatile
55 Bahrain 162 1000 USD 2018 up 23.7% volatile
56 Burkina Faso 155 1000 USD 2014 down 33.2% volatile
57 Somalia 143 1000 USD 2015 up 64.4% volatile
58 Cyprus 142 1000 USD 2011 down 68.1% volatile
59 Qatar 122 1000 USD 2018 down 66.6% volatile
60 Cameroon 121 1000 USD 2018 down 98.5% volatile
60 Colombia 121 1000 USD 2018 down 41.3% volatile
62 Lebanon 110 1000 USD 2018 down 97.0% volatile
63 Djibouti 107 1000 USD 2018 down 80.3% volatile
64 Sierra Leone 104 1000 USD 2016 up 550.0% volatile
65 Ireland 93 1000 USD 2018 down 5.1% volatile
66 Austria 91 1000 USD 2018 down 86.4% volatile
67 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 85 1000 USD 2018 down 99.1% volatile
68 Tunisia 84 1000 USD 2017 up 2,700.0% volatile
69 Dominican Republic 80 1000 USD 2014 down 8.0% volatile
70 Burundi 74 1000 USD 2018 down 39.8% volatile
71 Barbados 69 1000 USD 2013 up 64.3% volatile
72 Indonesia 67 1000 USD 2018 up 570.0% volatile
73 Finland 63 1000 USD 2011 up 14.5% volatile
74 T�rkiye 59 1000 USD 2018 down 92.2% volatile
75 Costa Rica 53 1000 USD 2018 down 61.9% volatile
75 Gambia 53 1000 USD 2018 down 83.9% volatile
77 Israel 52 1000 USD 2018 down 97.7% volatile
78 Canada 50 1000 USD 2018 up 108.3% volatile
78 Guinea-Bissau 50 1000 USD 2018 up 614.3% volatile
78 Jordan 50 1000 USD 2016 down 84.6% volatile
81 Brazil 49 1000 USD 2018 down 69.9% volatile
82 Croatia 46 1000 USD 2010 up 84.0% rising
83 Guinea 44 1000 USD 2018 down 76.3% volatile
83 Singapore 44 1000 USD 2018 down 98.4% volatile
85 Japan 35 1000 USD 2017 down 36.4% volatile
86 Mali 34 1000 USD 2018 down 92.9% volatile
87 Czechia 28 1000 USD 2014 down 17.6% volatile
88 Russian Federation 27 1000 USD 2011 down 91.6% volatile
89 Paraguay 24 1000 USD 2014 down 72.7% volatile
90 Greece 21 1000 USD 2017 down 98.3% volatile
91 Eritrea 20 1000 USD 2010 up 25.0% volatile
91 Liberia 20 1000 USD 2016 down 31.0% volatile
93 Suriname 16 1000 USD 2009 — volatile
94 Mauritania 14 1000 USD 2014 down 85.4% volatile
95 Niger 13 1000 USD 2015 down 23.5% volatile
96 Sweden 7 1000 USD 2018 down 96.5% volatile
97 Armenia 6 1000 USD 2010 — falling
98 Central African Republic 5 1000 USD 2011 up 25.0% volatile
99 Jamaica 3 1000 USD 2018 down 97.6% volatile
100 Hungary 2 1000 USD 2018 down 77.8% volatile
100 Kazakhstan 2 1000 USD 2018 down 77.8% volatile
102 Norway 1 1000 USD 2017 down 99.2% volatile
102 Pakistan 1 1000 USD 2018 down 99.9% volatile

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
111 places, 1,660 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/