South Africa | Imports and Exports | World | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" from South Africa totalled $ 5.58 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2815 from South Africa decreased by 35% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" decreased by $ 3.06 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 2815 from South Africa amounted $8.64 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" amounted to 0.005% of total exports from South Africa (cumulative merchandise exports from South Africa totalled $ 110 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 2815 in total exports from South Africa decreased by 0.002 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.007% in 2022 and cumulative exports from South Africa were equal to $ 121 billion).
Exports of commodity group 2815 amounted to 0.434% of total sales of group "" from South Africa in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from South Africa amounted to $1.28 billion in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 2815 in sales of commodity group from South Africa lowered by 0.007 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.442% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from South Africa were $1.95 billion).
Where does South Africa export Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium?
Top export destinations of "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" from South Africa in 2023:
- Namibia with a share of 20% (1.12 million US$)
- Botswana with a share of 18.6% (1.04 million US$)
- Swaziland with a share of 17.5% (978 thousand US$)
- Zimbabwe with a share of 10.1% (564 thousand US$)
- Zambia with a share of 5.71% (319 thousand US$)
- Mozambique with a share of 5% (279 thousand US$)
- Dem. Rep. Congo with a share of 4.94% (275 thousand US$)
- Lesotho with a share of 4.1% (229 thousand US$)
- Malawi with a share of 2.95% (165 thousand US$)
- Ghana with a share of 1.83% (102 thousand US$)
Exports structure of 2815 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium - from South Africa in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 42% (2.35 million US$): 281512 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), in aqueous solution (sida lye/liquid soda)
- 40% (2.28 million US$): 281511 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), solid
- 11.6% (650 thousand US$): 281520 - Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)
- 5.13% (286 thousand US$): 281530 - Peroxides of sodium/potassium
The value of imports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" to South Africa totalled $ 115 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2815 to South Africa decreased by 23% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" decreased by $ 35 million (the value of imports of commodity group 2815 to South Africa was equal to $151 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 2815 "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium" accounted for 0.107% of total import flow to South Africa (in 2023, total imports to South Africa amounted to $ 107 billion). The share of commodity group 2815 in total imports to South Africa decreased by 0.027 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.135% in 2022 and cumulative imports to South Africa were equal to $ 111 billion).
Imports of commodity group 2815 reached 7.54% of total imports of group "" to South Africa in 2023 (imports of commodity group to South Africa totalled $1.52 billion in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 2815 in total imports of commodity group to South Africa increased by 0.089 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 7.45% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to South Africa accounted for $2.02 billion).
Where does South Africa import Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium from?
Top trading partners (import of "Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium") of South Africa in 2023:
- China with a share of 38% (44 million US$)
- India with a share of 25% (29 million US$)
- USA with a share of 13.2% (15.2 million US$)
- Qatar with a share of 6.32% (7.29 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 3.78% (4.36 million US$)
- Japan with a share of 3.65% (4.21 million US$)
- Pakistan with a share of 2.41% (2.78 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 1.94% (2.24 million US$)
- Saudi Arabia with a share of 1.04% (1.2 million US$)
- Korea with a share of 1.02% (1.18 million US$)
Imports structure of 2815 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium - to South Africa in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 72% (84 million US$): 281512 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), in aqueous solution (sida lye/liquid soda)
- 20% (23 million US$): 281511 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), solid
- 5.36% (6.19 million US$): 281520 - Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)
- 1.26% (1.46 million US$): 281530 - Peroxides of sodium/potassium
