The US goods trade deficit with South Africa widened to $10.2bn in 2025
US goods and services trade with South Africa, $ billions, 2025 estimates
US exports to South Africa
US imports from South Africa
$10.2bn
goods trade deficit with South Africa, 2025
$28.8bn
total goods & services trade, up 10.1% from 2024
The US buys far more South African goods than it sells there, with the deficit growing nearly 15% in a single year. Services trade reverses the picture — the US earns a $1.9bn surplus — but that covers less than a fifth of the goods shortfall.
Daily Maverick · Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative, 2025
