Real Goods and Services Imports Growth (YoY, SA): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 5.43% y/y for 2026-Q2, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Trade · Quarterly · % y/y · OECD.IMPORTS.VOLUME.YOY.Q · ZAF
Quarterly national accounts goods and services volumes; distinct from merchandise customs values and annual services-only trade. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- Latest
- 5.43
- % y/y · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- -1.61
- % y/y · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 7.14
- % y/y · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Africa · history
% y/y · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 5.43 |
| 2026-Q1 | -1.61 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2.80 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3.63 |
| 2025-Q2 | -2.67 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0.95 |
| 2024-Q4 | -6.09 |
| 2024-Q3 | -3.68 |
| 2024-Q2 | -8.48 |
| 2024-Q1 | -7.15 |
| 2023-Q4 | 2.29 |
| 2023-Q3 | -2.50 |
| 2023-Q2 | 7.10 |
| 2023-Q1 | 9.10 |
| 2022-Q4 | 10.33 |
| 2022-Q3 | 21.00 |
| 2022-Q2 | 17.33 |
| 2022-Q1 | 11.67 |
| 2021-Q4 | 12.51 |
| 2021-Q3 | 15.17 |
| 2021-Q2 | 17.54 |
| 2021-Q1 | -3.68 |
| 2020-Q4 | -13.90 |
| 2020-Q3 | -24.86 |
| 2020-Q2 | -25.69 |
| 2020-Q1 | -5.29 |
| 2019-Q4 | -1.97 |
| 2019-Q3 | -1.37 |
| 2019-Q2 | 4.66 |
| 2019-Q1 | 1.02 |
| 2018-Q4 | 2.08 |
| 2018-Q3 | 9.29 |
| 2018-Q2 | 1.06 |
| 2018-Q1 | 1.68 |
| 2017-Q4 | 4.03 |
| 2017-Q3 | -0.18 |
| 2017-Q2 | 2.58 |
| 2017-Q1 | -0.27 |
| 2016-Q4 | -4.49 |
| 2016-Q3 | -4.23 |
| 2016-Q2 | -3.15 |
| 2016-Q1 | -4.65 |
| 2015-Q4 | 3.04 |
| 2015-Q3 | 4.12 |
| 2015-Q2 | 6.27 |
| 2015-Q1 | 6.79 |
| 2014-Q4 | 3.64 |
| 2014-Q3 | -2.38 |
| 2014-Q2 | -5.21 |
| 2014-Q1 | 1.50 |
| 2013-Q4 | 0.13 |
| 2013-Q3 | 5.32 |
| 2013-Q2 | 7.31 |
| 2013-Q1 | 3.45 |
| 2012-Q4 | -0.11 |
| 2012-Q3 | 2.10 |
| 2012-Q2 | 6.68 |
| 2012-Q1 | 7.28 |
| 2011-Q4 | 14.94 |
| 2011-Q3 | 9.63 |
| 2011-Q2 | 10.82 |
| 2011-Q1 | 11.97 |
| 2010-Q4 | 10.44 |
| 2010-Q3 | 19.85 |
| 2010-Q2 | 12.11 |
| 2010-Q1 | 1.55 |
| 2009-Q4 | -11.48 |
| 2009-Q3 | -23.29 |
| 2009-Q2 | -21.39 |
| 2009-Q1 | -13.95 |
| 2008-Q4 | -1.11 |
| 2008-Q3 | 6.15 |
| 2008-Q2 | 2.33 |
| 2008-Q1 | 3.86 |
| 2007-Q4 | -1.75 |
| 2007-Q3 | 11.84 |
| 2007-Q2 | 12.29 |
| 2007-Q1 | 16.90 |
| 2006-Q4 | 27.30 |
| 2006-Q3 | 12.47 |
| 2006-Q2 | 18.16 |
| 2006-Q1 | 14.89 |
| 2005-Q4 | 7.51 |
| 2005-Q3 | 12.57 |
| 2005-Q2 | 9.98 |
| 2005-Q1 | 13.84 |
| 2004-Q4 | 15.98 |
| 2004-Q3 | 15.03 |
| 2004-Q2 | 17.85 |
| 2004-Q1 | 13.07 |
| 2003-Q4 | 11.22 |
| 2003-Q3 | 10.72 |
| 2003-Q2 | 5.97 |
| 2003-Q1 | 4.29 |
| 2002-Q4 | 8.04 |
| 2002-Q3 | 7.44 |
| 2002-Q2 | 2.95 |
| 2002-Q1 | 3.05 |
| 2001-Q4 | -1.88 |
| 2001-Q3 | -1.69 |
| 2001-Q2 | 4.91 |
| 2001-Q1 | -0.19 |
| 2000-Q4 | 4.62 |
| 2000-Q3 | 5.38 |
| 2000-Q2 | 4.24 |
| 2000-Q1 | 7.14 |
Source: OECD. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.