South Africa Crude Oil: Imports

1980 - 2025 | Yearly | Barrel/Day th | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Key information about South Africa Crude Oil: Imports

  • South Africa Crude Oil: Imports was reported at 162.287 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 177.167 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2024
  • South Africa Crude Oil: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 382.000 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1980 to 2025, with 46 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 523.750 Barrel/Day th in 2004 and a record low of 147.250 Barrel/Day th in 2022
  • South Africa Crude Oil: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Imports

View South Africa's Crude Oil: Imports from 1980 to 2025 in the chart:

South Africa Crude Oil: Imports
South Africa Crude Oil: Imports

What was South Africa's Crude Oil: Imports in 2025?

South Africa Crude Oil: Imports was reported at 162.287 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
162.287 2025 177.167 2024 147.250 2022 523.750 2004 Barrel/Day th yearly 1980 - 2025

Crude Oil: Imports by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (Barrel/Day th) 2.072 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Australia (Barrel/Day th) 168.076 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Bahrain (Barrel/Day th) 263.701 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Belarus (Barrel/Day th) 219.767 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Belgium (Barrel/Day th) 595.516 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Brazil (Barrel/Day th) 245.917 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Bulgaria (Barrel/Day th) 97.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Canada (Barrel/Day th) 671.215 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Chile (Barrel/Day th) 181.080 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
China (Barrel/Day th) 11,611.570 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Croatia (Barrel/Day th) 55.818 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Cuba (Barrel/Day th) 64.837 2020 yearly 1980 - 2020
Czech Republic (Barrel/Day th) 156.438 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Ecuador (Barrel/Day th) 16.125 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Egypt (Barrel/Day th) 41.625 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
France (Barrel/Day th) 918.766 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Germany (Barrel/Day th) 1,608.477 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Greece (Barrel/Day th) 424.350 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Hungary (Barrel/Day th) 123.464 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
India (Barrel/Day th) 4,985.548 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Indonesia (Barrel/Day th) 362.333 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Iran (Barrel/Day th) 0.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Italy (Barrel/Day th) 1,105.399 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Barrel/Day th) 46.200 2011 yearly 1995 - 2011
Japan (Barrel/Day th) 2,406.631 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Kenya (Barrel/Day th) 31.000 2010 yearly 1995 - 2010
South Korea (Barrel/Day th) 2,784.366 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Lithuania (Barrel/Day th) 182.000 2009 yearly 2009 - 2009
Malaysia (Barrel/Day th) 477.900 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
Morocco (Barrel/Day th) 0.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Netherlands (Barrel/Day th) 1,059.140 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Netherlands Antilles (Barrel/Day th) 85.000 2010 yearly 1995 - 2010
New Zealand (Barrel/Day th) 103.750 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Pakistan (Barrel/Day th) 162.800 2008 yearly 2007 - 2008
Peru (Barrel/Day th) 98.500 2008 yearly 2007 - 2008
Philippines (Barrel/Day th) 152.833 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Poland (Barrel/Day th) 538.907 2019 yearly 1984 - 2019
Puerto Rico (Barrel/Day th) 101.000 2009 yearly 1995 - 2009
Romania (Barrel/Day th) 185.818 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Russia (Barrel/Day th) 0.000 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Singapore (Barrel/Day th) 880.833 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
South Africa (Barrel/Day th) 162.287 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Spain (Barrel/Day th) 1,240.159 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Sweden (Barrel/Day th) 319.414 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Taiwan, China (Barrel/Day th) 842.000 2010 yearly 1995 - 2010
Thailand (Barrel/Day th) 965.083 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Trinidad and Tobago (Barrel/Day th) 0.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Turkey (Barrel/Day th) 644.986 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ukraine (Barrel/Day th) 1.103 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
United Arab Emirates (Barrel/Day th) 275.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
United Kingdom (Barrel/Day th) 808.479 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
United States (Barrel/Day th) 6,169.000 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Venezuela (Barrel/Day th) 31.572 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025

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South Africa Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -886.650 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,671.464 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 29.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 377,197.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - May 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1960 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn) 3,297.162 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn) 8,357.746 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn) 2,901.115 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
National Govt Debt: Gross: Foreign (ZAR mn) 565,304.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - May 2026
National Govt Debt: Gross: Domestic (ZAR mn) 5,548,561.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - May 2026
National Govt Debt: Gross (ZAR mn) 6,113,911.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - May 2026
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn) 161,152.089 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn) -14,619.619 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn) 146,532.470 May 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -108.6 May 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - May 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 10,845.7 May 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - May 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.8 May 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - May 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,009,708.684 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 441,083.773 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 150,457.096 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 10,954.3 May 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - May 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.3 May 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - May 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,991,384.205 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 632,976.505 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 733.953 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 498.073 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,188.790 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,182.258 May 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - May 2026
Exports: China (ZAR) 19,601,479,599.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Exports: Japan (ZAR) 10,882,644,797.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 9,875,269,122.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Exports: Germany (ZAR) 16,241,137,368.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Exports: United States (ZAR) 12,101,851,796.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Exports (ZAR mn) 178,831.100 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 9,953.400 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 12,451.400 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 45,105.200 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn) 14,173.500 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn) 41,554.300 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: China (ZAR) 35,982,374,206.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Imports: Japan (ZAR) 3,578,541,083.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Imports: United States (ZAR) 15,258,398,202.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Imports: Germany (ZAR) 12,513,290,998.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 2,916,782,488.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Imports (ZAR mn) 180,621.600 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 51,669.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn) 18,623.800 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 35,829.500 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn) 4,651.600 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 17,391.800 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.900 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 118.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 940.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,239.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 548.692 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 863.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -314.474 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 195,932.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1985 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 46.9 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 51,937.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -10.525 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 120,591.954 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 469,759.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 38,910.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 67,871.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 83,152.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 91,756.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 426,474.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -8,127.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn) -23,057.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn) 64.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 4,880.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 140,898.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 8,963.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -15,370.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn) -15,297.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn) -24,260.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 9,626.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -43,881.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 53,507.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn) -16,644.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -80,272.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 63,628.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn) -5,622.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn) 190,668.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 2,044,991.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 155,640.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 325,116.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 257,416.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,762,732.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 383,021.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 413,713.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -33,030.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Net Direct Investment: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -8,219.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Liabilities: Equity & Investment Fund Shares (ZAR mn) -15,687.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2018
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn) 1,925,533.000 2017 yearly 1956 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1969 - Mar 2026
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 19,036.609 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 193,740.314 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 300,966.512 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
M2 Growth (%) 8.3 May 2026 monthly Mar 1966 - May 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Jun 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 51,235.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 11.605 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.7 May 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - May 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 18,503.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 392,858.849 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1986 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1987 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 389,286.0 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.7 May 2026 monthly Mar 1966 - May 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 8.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 155.436 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 294.272 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 187,341.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1969 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 357,597.657 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.44 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.23 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1965 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn) 6,053,842.000 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Monetary Base (ZAR mn) 551,651.000 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn) 4,878,306.000 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn) 6,077,956.000 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn) 3,140,298.000 May 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - May 2026
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 74,114.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (USD mn) 5,335.000 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2019
Gold & Other Foreign Reserves: Memorandum Items: Gross (USD mn) 50,582.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2018
Domestic Deposits (ZAR mn) 5,842,279.000 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1965 - Mar 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.1 Jun 2026 monthly Sep 2000 - Jun 2026
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%) 31.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2026
Business Confidence Index (2020=100) 124.100 May 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2026
Purchasing Managers' Index (NA) 43.900 Jun 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jun 2026
Composite Leading Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 105.88 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2018
Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 102.50 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Composite Lagging Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 94.64 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Building & Construction Survey: Composite Confidence (%) 24.500 Mar 2019 quarterly Jun 1986 - Mar 2019
ZA: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 84.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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