Binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa
South Africa: Binding coverage, manufactured products was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
60th
of 158 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2022
Binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa peaked at 99.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places South Africa 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 0.0% | 99.4% | 3 |
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More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa?
- Binding coverage, manufactured products in South Africa was 0.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, manufactured products recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, manufactured products recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for binding coverage, manufactured products?
- South Africa ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, manufactured products rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.