# South Africa Trade Balance: Goods & Services

South Africa Trade Balance: Goods & Services was 19,796 R millions, current prices, NSA in September 2026, down 3.3% from August 2026 and down 11.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35,946 R millions, current prices, NSA (Apr 2020) to 54,481 R millions, current prices, NSA (Jun 2021), averaging 13,576 R millions, current prices, NSA.

- Source agency: Makrognosis (computed from agency-direct inputs)
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.TRADEBAL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: R millions, current prices, NSA
- Coverage: 2012-02-29 to 2026-09-30 (176 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/trade-balance-goods-and-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,796 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| August 2026 | 20,473 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| July 2026 | 20,136 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| June 2026 | 17,751 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| May 2026 | −1,791.0 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| April 2026 | 14,434 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| March 2026 | 30,209 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| February 2026 | 35,859 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| January 2026 | 9,315.0 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| December 2025 | 23,176 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| November 2025 | 37,919 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| October 2025 | 14,967 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| September 2025 | 22,254 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| August 2025 | 2,369.0 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| July 2025 | 19,563 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| June 2025 | 22,041 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| May 2025 | 20,028 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| April 2025 | 12,999 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| March 2025 | 22,647 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| February 2025 | 19,946 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| January 2025 | −16,420 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| December 2024 | 14,688 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| November 2024 | 34,030 R millions, current prices, NSA |
| October 2024 | 14,131 R millions, current prices, NSA |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.TRADEBAL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.TRADEBAL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```