2025
| Trade Barrier Index

South Africa

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Rank

40/122

Regional Rank

2/27

South Africa - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 3.83 40 2
Tariff Score 4.43 22 4
NTBs 2.39 87 25
Services 3.68 55 1
Facilitation 4.83 51 1
Statistic Score Global Region

South Africa - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.96 14 1 2019
Tariff Rate Score 4.67 57 1 2019
Duty Free Score 4.56 10 1 2019
Tariff Line Score 2.65 27 7 2019
Overall 3.94 14 2 2021
Tariff Rate Score 4.64 59 2 2021
Duty Free Score 4.56 11 2 2021
Tariff Line Score 2.63 32 10 2021
Overall 4.03 18 1 2023
Tariff Rate Score 4.69 65 1 2023
Duty Free Score 4.59 12 1 2023
Tariff Line Score 2.83 28 8 2023
Overall 4.43 22 4 2025
Tariff Rate Score 4.6 76 4 2025
Duty Free Score 4.54 13 2 2025
Tariff Line Score 4.15 56 24 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

South Africa - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 2.39 87 25
Applied on All Partners 3.6 119 25
Applied Bilaterally 1.19 66 25
Statistic Score Global Region

South Africa - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 3.68 55 1
Professional 2.74 26 1
Entertainment 3.88 48 1
Telecom 3.35 57 1
Construction 5.09 65 2
Statistic Score Global Region

South Africa - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 5.09 47 1 2019
Property Rights 3.65 32 1 2019
Logistics 4.65 30 1 2019
Digital 2.95 29 1 2019
RTAs 9.1 66 1 2019
Overall 4.97 46 1 2021
Property Rights 3.78 40 2 2021
Logistics 4.56 31 1 2021
Digital 2.36 32 9 2021
RTAs 9.16 68 2 2021
Overall 5.14 50 1 2023
Property Rights 4.46 46 1 2023
Logistics 4.44 32 1 2023
Digital 2.7 45 8 2023
RTAs 8.97 70 1 2023
Overall 4.83 51 1 2025
Property Rights 4.9 61 3 2025
Logistics 3.45 23 1 2025
Digital 2.16 74 24 2025
RTAs 8.82 77 2 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

South Africa - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 3.6 119 25
Quantitative Restrictions 1 42 1
Safeguards 4 117 24
SPS 1.04 45 23
TRQ 3.22 90 25
Statistic Score Global Region

South Africa - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.19 66 25
AntiDumping 1.72 79 25
CVD 1 56 1
Quantitative Restrictions 1 54 1
SPS 1.06 64 24
Statistic Score Global Region

South Africa - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 2.16 74 24
Tax 3.25 81 1
Moderation 1 49 1
Content Localization 3.73 114 25
Security Barriers 1.6 72 23
Data Flows 1 45 1
Onerous Barriers 1.54 69 22
Statistic Score Global Region