Logistics profile

South Africa

ZA · ZAF Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income

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South Africa (ZAF) maps 8 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 62 airports, and 270 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

Ports

Airports

270

Locations

Trade Zones

Airlines

Logistics Performance

World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)

Global LPI rank#19/139
Overall LPI score3.70/5.00
UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)107.2 · 2024-Q1
Port connectivity (PLSCI)209.7 · Durban
Infrastructure quality3.6
Customs efficiency3.3

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

20,953route-km

World Bank WDI · 2021

Container throughput

4,053,350TEU

World Bank WDI · 2022

Air freight

59.7M ton-km

World Bank WDI · 2023

Maritime territory (EEZ)

1,072,679km²

Marine Regions

Logistics sites

OpenStreetMap

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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties

Total: 5

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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1995

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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994

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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the… Party · 2003

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Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone Party · 1963

UN Treaty Collection

Trade Flow

Top export market China

Top import source China

Lead export good Pearls, precious stones & metals

Lead import good Mineral fuels & oils

Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022

CEPII BACI

Preferential Trade

Total: 5

FTA & EIA AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement
FTA EU - SADC
FTA Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles
CU Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

World Bank DTA

Fiscal & Tariffs

CurrencyZAR Rand
MFN applied tariff7.6% avg · 2022

ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI

Commodity Profile

Agriculture (129) Sugar cane 16.7M t · 2024
Minerals (56) iron ore 63.2M t · 2023
Energy (1) Primary energy production 0.2 quad Btu · 2024

FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA

Trade Controls

the UN Security Council Consolidated List (2026-04) records no trade-control entries for South Africa.

UN · EU

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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 8

8 seaports in South Africa — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Saldanha Bay ZASDB 23.2 m Richards Bay ZARCB 18.9 m Cape Town ZACPT 15.9 m Durban ZADUR 11.0 m East London ZAELS 11.0 m

Sources the SMDG Terminal Code List the NGA World Port Index

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Airports

Total: 62

62 airports in South Africa, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Upington Airport UTN 16076 ft Mmabatho International Airport MBD 15157 ft O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB 14495 ft Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit HDS 13094 ft King Shaka International Airport DUR 12139 ft

Source OurAirports

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Locations

Total: 270

270 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in South Africa — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Durban ZADUR Port, Rail, Road, Airport, Postal Cape Town ZACPT Port, Rail, Road, Airport, Postal Johannesburg ZAJNB Rail, Road, Airport, Postal Port Elizabeth ZAPLZ Port, Airport, Postal Pretoria ZAPRY Rail, Road, Airport, Postal, Multimodal

Sources GeoNames UN/LOCODE

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Trade Zones

Total: 29

29 special economic and free-trade zones in South Africa, with type and operator.

Dimbaza Industrial Park ozm-4158 Export Processing Zone Durban Aerotropolis ozm-4171 Free Trade Zone Coega Industrial Development Zone ZAF1 Special Economic Zone Bojanala (Platinum Valley) Special Economic Zone ozm-4172 Specialized Zone Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone ozm-4170 Free Trade Zone

Sources Open Zone Map the World Bank SEZ database

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Airlines

Total: 9

9 air carriers registered in South Africa, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

1Time Airline 1T Comair MN Interair South Africa D6 Interlink Airlines ID Mango JE

Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes

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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey

OGL↗

TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)

Etalab 2.0↗

Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference

Compiled (public facts)

commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration

Public domain (US gov)↗

commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT

CC BY 4.0 IGO↗

LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames

CC BY 4.0↗

InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)

CC0↗

AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes

Factual code list↗

Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records

Public (official lists)↗

fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217

Factual code list↗

LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE — free↗

InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map

CC BY↗

InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

ODbL 1.0↗

AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports

Public domain↗

Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List

UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection

UN — open↗

Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD

CC BY 3.0 IGO↗

Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database

CC BY 4.0↗

Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ databasethe World Bank SEZ database

CC BY 4.0↗

Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators

CC BY 4.0↗

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index

Public domain (US gov)↗