South Africa: coronavirus impact import and export

In terms of importing and exporting goods and services, the coronavirus pandemic impacted one third of South African businesses. This based of the results of an April 2020 survey. 38 percent of businesses that responded to this survey indicated to see an effect in import, whereas 32.3 percent for the export of goods and services. Roughly three percent, on the other hand, was not affected by COVID-19 and the measures taken to prevent the virus from spreading too fast.

Business impact of COVID-19 on import and export of goods and services in South Africa as of April 2020

Characteristic	Was affected	Was not affected	Not sure	Not applicable
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Release date

May 2020

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

April 14, 2020 to April 30, 2020

Number of respondents

2,182 respondents

Special properties

Businesses operating within various industries in South Africa that are registered for value added tax (VAT)

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The source notes the following are excluded: financial intermediation, insurance, pension funding, government, education, and business services ‘not elsewhere classified’.

The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.

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