Doing Business in South Africa
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- Two way trade
- US$ 18.01 billion in FY 2024-25 (India's exports US$ 7.46 billion, imports US$ 10.55 billion), per the MEA brief on India-South Africa relations citing Ministry of Commerce and Industry data. Trade was US$ 19.25 billion in FY 2023-24 and US$ 13.02 billion for April 2025 to January 2026.
- Indian community
- Around 1.7 million people of Indian origin, about 3 percent of South Africa's total population, per the MEA brief on India-South Africa relations. About 80 percent live in KwaZulu-Natal, around 15 percent in Gauteng and the remaining 5 percent around Cape Town.