What is the price of pasta in South Africa?

As of January 2025, pasta in South Africa is US$ 1.33 per kg (25.82 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in pasta exports?

South Africa ranks #35 among 116 pasta exporters.

What was the export value of pasta from South Africa in 2024?

The export value was US$16,115,960.

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Pasta Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.33 / kg

25.82 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 3.6% YoY ▲ 3.6%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.33	25.82	▲ 3.6%	▲ 3.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the pasta price in South Africa available is US$ 1.33 per kg (25.82 ZAR), up 3.6% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 12,558 tonnes of pasta in 2024, valued at US$16,115,960, ranking #35 among 116 global exporters and accounting for 0.3% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 13.9% year-on-year. The country is a net exporter of pasta. The latest export unit value is US$1.329 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - pasta in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $16.1M (12.6 kt) of pasta▼ 13.9% YoY. That ranks #35 worldwide (0.3% of global exports).

$16.1M

Export value

12.6 kt

Export volume

#35 / 116

World rank

0.3%

Global share

$1.28

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top pasta exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Italy $3.08B · 48.9%
#2 Turkey $855M · 13.6%
#3 Thailand $186.2M · 3%
#4 US $179.2M · 2.8%
#5 Spain $153.6M · 2.4%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$16.1M	12.6 kt	$1.28
2023	$18.7M	14.4 kt	$1.3
2022	$15.5M	11.1 kt	$1.4
2021	$9M	7.2 kt	$1.24
2020	$7.4M	6.4 kt	$1.16

HS Code

pasta is traded under Harmonized System code 1902.19. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

South Africa pasta - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 7,249,777 tonnes of pasta. In 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa pasta (processed category) has gone up, changing by 2.327 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pasta's exports grew by 7.34% netting the exporter US$23.05m for the year 2019. South Africa's pasta exports are categorised as:

Pasta, cooked or otherwise prepared (excluding stuffed) (HS code 190230)
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, not containing eggs (HS code 190219)
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs (HS code 190211)
Pasta, stuffed with meat or other substances, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared (HS code 190220)

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South Africa pasta export values

In 2019, South Africa sold pasta valued at 23.05m USD, an increase of 7.96% from 2018's total pasta export of 21.35m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Africa pasta between 2017 to 2018 was 7.259 per cent.

The yearly variation in the amount of South Africa's pasta exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.34 pc when compared to a variation of 2.327% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's stake of the world's total pasta's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 19 in world exports of pasta.

Export markets for South Africa pasta ( in '000$ )

South Africa's leading export markets for pasta are Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of pasta. The annual growth of South Africa pasta in value between 2015 to 2019 was 41%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 40%, per annum.

South Africa brought in 57,045 tonnes of pasta in 2019.

Pasta Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest pasta prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$1.06/kg Tunisia$1.67/kg Djibouti$0.69/kg Mozambique$0.56/kg Togo$0.43/kg Malawi$1.93/kg Namibia$1.63/kg

Other Processed Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other processed in South Africa:

Raw Hides & Skins$0.62/kg Canola Oil$1.43/kg Sugar$0.68/kg Black Tea$5.22/kg Cotton$1.82/kg Molasses$0.17/kg Sunflower Oil$1.70/kg Chocolate$5.91/kg Coffee$6.90/kg Natural Honey$4.76/kg Butter$5.47/kg Milk & Cream$0.71/kg Palm Oil$1.53/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.38/kg Tapioca$0.92/kg

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