南非是非洲大陆经济最发达的国家，对外贸易在南非国民经济中居举足轻重的地位。 南非的矿产资源丰富，是世界五大矿业国之一。其中黄金、钻石、铂族金属、钒、铝硅酸盐、铬矿石、锰矿石的储量和出口量均居世界首位。出口长期依赖于黄金、钻石、矿砂等初级产品，制成品只占出口 South Africa is the most economically developed country on the continent and its foreign trade occupies a pivotal position in the national economy of South Africa. South Africa is rich in mineral resources and is one of the top five mining nations in the world. Among them, gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, vanadium, aluminosilicates, chrome ore and manganese ore both occupy the first place in the world in reserves and export volume. Exports have long relied on primary products such as gold, diamonds and ores, while finished products accounted for only exports