International sales for exported hot chocolate by country totaled US$2.4 billion during 2017 in terms of unsweetened cocoa powder plus another $396.7 million for sweetened cocoa powder. Overall, the value of hot chocolate exports in 2017 equaled $2.8 billion. That dollar amount reflects a -2.6% decline from 2016 to 2017 and a -9.2% depreciation since […]
About Daniel Workman
Daniel Workman is the founder of World’s Top Exports (WTEx).
He graduated with top marks in attaining a Business Systems Analysis and Design degree from Ryerson University. Daniel also earned a more practical advanced International trade certificate from George Brown College.
Daniel has immersed himself in export research since 2006, when he independently
developed the fledgling international trade topic for an online magazine. Within two years, his articles went from drawing 200 monthly page views to over 12,000 unique visits per day.
Daniel also writes research pieces on request from his global audience, delving into
subjects ranging from Asian inkjet sales for a print magazine in mainland China to an analysis on the world’s richest countries for an Australian educational publication.
Daniel’s true passion is analyzing and synthesizing export data, and presenting that
information in plain language for a global audience
Quotable Quotes: “Just as sales reflect the vital signs of the largest multinational corporation, exports represent the life blood of the global economy.” Daniel Workman, WTEx Research Analyst
Poland’s Top Trading Partners
January 13, 2019 by
Nicknamed Polonia (Land of the Fields), the Republic of Poland shipped US$230.9 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 1.4% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion one year earlier in 2016. From a continental perspective, 88.4% of Polish exports by value were delivered to fellow European countries. […]
Top Exported Hats by Country
January 13, 2019 by
Worldwide sales for exported hats and similar headgear totaled US$9.1 billion during 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 16.6% increase since 2013 and a 6.1% uptick from 2016 to 2017. As a head covering, hats are worn for diverse reasons. These encompass protection against the weather, religious purposes, ceremonial celebrations such as graduation, safety and […]
Denmark’s Top 10 Exports
January 13, 2019 by
South of fellow Scandinavian nations Sweden and Norway while sharing its own southern border with Germany, the Kingdom of Denmark shipped US$102.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -7.2% drop since 2013 but an 8.6% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence […]
Sweden’s Top 10 Exports
January 13, 2019 by
A Scandinavian nation in Northern Europe surrounded by Norway to its west, Finland to its east and connected to Denmark via a tunnel that connects its southwest to Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden shipped US$153.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -8.6% drop since 2013 but a […]
T-shirt Exports by Country
January 13, 2019 by
T-shirt exports by country totaled US$44.3 billion in 2017, up by an average 4.3% for all T-shirt exporters over the five-year period starting in 2013. Year over year, the value of globally exported T-shirts rose by 1.2% from 2016 to 2017. Among continents, Asian countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of exported T-shirts (inclusive […]
Italy’s Top Trading Partners
January 13, 2019 by
Nicknamed The Boot based on the country’s geographic shape, the Italian Republic is in Southern Europe sharing borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia to the north. Italy shipped US$506.3 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 3.2% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion one year earlier […]
Top EU Export Countries
January 12, 2019 by
From an international trade perspective, the United Kingdom appears to be on economically shaky grounds prior to its Article 50-based withdrawal from the European Union (EU) by March 29, 2019. In contrast, international trade for most EU nations continues on a business-as-usual basis. Exports from the current 28 EU members totaled US$5.719 trillion for 2017. […]
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