Sharing land borders with economic powerhouses China and India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shipped US$23.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -4.1% decrease since 2014 but an 8.3% gain from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Pakistan’s exported goods […]
Vietnam’s Top 10 Exports
May 15, 2019 by
The eastern-most nation on Southeast Asia’s Indochina Peninsula, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shipped an estimated US$276 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects an 83.7% gain since 2014 and a 29% improvement from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Vietnam’s exported […]
Philippines Top 10 Exports
May 14, 2019 by
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Southeast Asian nation called the Republic of Philippines shipped US$67.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -1.8% dip since 2014 but a 9.2% increase from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, exported goods […]
Top Chinese Trade Balances
May 10, 2019 by
Mobile phones and computers represent major factors behind China’s highest trade surpluses by product, while the United States and Hong Kong placed first and second respectively among trade partners with which the People’s Republic posted the highest positive balances. China’s total trade balance for all products equaled a positive US$359.2 billion in 2018, more than […]
Indonesia’s Top 10 Exports
May 9, 2019 by
Located mostly in Southeast Asia extending to some territories in the Oceania continent across from Australia, the Republic of Indonesia shipped US$180.2 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 2.4% gain since 2014 and a 6.8% uptick from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence […]
China Versus US Key Product Trade Balances
May 6, 2019 by
The People’s Republic of China earned a total US$323.7 billion trade surplus at the expense of the United States of America in 2018. China’s latest positive trade balance with America reflects a 36.6% expansion since 2014 and a 17.3% gain from its $275.9 billion in black ink during 2018. To give some context to the […]
India’s Top 10 Imports
May 4, 2019 by
India imported US$507.6 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2018, up by 10.5% since 2014 and up by 14.3% from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, 60.3% of India’s total imports by value in 2018 were purchased from fellow Asian countries. European trade partners supplied 15.8% of import purchased by India […]
Top Asian Export Countries
April 29, 2019 by
Exports from Asia totaled an estimated US$6.910 trillion in 2018. That dollar amount for the Asian continent reflects a 1.2% uptick since 2014 and an 8.5% year-over-year acceleration from 2017 to 2018. International product sales originating from Asia represent over a third (35.9%) of overall global exports. Calculated using statistics from the International Monetary Fund’s […]
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