A West Asian nation bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel, the Syrian Arab Republic shipped US$704.4 million worth of goods around the globe in 2016. That dollar amount results from an estimated -92.7% drop since 2009 when the Great Recession kicked in, and a -16.5% decline from 2015 to 2016. Syria’s top 10 exports […]
Israel’s Top 10 Exports
March 12, 2018 by
Noted for photogenic coastlines along the Mediterranean Sea’s southeastern shore and the Red Sea’s northern shore, the State of Israel shipped US$60.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -8.8% decline since 2013 but a modest 0.5% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central […]
Iran’s Top 10 Exports
March 12, 2018 by
Iran shipped US$45.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2016, down by -45.2% since 2010 one year after the Great Recession kicked in but up by 11.4% from 2015 to 2016. Iran’s top 10 exports are highly concentrated, accounting for 96.2% of the overall value of its global shipments. Based on statistics from […]
Israel’s Top 10 Imports
March 11, 2018 by
Israel imported US$69.1 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, down by -4% since 2013 but up by 5% from 2016 to 2017 Israeli imports represent just 0.4% of total globally imported products which totaled $16.054 trillion one year earlier in 2016. From a continental perspective, about 42% of Israel’s total imports […]
Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
January 1, 2018 by
Five of Saudi Arabia’s 10 largest companies are financial institutions that support international trade transactions. Saudi Arabia is also home to a pair of diversified chemicals producers. To give some contextual perspective on recent company performance, the overall value of Saudi exports fell by a sobering -46.4% from US$387.4 billion in 2012 to $207.6 billion […]
Lebanon’s Top 10 Exports
December 11, 2017 by
A sovereign state in Western Asia precariously bordered by Syria and Israel, the Lebanese Republic shipped US$3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2016. That dollar amount represents a -14.9% decline since 2009 when the Great Recession kicked in but a tiny 0.8% improvement from 2015 to 2016. Lebanon’s top 10 exports accounted […]
Top Middle Eastern Export Countries
December 7, 2017 by
Exports from countries in the Middle East totaled US$808.5 billion for 2016, down -42.7% since 2012 when shipments for the Middle East aggregation totaled $1.41 trillion. Year over year, the value of Mideast exports retreated -23.2% from 2015 to 2016. Middle Eastern exports represent an estimated 5.1% of global exports from all countries during 2016. […]
Iraq’s Top 10 Exports
October 18, 2017 by
Exports from Iraq amounted to US$52.9 billion in 2015, down by -31.8% since 2011 and down by -39.2% from 2014 to 2015. Iraq’s top 10 exports accounted for 99.9% of the overall value of its global shipments, meaning that Iraqi export products are heavily concentrated and lack diversification. Based on statistics from the International Monetary […]
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