Situated on the Arabian Peninsula within Western Asia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shipped US$220.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 23% gain from 2016 to 2017 but a -41.4% setback since 2013. From January to September 2018, exported goods from Saudi Arabia were valued at $275 […]
UAE’s Top 10 Exports
December 8, 2018 by
A federation of 7 Western Asian emirates covering the south end of the Arabian Peninsula in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates shipped US$308.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 3.3% uptick from 2016 to 2017 but a -18.7% decline since 2013. Based on estimates from […]
Top Middle Eastern Export Countries
November 26, 2018 by
Exports from countries in the Middle East totaled US$1.111 trillion for 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -22.9% decline since 2013 when shipments for the Middle East aggregation totaled an estimated $1.442 trillion. Year over year, the value of exports from the Middle East appreciated by 12.3% from 2016 to 2017. In comparison, global exports […]
Iran’s Top 10 Imports
November 20, 2018 by
Iranian imports amounted to US$51.6 billion in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 6.6% increase since 2013 and a 20.9% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Middle Eastern country is sometimes referred to as Persia. Top suppliers accounting for over three-quarters (77.6%) of Iran’s international purchases were: China (25.4%), […]
Palestine’s Top 10 Exports
October 25, 2018 by
Comprised of the Middle Eastern territories known as the West Bank plus the Gaza Strip, the State of Palestine shipped US$926.5 million worth of goods around the globe in 2016. That dollar amount reflects a -3.3% downturn from 2015 to 2016 but a 2.9% gain since 2013. Data from 2016 shows that 97.3% of products […]
Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
October 21, 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 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Imports
October 16, 2018 by
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia imported US$126.8 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, down by -22.2% since 2013 and down by -2.3% from 2016 to 2017. Saudi imports represent 0.8% of total global imports estimated at $16.056 trillion for 2017. From a continental perspective, 47.5% of Saudi Arabia’s total imports by […]
Iran’s Top 10 Exports
September 26, 2018 by
Sharing its eastern borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran shipped US$62.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -32.1% drop since 2013 and a -24.8% decline from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Iran’s exported goods plus […]
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