A West Asian nation bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel, the Syrian Arab Republic shipped an estimated US$695.1 million worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -53.7% decrease since 2013 and a -14.4% drop from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, […]
UAE’s Top 10 Exports
December 19, 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 […]
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 […]
Bahrain’s Top 10 Exports
September 1, 2018 by
A tiny constitutional monarchy located in the Persian Gulf, the Kingdom of Bahrain shipped an estimated US$7.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -62.4% decline since 2013 and a -41.6% drop from 2016 to 2017. As of June 2018, Bahrain’s exported goods were valued at $3.5 billion […]
Kuwait’s Top 10 Exports
August 29, 2018 by
Located at the tip of the Persian Gulf in Western Asia, the State of Kuwait shipped US$54.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. Against the backcloth of declining oil prices, that dollar total reflects a -52% decline since 2013 but an 18.5% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the […]
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