Turkey shipped US$168 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018, up by 6.6% since 2014 and up by 7% from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, 57% of Turkish exports by value are delivered to European countries while 24.9% are sold to Asian importers. Turkey ships another 8.4% worth of goods to Africa and 6.1% to North American customers. A much smaller … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Top 10 Exports
Middle East
Iran’s Top 10 Exports
Sharing its eastern borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran shipped US$96.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 7% increase since 2014 and a 5.3% gain from 2017 to 2018. The latest available country-specific data shows that 60.5% of products exported from Iran were bought by importers in: China (14.7% of … [Read more...] about Iran’s Top 10 Exports
Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Exports
Situated on the Arabian Peninsula within Western Asia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shipped US$294.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -13.9% reduction since 2014 but a 33.8% uptick from 2017 to 2018. The latest data prorated from 2018 shows that roughly two-thirds (65.4%) of products exported from Saudi Arabia were bought by … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Exports
Top Middle Eastern Export Countries
Exports from countries in the Middle East totaled US$1.293 trillion for 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -12.2% decline since 2014 when shipments for the Middle East aggregation totaled an estimated $1.474 trillion. Year over year, the value of exports from the Middle East increased by 16% from 2017 to 2018. In comparison, global exports from all countries worldwide equaled … [Read more...] about Top Middle Eastern Export Countries
Iran’s Top 10 Imports
Iranian imports amounted to US$41.2 billion in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -21.1% decrease since 2014 and a -20.1% dip from 2017 to 2018. Officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Middle Eastern country is sometimes referred to as Persia. Given Iran's population of 83 million people, its total $41.2 billion in 2018 imports translates to roughly $500 in yearly … [Read more...] about Iran’s Top 10 Imports