Located in the southern half of South America, the Argentine Republic shipped US$61.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -10% decline since 2014 but a 5.4% uptick from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Argentina’s exported goods plus services represent […]
Paraguay’s Top 10 Exports
February 11, 2019 by
A landlocked South American country surrounded by Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, Paraguay shipped US$9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -6.1% dip since 2014 but a 4.2% gain from 2017 to 2018. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Paraguay’s exported goods plus services […]
Chile’s Top 10 Exports
February 9, 2019 by
A South American nation occupying a long strip of land bordering with Argentina to its east, Peru to its north and Bolivia to its northeast, Chile shipped US$75.4 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 0.4% increase from 2014 to 2014 and an 8.9% expansion from 2017 to […]
Brazil’s Top 10 Imports
February 5, 2019 by
Brazil imported US$181.2 billion worth of goods sourced from around the globe in 2018, down by -20.9% since 2014 but up by 20.2% from 2017 to 2018. Brazilian imports represent 1% of total global imports totaling an estimated $17.788 trillion for 2017. From a continental perspective, 35.9% of Brazil’s total imports by value in 2018 […]
Argentina’s Top 10 Imports
February 1, 2019 by
Located mostly in the southern cone-shaped portion of South America, the Argentine Republic bought US$65.4 billion worth of imported goods in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 0.8% gain since 2014 but a -2.2% downturn from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, over a third of Argentina’s total imports by value in 2018 were […]
Chile’s Top 10 Imports
February 1, 2019 by
Chilean imports amounted to US$68.5 billion in 2018, down by -5.9% since 2014 but up by 5.3% from 2017 to 2018. Chile’s imports represent a tiny 0.4% of total global imports which totaled $17.788 trillion estimated for one year earlier in 2017. From a continental perspective, 34.2% of Chile’s total imports by value in 2018 […]
Venezuela’s Top 10 Exports
January 24, 2019 by
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela shipped US$29.2 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, down by -66.8% since 2013 and with a -1.8% downtick from 2016 to 2017. A federal republic on South America’s northern coast, Venezuela is bordered by Guyana to its east, Brazil to its south and Colombia to its west. […]
Top Brazilian Trade Balances
January 22, 2019 by
Brazil’s overall trade surplus for all products equaled US$58.7 billion in 2018, up by 96.9% from its $29.8 billion surplus in 2011. Year over year, the $58.7 billion in black ink in 2018 reflects a -12.4% setback from its $67 billion surplus that Brazil generated for 2017. Food products including soya beans, sugar, chicken, corn […]
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