Strategically located near highly populated trading partners including China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Republic of India shipped US$295.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount represents a -12.1% drop since 2013 but a 13.6% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, India’s […]
America’s Top 20 Export States
July 17, 2018 by
Shipments from America’s top 20 export states were worth a total US$1.223 trillion in 2017 or over four-fifths (81.9%) of overall exports from the United States. That dollar amount reflects a -4.9% drop since 2014 but a 6.9% year-over-year gain from 2016. The five leading export states (Texas, California, Washington, New York and Illinois) accounted […]
Croatia’s Top 10 Exports
July 15, 2018 by
Located at the juncture of Central with Southeast Europe and surrounded by Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia plus Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia shipped US$16 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 25.8% gain since 2013 and a 17.5% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates […]
Thailand’s Top 10 Exports
July 11, 2018 by
Thailand shipped US$236 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, up by 3.3% since 2013 and up by 10.5% from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Thailand’s exported goods plus services represent 70.4% of total Thai economic output or Gross Domestic Product. The analysis below focuses […]
Big Export Sales for Frozen Shrimps
July 9, 2018 by
Overall exports of shrimps totaled US$19.3 billion in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 17.9% gain since 2013 and a 6.1% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Global shipments of frozen shrimps fared much better than international sales for fresh, salted or smoked shrimps. The value of exported frozen shrimps increased by 24.6% from $15.4 billion […]
El Salvador’s Top 10 Exports
July 6, 2018 by
Central America’s smallest and most densely populated country, the Republic of El Salvador shipped US$5.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 4.9% increase since 2013 and an 8% gain from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, El Salvador’s exported goods […]
Botswana’s Top 10 Exports
July 6, 2018 by
A landlocked nation in southern Africa, Botswana shipped US$4.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -35.4% decline since 2013 and a -33.1% decrease from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Botswana’s exported goods plus services represent 54.1% of total Batswana […]
Libya’s Top 10 Exports
July 5, 2018 by
Located on the northern African coast and east of Egypt, the State of Libya shipped an estimated US$17.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -58.3% decline since 2013 but an 83.6% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Libya’s […]
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