Worldwide purchases of imported gold totaled an estimated US$306.2 billion in 2019. The overall value of gold imports rose by an average 21.7% for all importing countries since 2015 when gold purchases were valued at $251.7 billion. Year over year, gold imports increased by 0.1% from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, European countries bought the highest dollar … [Read more...] about Gold Imports by Country
Imports
Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Imports
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia imported an estimated US$144.3 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2019, down by -15.1% since 2015 but up by 6.7% from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, 52.2% of Saudi Arabia's total imports by value were purchased from Asian countries. European trade partners supplied 26.2% of products imported into Saudi Arabia while 14% … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia’s Top 10 Imports
Sugar Imports by Country
Global purchases of imported sugar cost an estimated US$20.4 billion in 2019. Overall, the value of sugar imports for all buying countries declined by an average -14.8% since 2015 when sugar purchases cost $23.9 billion. Year over year, imported sugar depreciated by -15.4% from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, Asian countries consumed the highest dollar worth of … [Read more...] about Sugar Imports by Country
California’s Top 10 Imports
Located along the United States’ west coast and home to movie-star mecca Hollywood, America’s most populous state California imported US$408.3 billion worth of products from international suppliers in 2019. That dollar amount represents a -0.4% drop since 2016 and a -7.4% year-over-year downtick from 2018 to 2019. California is America’s biggest import spending state well … [Read more...] about California’s Top 10 Imports
Cellphone Imports by Country
International purchases of imported cellphones cost a total US$282.3 billion in 2019. Overall the cost of mobile phones imports increased by 1.6% since 2015 when international purchases of cellphones were valued at $277.9 billion. Year over year, the value of globally imported cellphones dropped by -9.2% from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, buyers located in … [Read more...] about Cellphone Imports by Country