Formally the Portuguese Republic, Portugal exported $67.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 21.8% increase since 2015 but a -9.5% downtick from 2018 to 2019. Applying a continental lens, over three-quarters (77.9%) of Portugal exports by value were delivered to fellow European countries while 6.6% were sold to North American … [Read more...] about Portugal’s Top Trading Partners
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Chile’s Top Trading Partners
In addition to its close proximity to Drake Passage near South America’s southerly tip, Chile shares borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast and Argentina to the east. Chile shipped US$69.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2019. That dollar figure represents a tiny percentage (0.4%) of overall global exports estimated at $19.285 trillion one year … [Read more...] about Chile’s Top Trading Partners
Germany’s Top Trading Partners
The world’s third-largest exporter after China and the United States, Germany shipped US$1.486 trillion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 12.3% improvement since 2015 but a -4.5% retreat from 2018 to 2019. That dollar figure represents roughly 7.7% compared to overall global exports estimated at $19.285 trillion one year earlier in … [Read more...] about Germany’s Top Trading Partners
Japan’s Top Trading Partners
Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan is a major economic and political power in Asia. Yet it is a North American nation--the United States--that became the number one purchaser of Japanese export products during 2019. The world’s fourth-largest exporter, Japan shipped $705.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -4.4% decline … [Read more...] about Japan’s Top Trading Partners
France’s Top Trading Partners
Nicknamed “The Hexagon” (l’Hexagone en français) because of the country’s roughly six-sided shape, France is strategically located on the European continent. It borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east, Andorra to the South and Spain to the west. England is almost due north across the English Channel from France. France shipped US$555.1 billion … [Read more...] about France’s Top Trading Partners