A founding member of the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium borders the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Belgium also lies across the English Channel from the United Kingdom. Belgium shipped US$466.7 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents roughly 2.7% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion […]
America’s Top Trading Partners
March 23, 2019 by
In 2018, roughly a third of American exports (33.9%) were delivered to Canada and Mexico. The world’s second-largest exporter, the United States shipped US$1.664 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents an estimated 9.5% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion based on 2017 statistics that include all […]
Hong Kong’s Top Trading Partners
March 20, 2019 by
Nicknamed Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong is a special administrative region in the People’s Republic of China located on China’s south coast. Hong Kong exported US$569.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents roughly 3.2% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion. Please note that Hong Kong’s […]
Indonesia’s Top Trading Partners
March 16, 2019 by
The Republic Indonesia shipped US$180.2 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents roughly 1% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier. Applying a continental lens, almost three-quarters (72%) of Indonesian exports by value were delivered to fellow Asian countries. Another 11.3% were sold to North […]
US Iron and Steel Imports by Supplier Countries
March 15, 2019 by
During 2018, the United States of America imported US$74.8 billion worth of iron and steel (including products made from those metals) from 156 global trade partners. The total value of US iron and steel-related imports registered a -1.7% decrease from 2014 to 2018. Year over year, America’s purchases of iron and steel expanded by 9.4% […]
Bolivia’s Top Trading Partners
March 15, 2019 by
A landlocked country in western-central South America, the Plurinational State of Bolivia shipped US$9 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 0.05% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier. From a continental perspective, almost half (48.6%) of Bolivian exports by value were delivered to fellow […]
US Aluminum Imports by Supplying Country
March 14, 2019 by
In 2018, the United States of America imported US$24.3 billion worth of aluminum (British spelling aluminium) from a total 134 countries, territories or islands. That dollar amount reflects a 41.7% increase since 2014 and a 3.7% gain from 2017 to 2018. Aluminum is the world’s most used metal excluding iron. Typically blended into an alloy, […]
Colombia’s Top Trading Partners
March 14, 2019 by
Found in South America’s northwestern region, the Republic of Colombia shipped US$41.8 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents roughly 0.2% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier. From a continental perspective, $13.5 billion in products or 32.4% of overall Colombian exports by value were […]
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