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 […]
India’s Top Trading Partners
March 13, 2019 by
Officially named the Republic of India, India is a South Asian nation that shares land borders with China, Nepal and Bhutan to its north-east, Burma and Bangladesh to its east, and Pakistan to its west. India shipped US$323.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents a 1.7% increase since […]
Singapore’s Top Trading Partners
March 6, 2019 by
Nicknamed the Fine Country, the Republic of Singapore is a Southeast Asian island strategically located near China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. Singapore shipped US$411.7 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 2.3% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion for the prior year. Assuming a continental lens, almost […]
Malaysia’s Top Trading Partners
March 5, 2019 by
Malaysia consists of two similarly sized regions in southeast Asia: Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). The country shares it borders with Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Malaysia shipped US$247.3 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 1.4% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion […]
China’s Top Trading Partners
March 3, 2019 by
The world’s largest exporter by value, China shipped US$2.294 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2018 according to the latest statistics reported by the International Trade Centre. That dollar amount results from a 6.5% gain since 2014 and a 10.2% increase from 2017 to 2018. Applying a continental lens, about half (47.8%) of […]
Japan’s Top Trading Partners
February 3, 2019 by
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 was the number two purchaser of Japanese export products during 2018. The world’s fourth-largest exporter, Japan shipped US$738.2 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That […]
Thailand’s Top Trading Partners
February 1, 2019 by
Thailand shipped US$249.8 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 1.4% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion on year earlier during 2017 (calculated on February 2, 2019). From a continental perspective, about three-quarters (65.1%) of Thai exports by value are delivered to fellow Asian countries while 12.9% […]
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