Officially named the Russian Federation, Russia is the world’s largest country in terms of geographic area. It shares land or maritime borders with 16 other European or Asian countries. Russia shipped US$359.2 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 2.2% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion one […]
United Kingdom’s Top Trading Partners
January 29, 2019 by
Comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the United Kingdom is a sovereign state situated across from continental Europe’s north-western coast. The United Kingdom shipped US$442.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017 according to the latest statistics from the International Trade Centre as of November 14, 2018. That dollar amount represents […]
Philippines Top Trading Partners
January 28, 2019 by
The Philippines is a densely populated island home to 104.3 million residents located in south-east Asia. The country’s official name is the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines shipped US$63.2 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents roughly 0.4% of overall global exports estimated at $15.952 trillion for the prior […]
Brazil’s Top 15 Trading Partners
January 26, 2019 by
Brazil shipped US$239.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018, up by 6.6% since 2014 and up by 10.2% from 2017 to 2018. Brazilian exports represents roughly 1.4% of overall global exports for 2017 estimated at $17.546 trillion (as of January 21, 2019). From a continental lens, 44% of Brazilian exports by value […]
China’s Top Trading Partners
January 25, 2019 by
The world’s largest exporter by value, China shipped US$2.263 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2017 according to the latest statistics reported by the International Trade Centre as of November 13, 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 2.5% improvement over 2013 and a year-over-year 7.9% gain from 2016 to 2017. From a continental […]
South Korea’s Top Trading Partners
January 22, 2019 by
Officially named the Republic of Korea, South Korea is strategically located between the world-class importers namely China to its west and another economic powerhouse Japan to South Korea’s east. South Korea shipped US$605.2 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 3.4% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion […]
Canada’s Top Trading Partners
January 19, 2019 by
Nicknamed the Great White North, the Dominion of Canada shares its busy and extensive southern land border with its largest trading partner–the United States of America. Canada shipped US$420.6 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. That figure represents a -7.9% decline since 2013 but an 8.1% year-over-year increase from 2016 to 2017. […]
UK’s EU Trade Scorecard Before Brexit
January 15, 2019 by
This ongoing analysis tracks key metrics focusing on the United Kingdom’s export sales and trade balances with the European Union by top trade products and also at the country level for each EU member. In 2017, the EU maintained its status as a global trade behemoth comprised of 28 members collectively generating US$5.719 trillion worth […]
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