In 2019, the United States sold $1.645 trillion worth of goods shipped to international markets. That dollar amount represents 8.5% compared to $19.284 trillion for total global exports from all countries during 2018. About a third of America’s exported goods (33.4%) was delivered to fellow North American trade partners Canada and Mexico. Another 30.8% was sold to Asian … [Read more...] about America’s Top Trading Partners
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China’s Top Trading Partners
The world’s largest exporter by value, China exported US$2.499 trillion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 9.9% gain since 2015 and a modest 0.2% increase from 2018 to 2019. That dollar amount also represents 13% of overall global exports for 2018 (calculated as $19.285 trillion by the International Trade Center). Applying a continental … [Read more...] about China’s Top Trading Partners
Portugal’s Top Trading Partners
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
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
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