Located in the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula, the Kingdom of Thailand shipped $283.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2022. That dollar amount reflects a 13.6% gain compared to $249.9 billion during 2018. Year over year, the overall value of Thai exports increased by 6.1% compared to $267.5 billion in 2021. Based on the average exchange rate for 2022, … [Read more...] about Thailand’s Top 10 Exports
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Japan’s Top 10 Exports
Japan shipped US$747.3 billion worth of products around the globe in 2022. That dollar amount reflects a -1.3% reduction compared to $757.5 billion in 2021. From 2018 to 2022, the overall value of Japanese exported goods rose by 1.2% from $738.2 billion. Based on the average exchange rate for 2022, the Japanese yen fell by -19.1% against the US dollar since 2018 and … [Read more...] about Japan’s Top 10 Exports
South Korea’s Top 10 Exports
Three quarters into 2022, South Korea has sold US$524.7 billion in export products via international markets from January to September. That dollar metric suggests that the annualized export sales for South Korea will be an estimated $699.6 billion for 2022, up about 8.6% year over year. The remainder of this analysis will drill down on the latest published annual statistics … [Read more...] about South Korea’s Top 10 Exports
India’s Top 10 Imports
India imported US$570.4 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2021, up by 28.5% since 2017 and up by 55% from 2020 to 2021. Based on the average exchange rate for 2021 on a Purchasing Power Parity basis, the Indian rupee dropped by -13.5% against the US dollar since 2017 but appreciated by 0.2% from 2020 to 2021 India's weaker local currency since 2017 makes India's … [Read more...] about India’s Top 10 Imports
China’s Rice Imports by Country
Considering the more than 1.4 billion mouths to feed in China, it should come as no surprise that the People’s Republic was the world’s biggest importer of rice in 2021 ahead of the Philippines, Saudi Arabia then the United States of America. Total rice imports by country cost China a total US$2.2 billion via international purchases from 15 rice-supplying trade partners during … [Read more...] about China’s Rice Imports by Country
