The world’s most consumed cooking oil, international purchases of imported palm oil cost a total US$42.3 billion in 2024. Overall, spending on palm oil imports increased by 24.8% for all importing countries since 2020. Five years earlier, international purchases of palm oil cost $33.8 billion. Year over year, globally imported palm oil fell by -10.6% compared to $47.3 billion … [Read more...] about Palm Oil Imports by Country
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Imports of Drugs and Medicines by Country
Worldwide purchases of imported pharmaceutical drugs and medicines cost a total US$532.2 billion in 2024. Overall spending on pharmaceutical drugs and medicine imports increased by an average 19.9% for all importer countries since 2020 when import purchases of drugs and medicines were valued at $444 billion. Year over year, international purchases of exported drugs and … [Read more...] about Imports of Drugs and Medicines by Country
Vietnam’s Top 10 Imports
Vietnam bought US$381.2 billion worth of imported products from around the globe in 2024, up by 45.9% from $325.4 billion five years earlier in 2020. Year over year, Vietnam’s spending on imports accelerated by 17.1% compared to $325.4 billion starting from one year earlier for 2023. Based on the average exchange rate for 2024, the Vietnamese dong appreciated by 4.9% against … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Top 10 Imports
Rice Imports by Country
Global demand for imported rice resulted in US$38.3 billion worth of sales in 2024. The overall value of rice imports from all buyer countries grew by an average 42.1% since 2020 when worldwide rice purchases cost $27 billion. Year over year, globally imported rice accelerated by 10.1% compared to $34.8 billion in international purchases during 2023. The top 5 countries for … [Read more...] about Rice Imports by Country
Diamond Imports by Country
Global purchases of imported diamonds cost a total US$79.7 billion in 2024. Overall, the value of diamonds bought by all importing countries rose by an average 5.7% since five years earlier in 2020 when diamond purchases totaled $75.4 billion. Year over year, the dollar sum paid for imported diamonds dropped by -26.5% compared to the $108.5 billion starting from … [Read more...] about Diamond Imports by Country