Sometimes referred to as Chinese Taipei and officially called the Republic of China, the island of Taiwan is surrounded by major trading partners in the People’s Republic of China to its west, Japan to its east and the Philippines to its south. Taiwan exported US$347.2 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 24.4% gain since 2016 and a … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Top Trading Partners
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China’s Top Trading Partners
The world’s largest exporter by value, China exported US$2.591 trillion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 22.3% gain since 2016 and a 3.7% increase from 2019 to 2020. That dollar amount also represents 13.8% of overall global exports (based on the total $19.709 trillion for 2019). Applying a continental lens, almost half (47.6%) of China … [Read more...] about China’s Top Trading Partners
Indonesia’s Top Trading Partners
The Republic Indonesia shipped US$163.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 13% gain since 2016 but a -2.6% decrease from 2019 to 2020. Applying a continental lens, 70.3% of Indonesia's exports by value were delivered to fellow Asian countries while 12.5% were sold to importers in North America. Indonesia shipped another 11.1% worth … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s Top Trading Partners
France’s Top Trading Partners
Nicknamed “The Hexagon” (l’Hexagone en français) because of the country’s roughly six-sided shape, France is strategically located on the European continent. It borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east, Andorra to the South and Spain to the west. England is almost due north across the English Channel from France. France shipped US$476.1 billion … [Read more...] about France’s Top Trading Partners
Australia’s Top Trading Partners
Nicknamed the Land Down Under, Australia is an island economy that strongly benefits from its close proximity to the vast markets of China and Japan which together represent over half of all Australian export sales. From a global perspective, Australia shipped US$254.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 34.3% increase since 2016 but … [Read more...] about Australia’s Top Trading Partners
