A landlocked nation in south-central Asia, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan shipped US$1.6 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2023. That projected dollar amount reflects an 85.2% acceleration compared to $863.8 million 5 years earlier in 2019. Year over year, the value of Afghanistan’s exported goods dropped by -4.1% from $1.67 billion in … [Read more...] about Afghanistan’s Top 10 Exports
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Pakistan’s Top 10 Imports
Pakistan imported US$50.4 billion worth of products from around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount results from a flatlining 0.5% increase compared to $50.1 billion five years earlier in 2019. Year over year, Pakistan’s overall spending on imported goods plummeted by -29.2% from $71.1 billion during 2022. Based on the average exchange rate for 2023 on a Purchasing Power … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Top 10 Imports
Indonesia’s Top 10 Imports
Indonesia imported US$221.7 billion worth of products from around the globe in 2023, up by 29.5% compared to $171.3 billion five years earlier during 2019. Year over year, the overall cost of Indonesian imports fell by -6.6% from $237.4 billion in 2022. Based on the average exchange rate for 2023, the Indonesian rupiah depreciated by -7.7% against the US dollar since 2019 and … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s Top 10 Imports
Sri Lanka’s Top 10 Exports
Formerly known as Ceylon, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka shipped an estimated US$12.1 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2023. That dollar amount flatlined by a 0.7% upturn starting from $12 billion worth of shipments five years earlier during 2019. Year over year, the value of Sri Lankan exports fell by -5.6% from $12.8 billion in … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka’s Top 10 Exports
Egypt’s Top 10 Exports
A transcontinental country that spans Africa’s northeast corner to Asia’s southwest corner via the Sinai Peninsula, the Arab Republic of Egypt shipped US$42.1 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount reflects a 37.9% increase compared to five years earlier in 2019 when Egyptian exports totaled $30.5 billion. Year over year, the value of … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Top 10 Exports