Located in the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula, the Kingdom of Thailand shipped US$279.8 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount results from a 14% gain compared to $245.4 billion five years earlier for 2019. Year over year, the overall value of Thai exports decreased by -1.5% compared to $284.1 billion in 2022. Based on the … [Read more...] about Thailand’s Top 10 Exports
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China’s Top 10 Imports
The People’s Republic of China imported US$2.559 trillion worth of goods bought from suppliers around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount results from a 23.8% increase from $2.067 trillion five years earlier during 2019. Year over year, the overall cost of China’s imports retreated by -5.8% from $2.716 trillion in 2022. Based on the average exchange rate for 2023, the … [Read more...] about China’s Top 10 Imports
Japan’s Top 10 Exports
Japan shipped US$717.6 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount reflects a -4.6% year-over-year reduction compared to $752.1 billion in 2022. From 2019 to 2023, the overall value of Japanese exported goods rose by 1.7% from $705.8 billion. Based on the average exchange rate for 2023, the Japanese yen fell by -28.9% against the US … [Read more...] about Japan’s Top 10 Exports
China’s Top 10 Exports
Located in East Asia near key trading partners including Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India and Singapore, the People’s Republic of China shipped US$3.389 trillion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount reflects a 35.6% gain compared to $2.498 trillion five years earlier during 2019. Year over year, the overall value of mainland China’s … [Read more...] about China’s Top 10 Exports
Russia vs China Trade Scorecard
Russia’s economy is about 6.5 times smaller than world-leading China’s Gross Domestic Product on a Purchasing Power Parity basis. China’s overall population exceeds 1.4 billion, roughly 10 times greater than Russia’s head count of about 144 million. Mainland China is also the world’s number one exporter, far outpacing Russia’s international sales which earned a 12th-place … [Read more...] about Russia vs China Trade Scorecard