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Economy > Trade > Exports > Commodities: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: A rank ordering of exported products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
AlbaniaAlbania textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco
AlgeriaAlgeria natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
American SamoaAmerican Samoa canned tuna 93%
AndorraAndorra tobacco products, furniture
AngolaAngola crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton
AnguillaAnguilla lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals
ArgentinaArgentina soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
ArmeniaArmenia pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
ArubaAruba live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment
AustraliaAustralia iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
AustriaAustria machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
BahrainBahrain petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
BangladeshBangladesh frozen fish and seafood, jute and jute goods, leather
BarbadosBarbados sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
BelarusBelarus machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
BelgiumBelgium machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs
BelizeBelize bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil
BeninBenin cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood
BermudaBermuda reexports of pharmaceuticals
BhutanBhutan electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices
BoliviaBolivia natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina clothing, wood products
BotswanaBotswana copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
BrazilBrazil transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand
BruneiBrunei crude oil, natural gas, garments
BulgariaBulgaria footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso livestock, gold
BurmaBurma natural gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice, clothing, jade and gems
BurundiBurundi tea, sugar, cotton, hides
CambodiaCambodia timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
CameroonCameroon crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
CanadaCanada motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Cape VerdeCape Verde shoes, garments, fish, hides
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands turtle products, manufactured consumer goods
Central African RepublicCentral Africa timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco
ChadChad cattle, cotton, gum arabic
ChileChile fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
ChinaChina electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment
Christmas IslandXmas Island phosphate
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands copra
ColombiaColombia coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers
ComorosComoros ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
Cook IslandsCook Islands copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing
Costa RicaCosta Rica pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
CroatiaCroatia transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
CubaCuba nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee
CyprusCyprus potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing
Czech RepublicCzech Republic machinery and transport equipment, raw materials and fuel, chemicals
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. gold, copper, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee
DenmarkDenmark machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
DjiboutiDjibouti hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
DominicaDominica soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
East TimorEast Timor coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - potential for oil and vanilla exports
EcuadorEcuador bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
EgyptEgypt crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food
El SalvadorEl Salvador offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures
Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea methanol, timber, cocoa
EritreaEritrea sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures
EstoniaEstonia machinery and electrical equipment 21%, wood and wood products 9%, metals 9%, furniture 7%, vehicles and parts 5%, food products and beverages 4%, textiles 4%, plastics 3%
EthiopiaEthiopia qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds
European UnionEuropean Union machinery, motor vehicles, aircraft, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, wood pulp and paper products, textiles, meat, dairy products, fish, alcoholic beverages.
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands wool, hides, meat, fish, squid
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia fish, garments, bananas, black pepper, sakau (kava), betel nut
FijiFiji garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil
FinlandFinland electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber
FranceFrance machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
GabonGabon crude oil 70%, timber, manganese, uranium
Gaza StripGaza Strip citrus, flowers, textiles
GeorgiaGeorgia scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
GermanyGermany vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
GhanaGhana cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticulture
GibraltarGibraltar (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
GreeceGreece food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
GreenlandGreenland fish and fish products 72%, metals 10%
GrenadaGrenada cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
GuamGuam transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction materials, fish, food and beverage products
GuatemalaGuatemala sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
GuernseyGuernsey flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
GuineaGuinea alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau shrimp; cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber
GuyanaGuyana gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
HaitiHaiti manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee
HondurasHonduras coffee, shrimp, wire harnessing, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber
Hong KongHong Kong electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material
HungaryHungary machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6%
IcelandIceland fish and fish products 40%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
IndiaIndia petroleum products, precious stones, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles, apparel
IndonesiaIndonesia oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
IranIran petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets
IraqIraq crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
IrelandIreland machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
IsraelIsrael machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
ItalyItaly engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals, and nonferrous metals
JamaicaJamaica bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels
JapanJapan transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
JerseyJersey light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles, flowers
JordanJordan fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals
KazakhstanKazakhstan oil and oil products 59%, ferrous metals 19%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal
KenyaKenya horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
KiribatiKiribati copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish
KuwaitKuwait oil and refined products, fertilizers
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes
LaosLaos wood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold
LatviaLatvia food products, wood and wood products, metals, machinery and equipment, textiles
LebanonLebanon base metals, chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper
LesothoLesotho manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals
LiberiaLiberia timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
LibyaLibya crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein small specialty machinery, connectors for audio and video, parts for motor vehicles, dental products, hardware, prepared foodstuffs, electronic equipment, optical products
LithuaniaLithuania mineral products 22%, machinery and equipment 10%, chemicals 9%, textiles 7%, foodstuffs 7%, plastics 7%
LuxembourgLuxembourg machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
MacauMacau textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery and parts
MadagascarMadagascar vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products
MalawiMalawi tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel
MalaysiaMalaysia electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals
MaldivesMaldives fish
MaliMali gold, livestock
MaltaMalta electrical machinery, mechanical appliances, fish and crustaceans, pharmaceutical products, printed material
Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish
MartiniqueMartinique refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
MauritaniaMauritania iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
MauritiusMauritius clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
MayotteMayotte ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
MexicoMexico manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton
MoldovaMoldova textiles, machinery
MongoliaMongolia apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal
MontserratMontserrat electronic components, plastic bags, apparel; hot peppers, limes, live plants; cattle
MoroccoMorocco clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
MozambiqueMozambique prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity
NamibiaNamibia copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins
NauruNauru phosphates
NepalNepal pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods
NetherlandsNetherlands machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles petroleum products
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia nickel ore, fish
New ZealandNew Zealand dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
NicaraguaNicaragua beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; textiles and apparel
NigerNiger uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
NigeriaNigeria petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
NiueNiue canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
North KoreaNorth Korea metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products
Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana garments
NorwayNorway petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish
OmanOman reexports, fish, metals, textiles
PakistanPakistan textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
PalauPalau shellfish, tuna, copra, garments
PanamaPanama shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing
Papua New GuineaPapua NG gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
ParaguayParaguay feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather
PeruPeru gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
PhilippinesPhilippines semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits
Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn vegetables, curios, stamps
PolandPoland machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6%
PortugalPortugal agricultural products, food products, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, skins and leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals and mineral products, base metals, machinery and tools, vehicles and other transport material, and optical and precision instruments
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment
QatarQatar liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
RomaniaRomania machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products
RussiaRussia petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures
RwandaRwanda tea, hides, tin ore
Saint HelenaSaint Helena fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets
SamoaSamoa coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer
San MarinoSan Marino building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics
Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia petroleum and petroleum products 90%
SenegalSenegal groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, non-ferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition
SeychellesSeychelles canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports)
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
SingaporeSingapore machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
SlovakiaSlovakia machinery and electrical equipment 35.9%, vehicles 21%, base metals 11.3%, chemicals and minerals 8.1%, plastics 4.9%
SloveniaSlovenia manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa
SomaliaSomalia bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal
South AfricaSouth Africa diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment
South KoreaSouth Korea wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
SpainSpain motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods
Sri LankaSri Lanka textiles and apparel, tea and spices; rubber manufactures; precious stones; coconut products, fish
SudanSudan oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar
SurinameSuriname gold, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas
SwazilandSwaziland soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit
SwedenSweden machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
SwitzerlandSwitzerland chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products
SyriaSyria crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
TaiwanTaiwan flat panels, machinery; metals; textiles, plastics, chemicals; optical, photographic, measuring, and medical instruments
TajikistanTajikistan electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
TanzaniaTanzania coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
ThailandThailand textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
The BahamasThe Bahamas mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
The GambiaThe Gambia peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports
TogoTogo cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa
TokelauTokelau stamps, copra, handicrafts
TongaTonga fish, vanilla beans, root crops
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers
TunisiaTunisia semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
TurkeyTurkey foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
TuvaluTuvalu copra, fish
UgandaUganda fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold
UkraineUkraine ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products
United Arab EmiratesUAE crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates
United KingdomUnited Kingdom manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco
United StatesUnited States agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%
UruguayUruguay soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products; wool
UzbekistanUzbekistan energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
VanuatuVanuatu beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee
VenezuelaVenezuela bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures
VietnamVietnam shoes, marine products, crude oil, electronics, wooden products, rice, machinery
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands refined petroleum products
Wallis and FutunaWallis+ copra, chemicals, construction materials
West BankWest Bank olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone
Western SaharaWestern Sahara phosphates 62%
YemenYemen crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas
ZambiaZambia copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
ZimbabweZimbabwe cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

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