Exporter Rank

4 / 138

Importer Rank

4 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

119 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $757,066,261,248
Total Imports (2021) $772,276,197,103
Trade Balance (2021) ($15,209,935,855)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 18.2%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 18.74%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $163,860,265,633
United States $135,975,914,587
South Korea $52,567,985,697
Hong Kong $35,446,489,001
Thailand $33,024,683,800
Germany $20,764,842,537
Singapore $20,050,557,410
Vietnam $19,104,544,422
Malaysia $15,613,739,584
Australia $15,257,071,320

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $185,664,476,693
United States $82,966,488,508
Australia $52,241,209,731
South Korea $32,082,167,819
Saudi Arabia $27,509,892,229
United Arab Emirates $27,129,486,972
Thailand $26,351,556,748
Germany $23,647,897,398
Vietnam $23,001,580,866
Malaysia $19,722,206,429

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $147,305,237,372
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $137,837,484,232
(85) Electrical Machinery $118,923,309,227
(99) Items nesoi $50,382,947,261
(90) Precision Instruments $43,062,330,521
(72) Iron & Steel $34,771,497,269
(39) Plastics $30,348,811,056
(29) Organic Chemicals $18,334,262,309
(38) Chemical Products $14,626,909,800
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $14,279,163,600

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $154,729,669,753
(85) Electrical Machinery $113,407,019,676
(84) Industrial Machinery $71,160,685,706
(30) Pharmaceuticals $37,288,913,304
(26) Ores $34,471,895,143
(90) Precision Instruments $28,240,182,915
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $24,106,551,873
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $23,084,284,147
(39) Plastics $17,365,871,445
(29) Organic Chemicals $16,784,830,195

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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