The bar chart illustrates the value of a country’s exports in five categories in 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in 2016 compared to 2015.
Overall, most export categories experienced growth, with textiles showing the highest increase, while gems and jewellery declined slightly.
In detail, petroleum products were the highest in value in both years, rising from about $60 billion to roughly $62 billion, a 3% increase. Engineered goods also grew by 8.5%, from around $58 billion to nearly $63 billion.
Textiles had the biggest percentage growth at 15.24%, increasing from approximately $25 billion to over $30 billion. Agricultural products showed minimal change, growing just 0.81% from about $30 billion to slightly above $30 billion. In contrast, gems and jewellery exports decreased by 5.18%, falling from roughly $43 billion to about $40 billion.
Overall, despite the decline in gems and jewellery, the total export value for other categories increased between 2015 and 2016.