The chart and table compare the earnings from one nation’s exports in five different categories during 2015 and 2016, along with the percentage changes in each category between the two years.
Overall, the majority of the income was dominated by Petroleum Products, followed closely by Engineered Goods in both years. The smallest share of exports came from Textiles, but this category recorded the highest percentage growth in 2016.
The two largest earnings came from Petroleum Products and Engineered Goods, with approximately $61 billion and $57 billion, respectively, in 2015. While earnings from Petroleum Products slightly increased to around $63 billion in 2016, the Engineered Goods category rose to $62 billion, showing an increase of 3% and 8.5%, respectively, from 2015 to 2016.
The remaining categories were Gems and Jewelry, Agricultural Products, and Textiles, with earnings of approximately $43 billion, $32 billion, and $27 billion in 2015, respectively. However, while earnings from Jewelry fell to $41 billion, marking a decline of 5.18%, Agricultural Products saw a slight increase of 0.81%, reaching about $33 billion, making it the second smallest category in terms of growth. In contrast, Textiles experienced the most significant percentage growth, rising by 15.24%, even though it remained the smallest sector in terms of total export value.