The data illustrates the value of a country’s exports across five product categories from 2015 to 2016, while the following table highlights the percentage shift in export values over this period.
Overall, textiles experienced the most significant growth, more than double the increase of engineered goods, followed by petroleum products which also had a noticeable rise. In contrast, agricultural products had the smallest growth, while gems and jewelry were the only categories to show a decline.
In the provided chart, textile exports saw the most substantial growth of rise, increasing by 15.24% from just above 20 billion in 2015 to over 30 billion in 2016. Engineered goods also had a considerable spike of 8.5%, with export values climbing from around 50 to slightly over 60 billion. Similarly, petroleum products grew by 3%, reaching slightly over 60 billion.
In contrast, agricultural products had minimal growth, increasing by only 0.81% from about 30 billion to just about 30 billion. Gems and jewelry, however, became the only exported products which declined by 5.18%. In 2015, falling from approximately 40 billion to just under 40 billion in 2016.