The bar chart compares a country’s revenue from exports across five product categories in 2015 and 2016, while the table presents the percentage changes in the value of these goods between the two years.
Overall, it is clear that most product groups recorded growth, except for gems and jewellery. Moreover, petroleum and engineered goods remained the major sources of foreign income for the country throughout the period.
In terms of petroleum products, this category topped the chart in both years, earning roughly 60 billion dollars in 2015 before experiencing a slight increase of around 2 billion in 2016. Engineered goods were the second-largest contributor, starting at approximately 58 billion dollars and edging up to about 60 billion the following year.
A similar upward pattern is evident in agricultural items and textiles, although their figures were comparatively lower. Agricultural output stayed almost unchanged, hovering at around 30 billion dollars in both years. Meanwhile, textiles grew markedly, rising from 17 billion dollars in 2015 to just over 30 billion in 2016. By contrast, gems and jewellery experienced a drop in export income, falling from 42 billion to 40 billion dollars over the same timeframe.
According to the table, textiles saw the sharpest surge at 15.24%, nearly twice the growth rate of engineered goods, which increased by 8.5%. Petroleum products also experienced modest improvement, expanding by 3%, whereas agricultural goods barely changed, at only 0.08%. Conversely, gems and jewellery exhibited the only negative movement, decreasing by 5.18%.