The bar chart illustrates the value of a country’s exports in five categories in 2015 and 2016, while the accompanying table presents the percentage change in each category over the same period.
Overall, export earnings increased in most sectors, with engineered goods and textiles experiencing the most notable growth. By contrast, gems and jewellery was the only category to record a decline.
Petroleum products remained the country’s leading export in both years. Revenue from this sector rose moderately from approximately $60 billion in 2015 to just over $62 billion in 2016, representing a 3% increase. Similarly, earnings from engineered goods grew significantly, climbing from around $58 billion to roughly $62-63 billion, marking the highest percentage growth at 8.5%.
In contrast, the value of gems and jewellery exports fell from about $43 billion to nearly $41 billion, a decrease of 5.18%. Agricultural products showed only marginal growth, rising slightly from approximately $30 billion to just above that figure, equivalent to a 0.81% increase. Meanwhile, textiles recorded a substantial rise, increasing from roughly $26 billion to around $31 billion, reflecting a 15.24% surge, the most dramatic improvement among all categories.
In summary, while petroleum and engineered goods continued to dominate export earnings, textiles demonstrated the fastest growth, whereas gems and jewellery experienced a downturn.