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The Top Exports in Asian Countries
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Asiaโs exports span a wide range, from petroleum and minerals to technology components and textile products.
In this map, we display the top exports (as of 2022) of Asian countries, excluding Middle Eastern nations. Data was sourced from The Observatory of Economic Complexity.
Editorโs Note: For our most recent Middle East themed version of this map, go here.
Diverse Economies Across the Continent
Like in many other countries around the world, petroleum is a significant component of the Asian continental economy, with petroleum products as Indiaโs top exporting category, amounting to approximately $86 billion per year in trade.
Another top product coming from Asia is integrated circuits. These are used in a multitude of applications spanning computing, communications, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial automation, medical devices, aerospace and defense.
CountryTop Export (2022)Top Export Value (USD Billions) ๐จ๐ณ ChinaBroadcasting Equipment$272.0 ๐น๐ผ TaiwanIntegrated Circuits$223.0 ๐ฐ๐ท South KoreaIntegrated Circuits$121.0 ๐ฏ๐ต JapanCars$89.0 ๐ฎ๐ณ IndiaPetroleum Products$86.2 ๐ธ๐ฌ SingaporeIntegrated Circuits$81.9 ๐ฒ๐พ MalaysiaIntegrated Circuits$78.9 ๐ป๐ณ VietnamBroadcasting Equipment$58.5 ๐ฎ๐ฉ IndonesiaCoal Briquettes$50.8 ๐ฐ๐ฟ KazakhstanPetroleum Products$47.6 ๐ต๐ญ PhilippinesIntegrated Circuits$32.4 ๐ฆ๐ฟ AzerbaijanPetroleum Products$19.4 ๐น๐ญ ThailandMachinery$19.3 ๐น๐ฒ TurkmenistanPetroleum Products$9.2 ๐ง๐ฉ BangladeshTextiles and Garments$9.1 ๐ฒ๐ณ MongoliaCoal Briquettes$6.5 ๐บ๐ฟ UzbekistanGold$5.2 ๐ง๐ณ BruneiPetroleum Products$4.9 ๐ต๐ฐ PakistanTextiles and Garments$4.9 ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar (Burma)Ore & Minerals$4.1 ๐ฐ๐ญ CambodiaTextiles and Garments$3.1 ๐ฑ๐ฆ LaosElectricity$2.4 ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri LankaTea$1.3 ๐ฌ๐ช GeorgiaOre & Minerals$1.0 ๐ฆ๐ฒ ArmeniaOre & Minerals$0.7 ๐น๐ฏ TajikistanGold$0.6 ๐ฆ๐ซ AfghanistanCoal Briquettes$0.4 ๐ฒ๐ป MaldivesPlanes, Helicopters, Spacecraft$0.4 ๐ง๐น BhutanOre & Minerals$0.3 ๐น๐ฑ Timor-Leste (East Timor)Petroleum Products$0.3 ๐ณ๐ต NepalPalm Oil$0.2 ๐ฐ๐ฌ KyrgyzstanPetroleum Products$0.1 ๐ฐ๐ต North KoreaOre & Minerals$0.03
In addition, the region is also a big manufacturer of semiconductors, crucial for applications ranging from telecommunications and artificial intelligence to