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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 China 31%, South Korea 19%, Thailand 17%, Thailand 5%, Brazil 5%, Japan 5% (1997)
2000 China 31%, South Korea 25%, Thailand 22%, Japan 5% (1998 est.)
2001 Thailand 34%, China 26%, South Korea 14%, Japan 3% (1999)
2002 Thailand 34%, China 26%, South Korea 14%, Singapore 9%, Japan 3%, Saudi Arabia 3% (1999)
2003 India 21.1%, Thailand 16.9%, South Korea 11.2%, China 11.1%, Malaysia 7.7%, US 6.7%, Singapore 4% (2002)
2004 China 31.7%, Thailand 20.3%, India 15.6%, South Korea 4.9%, Malaysia 4.3% (2003)
2005 Thailand 33.8%, China 30.3%, Singapore 7.8% (2004)
2006 China 36.5%, Chile 19.2%, Thailand 12.5%, Japan 5.4%, South Korea 4.4%, US 4.1% (2005)
2007 China 31.4%, India 17.4%, Thailand 16.7%, South Korea 7%, US 6.7%, UAE 4.1% (2006)
2008 China 23.3%, India 20.4%, Thailand 19.1%, Japan 7.2%, UAE 5%, US 4.2% (2007)
2009 China 28.4%, Thailand 23.6%, India 16.1%, South Africa 13.4%, Japan 4.7% (2008)
2010 China 36%, Thailand 17.63%, India 13.54%, South Africa 6.16%, Japan 5.49%, UAE 4.99% (2009)
2011 China 34.4%, India 23%, Thailand 6.6%, South Africa 5.7%, Japan 5.3%, UAE 4.8% (2010)
2012 China 29.5%, Thailand 13.4%, South Korea 10.6%, India 7.5%, Japan 6%, US 5.8%, UAE 4.7% (2011)
2013 China 37.2%, Thailand 15.7%, South Korea 11.4%, India 10.7%, UAE 5.5% (2012)
2014 China 41%, Thailand 19.2%, India 11.4%, South Korea 4.4% (2013 est.)
2015 China 28.3%, South Korea 23%, Thailand 11.2%, Japan 8.1%, UAE 5.3% (2014)
2016 China 24.5%, UAE 16.5%, South Korea 10%, Saudi Arabia 10%, Kuwait 9.1%, India 8.5% (2015)
2017 Egypt 26%, Saudi Arabia 15.4%, Oman 11.3%, Malaysia 9.8%, Thailand 5.8%, UAE 4.9% (2016)
2018 Egypt 29.4%, Thailand 16.7%, Belarus 13.5%, Oman 10.5%, UAE 6.5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2017)
2019 Egypt 29.4%, Thailand 16.7%, Belarus 13.5%, Oman 10.5%, UAE 6.5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2017)
2020 Egypt 29.4%, Thailand 16.7%, Belarus 13.5%, Oman 10.5%, UAE 6.5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2017)
2021 China 53%, Saudi Arabia 10%, United Arab Emirates 7%, Australia 5% (2019)
2022 China 53%, Saudi Arabia 10%, United Arab Emirates 7%, Australia 5% (2019)
2023 China 53%, Saudi Arabia 10%, United Arab Emirates 7%, Australia 5% (2019)
2024 China 32%, Thailand 20%, India 12%, UAE 7%, Oman 5% (2022) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2025 UAE 28%, India 21%, Saudi Arabia 17%, Oman 7%, Malaysia 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports