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imports made from this country in 2016. Top ten countries accounted for almost half of total
extra-OIC imports in this year (Table 5).
Table 5: Major Countries of Origin of Total Extra-OIC Imports
(Billion Dollars) Share %
Countries 2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016
China 270.1 242.1 232.7 14.0 14.2 14.7
United States 128.2 112.5 105.8 6.7 6.6 6.7
Germany 96.5 86.8 79.5 5.0 5.1 5.0
Japan 83.0 69.9 63.9 4.3 4.1 4.0
India 74.6 63.5 61.0 3.9 3.7 3.8
France 59.2 50.8 50.1 3.1 3.0 3.2
Korea 71.6 58.1 48.9 3.7 3.4 3.1
Italy 58.5 51.2 47.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Russian Federation 72.0 56.9 46.3 3.7 3.3 2.9
Singapore 63.4 48.9 40.9 3.3 2.9 2.6
European Union 423.5 370.1 348.3 22.0 21.8 22.0
Total of Top Ten Countries 977.2 840.8 776.3 50.8 49.4 48.9
Source: IMF Direction of Trade Statistics
Total OIC imports is more diversified than the total OIC
exports in that manufactured items such as machinery,
nuclear reactors, boilers, electrical and electronic
equipment, vehicles other than railway, tramway, and
plastics also constitute an important part of total
imports.
Figure 22: OIC Imports fromWorld - Top 10 Items in 2016
Source: ITC Trade map
0 50 100 150 200 250
Machinery, mechanical appliances…
Electrical machinery and equipment …
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products…
Vehicles other than railway or tramway…
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-
precious stones…
Plastics and articles thereof
Iron and steel
Articles of iron or steel
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Pharmaceutical products
Billion Dollars
“The total OIC imports
is more diversified than
the total OIC exports”