What Is Each Country's Biggest Export?

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[@General.Knowledge]

*Did the map get your country's top export right?*

[@rj5848]

I m from Antarctica and I didn’t find mine 🙁☹️

[@joshuagibson6531]

Can you make a Country’s the most famous exports

[@TNOBasedBatov]

as a surinames I can say that you got my country right

[@ribspice1238]

Technically Scotland’s is food and drink but I guess since they’re part of the UK they get bundled in with England and the rest.

[@Potatobowmaster27]

@@fgsaramago he didn’t say they were

[@samuelmiklovic7142]

I found mistake. Biggest export of great Britain are not cars, but independent days

[@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456]

Pp

[@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456]

Yes

[@GAZAMAN93X]

Yes. "Independence" . Meanwhile Western Neocolonialism continues.

[@belland_dog8235]

@@GAZAMAN93X What a clown

[@GAZAMAN93X]

@Emilio Alvarez why would I not care about what my people is going through? Go away.

[@LickMyRainbow77]

Ireland’s largest export is blood to keep the vampires away

[@Marksman7000]

shhhh

[@Altrantis]

This is weird to me. How are they exporting more blood than anything else?

[@Delgen1951]

would that in sited be to keep the Vampires fed and in Brittan.

[@LickMyRainbow77]

@@Delgen1951 It's all going to keep Prince Philip alive

[@LickMyRainbow77]

@@Altrantis We can't go giving away the secrets of our blood magic. (looking into it, it seems that "blood" is actually referring to quite a wide range of things from human blood to animal blood to blood related pharmaceuticals who just all seem to fit under a similar trade regulations bracket)

[@thetruechaby]

"Which countries export the least?" Not a single one in this top 10 list is a country.

[@SmokeBigi]

Kek. True

[@SievertSchreiber]

True, they’re (special) territories, not countries

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

They are all non-independent territories of one kind or another.

[@nickconner2101]

True. I was born in Guam. I am an American and my parents are from Texas.

[@napaartoqostermann-hansen5098]

Greenlandic person here. Our biggest export is either shrimp or fish, depending on the quotas given by our government the guven year, and great and interesting video btw!

[@Duck-wc9de]

i never meet someone from Greenland! now i just need to see a coment from lichtenstein and Monaco.

[@napaartoqostermann-hansen5098]

@@Duck-wc9de we aren't that many either, so we are a rare breed :)

[@benaissa9684]

@@Duck-wc9de And Andorra.

[@godofasmr4860]

I really want to go there, is it good

[@skillerbg]

Wtf are you doing up there?

[@myballsgetlikt1313]

I imagine Ireland's biggest trading partner is Romania.

[@DarwyBfW]

A video about the most famous exports would be really awesome yeah🥳

[@General.Knowledge]

I'll add it to the list then!

[@jhutt8002]

Yes! It would

[@sumansrivastava8750]

Yeah! I also want it!!!!

[@montecorbit8280]

Also the most produced product....even if it isn't the most exported.

[@IldenMelder]

Yes

[@TNOBasedBatov]

*shows Hong Kong as independent* youtube: there's a demonetization for that

[@Dave_Sisson]

The maps count fully self governing territories as separate countries. So somewhere where the locals have little control like Puerto Rico is not included, but a place that is fully self governing, but not quite independent, like the Falkland Islands is included. Last year Hong Kong moved towards the first category, but the locals still have a small amount of autonomy, so Hong Kong may still qualify.

[@nandinhocunha440]

China "Real shit?"

[@incarnation151]

I mean he did also list Guam, American Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Norfolk Island, Keeling Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and Montserrat as independent countries.

[@kevintang5473]

China is actually totally ok with Hong Kong being listed as a separate economic entity. In fact, stuff imported from Hongkong is required to be labeled as made in Hong Kong by Chinese laws. The same applies to Taiwan

[@obsidianstatue]

because China bashing isn't the norm on youtube.🙄 HK regularly gets to be represented separately from Mainland China, that includes the Olympics.

[@Lemonz1989]

I can’t believe they had Pitcairn Islands with 50 people living there, but the Faroe Islands in Europe with 50K people was marked grey as N/A 🤨

[@MinecraftMasterNo1]

They're just a part of Denmark bro

[@Lemonz1989]

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 Lol, no. They have their own parliaments, and Denmark has accepted that both could become independent, if they so wish. Besides, Pitcairn Islands are a British Overseas Territory.

[@MinecraftMasterNo1]

@@Lemonz1989 They tried to be independent but even the most nationalist Faroese doesn't want the Danish subsidies to stop lol

[@Lemonz1989]

@@MinecraftMasterNo1 That’s not true either. One party even campaigned to have the subsidy removed in one go. Probably 90% or more of the people want to work towards stopping the subsidies, and they have. It has been reduced multiple times over the years. Honestly, where do you get your info?

[@bigben9889]

i have a feeling ur from the faroe islands

[@simonrancourt7834]

What about a video on what product each country is the most important supplier ? For Canada, one of them would be maple syrup.

[@freddy4603]

I think the problem with that is that there are probably countries that don't have their "thing". Like generalists - jack of all trades, master of none.

[@IHateMyAccountName]

Lumber in Canada for sure.

[@waqqashanafi]

Kazakhstan is the largest exporter of aluminum.

[@aocplusme5676]

Reaver Vermont and NY actually produce far more maple syrup than ca

[@simonrancourt7834]

@@aocplusme5676 Canada produces about 75% of the World's maple syrup. Most of it in Québec.

[@rj5848]

I think Portugal biggest export should be knowledge to the world on a KZbin channel called general knowledge 👍😁

[@martimsalvador9186]

He is portuguese?

[@Duck-wc9de]

@@martimsalvador9186 eu acho que sim. em videos anteriores a pronuncia das cidades brasileiras era em português. ou é de portugal, ou do brasil, mas sem sotaque

[@martimsalvador9186]

@@Duck-wc9de sim eu concordo que ele tem um sotaque muito bom a falar português

[@Fylnnn]

Is he portugese?? Please someone tell me

[@diogocorreia5016]

@@Duck-wc9de Exato, neste video ele disse bem "cabo verde" e "são tomé e príncipe". Pode ter treinado tbm

[@gcmastrl8349]

Thank you so much for this video! It helped clear my confusions and I also used this video as a reference for my school assignment. Can you please do a video on each country's biggest imports? Love your videos!

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

A Turtle approves of these exports

[@wennick4859]

What videos don’t you watch

[@slrds]

@@wennick4859 idk he’s everywhere

[@lenckulf-4144]

At 6:16 , Wallis and Futuna are not a country but a French overseas collectivity. Fun fact about this place, this collectivity is run by 3 king. So, in a certain way, French still have king... 3 king. But only in a overseas territory.

[@hudstone4732]

je savais pas XD

[@himlingpatrice]

The French President is, because he is head of the French state, co-prince of Andorra. So, technically, the French President is systematically a Prince.

[@kurtznk2533]

Only now i'm seeing it, but you are technically one of the bigest Portuguese KZbinrs Adoraria um video em Português Keep the good work

[@Duck-wc9de]

he doesnt have a particular accent. i cant figure it out. but since he is portugese I will gess Lisbon.

[@kurtznk2533]

@@Duck-wc9de Yeah, probably Lisbon, Algarves, I don't see him beeing from north

[@Duck-wc9de]

@@kurtznk2533 eu gosto tanto dos de Viana! é tão giro. de Viseu para cima é outro mundo.

[@martasampaio9134]

@@Duck-wc9de Indeed! That's why he is not from there! Just kidding...sort of.

[@joaopereira717]

Brazil: We have a lot of food! Also Brazil: *Starving*

[@fernandoroberts3591]

;-;

[@SuperCacazinho]

é foda

[@GeographyNuts]

Interesting, Portugal is a stunner, never would have guessed they are the #1 exporter of cork

[@derekcullen3965]

I misread this in the worst way possible

[@mpaulm]

It’s not. Cars is.

[@Delgen1951]

Oh put a cork in it!

[@jaidoni.vincent6773]

To those of you correcting the original poster I suggest you reread his post.

[@bladehea]

But guys..... We now have cork phones 😁

[@tiagoprado7001]

Forget the largest or most famous exports, let's talk about Portugal's *best* export: pastéis de nata.

[@Duck-wc9de]

we dont export that! ITS ALL FOR US MWAHAHAHAHAHA !

[@tiagoprado7001]

@@Duck-wc9de and do you think people don't smuggle it out? Whistleblowers have leaked the recipe ages ago.

[@Duck-wc9de]

@@tiagoprado7001 those traitors! to disclose our greatest treasure! i really love those damn pastries. I remember going with my grandmother to a pastry shop on Saturdays that had the best pastries in the region. it was 30 km, but it was worth it. and whenever I go to Lisbon I bring a box of pastries from Belém. nothing brings more joy to dinner.

[@TheGeographyBible]

Blows my mind thinking about how long these videos must take!

[@greenhaven22]

Thank you for using Fairest of the Fair for the background music in this video! It's my favorite Sousa march!

[@greenhaven22]

I spoke too soon, lol! 😂

[@shino4242]

A little mini series of this would be great with another video about the famous exports and then another with maybe the top 10-15 most exported goods and who is the biggest exporter of them.

[@wennick4859]

General knowledge has blessed us again 😁

[@philipp0209]

always looking forward to your videos!

[@unclerubo]

I love how the video begins and ends with Portugal in the centre. Greetings from a Galician neighbour.

[@Makapaa]

Depending on source, Finlands' biggest export could have already changed from Refined Fuel Products (20%-35% drop from very dominating position) towards Industrial Goods and/or Machinery. And with so many Refinery deals failing in 2020-2021 (due mostly political resistance), it'll likely happen soon-ish if not already.

[@TimoS1998]

Why do the Netherlands rank higher than Japan on the list 5:59, despite Japan’s export value being 5b higher?

[@bigben9889]

because they export more but japan exports products of more value

[@TimoS1998]

@@bigben9889 but the exports are measured in value, not in number of goods exported. I think this is really just a fault in the video

[@bigben9889]

@@TimoS1998 1:42

[@dilaxinho1077]

@@TimoS1998 I think the uploader means 709 not 700

[@dilaxinho1077]

Meant*

[@delian7721]

"Lattvia has wood" - me too, brother

[@leadharsh0616]

😜😏🤭😳

[@charlielucai-woodsboro2167]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndyZach]

Subscribed. Objective and clear. Full of information efficiently presented.

[@shaileshteli4341]

India's biggest import is oil(crude). India's biggest export is oil(refined)

[@christopherburke3600]

Most of the countries that you stated exported the least are territories of larger nations such as America or Australia. If you do another video can you have a list of the least exporting UN states?

[@jhutt8002]

Also worth pointing out that most exported products doesn't translate straight to most exporting industry. Like in Finland refined oil maybe most exported product (though I also found link that said it to be machinery and electronics they're both around 12 %). But Forestry sector in Finland makes over 20 % of all exports. It's divided in to paper, timber, wood and pulp in terms of products.

[@fabriziomariotti209]

Yes! Paraguay was mentioned 👌

[@rodriguez1047]

Can you make a video about the most famous exports, most consumed products, and most produced things?

[@nathantallar8967]

Thanks this help put the globe economy, and international exports into perspective

[@connordevereaux759]

Good video General knowledge 👍🏻. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@General.Knowledge]

Thank you!

[@trira1171]

Good presentation, thanks!😊

[@General.Knowledge]

Thank you! :)

[@larsedik]

I would be interested in seeing a video on world food exports and imports - which countries export and import which food products and how much, including wine and olive oil. It would also be interesting to see how California would compare to world countries if it were a separate country, since so much food is produced here.

[@KraliMishev]

I noticed you didn't clarify about the "oil" in eastern Europe. I'm still wondering if Bulgaria is exporting gas on this graph or is it refined oil?

[@aldojitsu]

It would be interesting to update this list to include non-product exports such as services, financial sector, education, or even human resources working in particular industries abroad as migrant workers

[@crazydogg0996]

Hey, I have a question, what program do you use for the drawings??

[@ducovanderwoude6971]

Can't you see he is clearly drawing by hand?

[@crazydogg0996]

@@ducovanderwoude6971 Obviously xD

[@usernamenotfound7568]

@@ducovanderwoude6971 LMAO

[@ItalianCountryball11]

Boy I love your videos and you make me learn a lot

[@k.c1126]

Just a FYI ... The Bahamas doesn't so much export cruise ships as register them. This is like the difference between raw and crude oil production, I suppose....

[@Nuruddunya]

it seems the most influential countries in trade are in oil, followed closely by vehicles, id be interested to see how oil countries expand their influence in the future, as countries which mostly export cars seem somewhat limited to themselves

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Very informative video.

[@0x8b]

As swiss i know the gold is not a real "export". Just the trades happen in Switzerland. So no physically exporting gold.

[@laptopdroptop9457]

Captivating watched it all good content

[@General.Knowledge]

Thanks!

[@rogerroberts5167]

UK exports cars but it's biggest foreign currency earner is the service sector such as insurance and banking

[@xBlueWolf]

Cool! This'll be interesting.

[@biacampbell676]

So happy you never forget our country! Obrigado 🙏

[@GuilhermeFerreira-jf5pt]

Can you do a video talking about the war of ultramar ( war between Portugal and its African colonies) ? Pls🇵🇹♥️

[@jnusslein6301]

Thank you informative

[@afrocomber]

A more interesting map would be the largest exports as a percentage of the global market (not including exclusive exports). So a country may export a lot of gold or diamonds in relation to it's own economy but they may only be 4-5% of the global market, whereas the same country may produce less Tuna in relation to it's own economy, but that might account for 40% of the global market and so that is what it would be labelled for.

[@lp-xl9ld]

People tend not to think of USA as a major exporter of petroleum...I sure didn't...but then you said "refined" and it made a lot more sense.

[@ohiocityspride]

When this video was made the US was self-efficient with their oil and exported the more oil in the world. Now with a new president, we import all oil and are no longer allow to use the oil that we have. Gas prices went from $1.00 a gallon to $3.50 with in a year.

[@Xaiff]

I wish there would also be a video on the Imports

[@MinecraftMasterNo1]

I can't believe you forgot highschool chemistry smh. Reaction initiators are chemicals which kickstart and/or speed up a reaction.

[@sxmveryxrd]

When you see how many countries have a top export of oil you realise why it’s so hard to convince those in power to switch to clean energy. It’s interesting that Europe is the continent with very few exporting large sums of oil and it’s also the continent furthest ahead in terms of switching to green energy.

[@zisispit]

thats the reason europe turns green, in order not to be energy depended on foreign powers like russia

[@alexpotts6520]

I think it would be interesting to know who is importing all this oil. Ultimately, climate change is a demand-led problem, it's more the fault of the people pouring it into their gas-guzzlers than the folk digging it out of the ground. So we need to know who is buying all this oil and then put pressure on them to curb their thirst for the stuff.

[@death_parade]

Not exactly. India's top export is refined fractions of crude, but at the same time, India's largest import (till a couple years ago) was crude oil. That is so because (despite having the world's 4th largest refinery capacity after US, China and Russia) India has no major domestic reserves of crude oil. This has led to the entire Government of India to focus on a long term strategy to reduce crude oil imports because they are the largest/2nd largest chunk of our import bill and we are running a net trade deficit. As a result, Indian Government has pushed massively for renewables and EVs, and the latest push is towards Green Hydrogen production. Entire Indian Railways has gone electric, phasing out Diesel locos entirely (no other major railway network in the world can claim to be even close). So despite refined fractions being top export of India, India is actually working hard to switch to green energy (India is the only major nation to meet and exceed its Paris Climate Deal's goals, with some goals being completed 7 years in advance). *This is a complete antithesis to your assertion.*

[@baldurelitraustason662]

6:45 this is false Iceland does not export aluminum ore it exports aluminum this is because of Iceland cheap electricity this means that no aluminum ore is mined in Iceland therefore no aluminum ore is exported from Iceland

[@Delgen1951]

Yeoh it all volcanic, and exploring.

[@alexpotts6520]

Greenland, meanwhile, used to be a major exporter of a mineral called cryolite, which is very important in the aluminium production industry. It was in fact the only place in the world where this mineral was known to exist in concentration high enough for economically viable extraction. The mines were depleted decades ago and now all cryolite used in industry has to be produced synthetically from other minerals. To this day, cryolite remains the only natural resource on earth that humans have totally depleted.

[@andreaskofler4549]

Switzerland doesn't have any ores! just because big recourses companies are based in Switzerland it counts as a swiss export?

[@rvscitoold3816]

Italy: "I control all of the world's health! Without me you will die muahahah" Now we can re-found the empire

[@pog7126]

In Iceland we get aluminum ores from places and turn it in to aluminum. It so poupuler becose of the low energy cost

[@sumkahmeng640]

Awesome information

[@MathieuVuitton37]

Also which countries export the most of a certain thing, who exports the most oil, clothing, machinery, computers, etc

[@AdstarAPAD]

Make a video which goes through the countries that have the largest export of a certain product.. Some countries will be the largest exporter of a number of products.. It would be a very interesting video..

[@michaelsinclair8018]

With your "countries which export the most" are the values stated belonging to the country or including those exported through the county's ports on the half of other countries? E.g. Rotterdam is Europe's largest port and the value of exported goods is higher than what I have found online

[@cijibursatil]

excellent report

[@Nor-Gar]

2:33 dang you got me there

[@JanjayTrollface]

This map fudged ALOT of countries. It ignored or grouped many countries together, while also giving some places (islands) an independence they have never known.

[@l.w.6871]

You should do a video about the weirdest thing each country exports!

[@Kanabai1871]

Norway also exports a lot of fish

[@wennick4859]

I thought they exported a lot of oil Edit:I commented this before he said it in the video

[@sull5307]

basically all the salmon I eat is from norway xD

[@joerod7526]

YEAH....SALTED COD ....TO PORTUGAL😁

[@georgiancrossroads]

How about a video on the most surprising products made in each country. For instance Switzerland is actually a wine producing country. But they don't export it.

[@forgottenmusic1]

Switzerland does export wine in small amounts, I've bought it here in Estonia just out of curiosity. But, the price is too high for regular consumption.

[@a2rhombus2]

I like how most of the 'least exporting countries' aren't even countries

[@nicholasjackson106]

Hey on your leaderboard for countries that export the most you forgot to put the UK in there, in 2019 I think they exported just under 700 billion pounds worth

[@Ciri_of_Cintra]

Netherlands: peteoleum Me: the heck, where are the tulips and spices....

[@prathmeshbapat3400]

Dude you forgot to add TEA one of the the main export product of India . Assam, Darjeeling, Kerala are famous producers of Tea

[@MsEverAfterings]

This video is about what product is the country exporting the most, not all products exported from the country.

[@now123back]

Yes, but most exported product from India is refiend petroleum and petroleum products.

[@death_parade]

Tea doesn't even figure in the top 5 exports of India. Its Refined Petrol, Polished Diamonds, Medicines, Jewellery and Rice.

[@axelbb87]

How is quantity compared between different products? Weight, number of units or price per weight unit, or another metric?

[@tomeng9520]

Come on guys at General Knowledge ! ! ! What is missing in the video are Subtitles. Stay safe take care. The Swede T.

[@SpardauDebesi]

Latvia has wood XD love from 🇱🇹

[@greatwolf5372]

Why do you have the USA flag if you are Lithuanian?

[@dilaxinho1077]

@@greatwolf5372 why don't you?

[@xav215xl7]

@@greatwolf5372 Cuz USA is the epitome cool 😎

[@malekkhelifi5116]

I m Tunisian and I work in car wires factory hhh true ... but I love if we exp[oert cars ... about Morroco they have assembly factories not actual manufacturing

[@JoordezOrange]

Japan: we export 705 billion Netherlands: hold my beer

[@aoeuable]

The "world market leader" list would certainly be interesting, so Portugal with cork, and Germany with... Tunnel boring machines? Airplane toilets? It's probably the latter, Herrenknecht at least has competitors.

[@homownerjoe]

What about black market exports? That would make for an interesting video! I also wonder if some black market products are labelled otherwise and would alter the real reported exports.

[@mokshaaggarwal2566]

Can you do a video for largest imports???

[@tobenweston1687]

11:26 It would be interesting, if it wasn't for the fact they aren't island nations, but are apart of France and Australia

[@brunotorres7332]

That lovely Cork that gives us extra flavour to our wine🇵🇹

[@umair1015]

Please make video about biggest production of each country.

[@evanschemenauer1356]

Having lived in Bermuda for a long time, and zero petroleum or natural gas is extracted or refined (its all imported), I have no idea how petroleum is listed as its #1 export.

[@onrr1726]

Ukraine is also vary big on sugar beats besides sun flower seeds and sun flower oil.

[@wladjarosz345]

...and honey! 🍯

[@onrr1726]

@@wladjarosz345 cool I did not know that. I just noticed many bottles of Apple Juice at the store yesterday were marked product of Ukraine. I mentioned something to a buddy of mine who drives tanker trucks here in New York State and he told me that he picks up loads of apple juice that come in on tanker ships from Ukraine at leased twice a week and transports it to near by dairys to have it pasteurized and bottled there. I guess the way it works is he brings in a load of milk from local farmers to the dairy at night while they unload that trailer and process the milk he goes to the port to pick up a load of juice to set in a holding area at the dairy. He then pick up the milk trailer which has already been emptied and cleaned and heads home. From what I gathered milk is processed between 6p.m. and 6a.m. and juice from 8a.m. to 8pm allowing an hour between process times to flush the pipes and clean the tanks in the building.

[@thetoastergod5935]

can you do a video about the portuguese empire

[@dragonm3422]

Do You Know have the book write about "Commodities chain map global" Thank You so much

[@olinayoung6287]

Awwww-soooome!!! Thank you so much!

[@shiningstarbhoi2550]

This guy cover almost everything not what we thought in the title would be

[@_nso_12]

What are you even talking this channel is supposed to let you learn something bum ass

[@caffemocca8855]

New Zealand is relocated again. Well, at least it's not missing on the map.

[@Tomek1001]

Poland is a large producer of cars and car parts.

[@davidgagnon169]

While I am a big fan of the video as a whole, one minor detail that bothered me was the way the Americas were separated, with Central America and the Caribbean being displayed with South America rather than North America. While most of these countries are culturally more akin to those of South America, they are a part of the continent of North America (Central America not being its own continent). As many people erroneously see North America as only consisting of Canada, the U.S.A and Mexico, I believe it is important to have North America grouped together correctly as much as possible to help reinforce the true scope of the continent. While not relevant to the overall message of your video, I thought I'd share my thoughts.

[@footballmoments3383]

Big up from Morocco

[@swededude1992]

Swedish exports: Cars/trucks, metals, lumber/ lumberproducts, telecommunicationsystemes, furnitures, energy, science, water

[@bjkactivities]

Here in the Netherlands our biggest export is xtc. We sell joy throughout the world.

[@Bhaalspawn84]

The famous Finnish oilfields.

[@ferrjuan]

10:12 Afghanistan should have opium as its largest export lol

[@AdstarAPAD]

You're correct..

[@dutchman7623]

@@AdstarAPAD And Colombia has alternative export as well, though not on paper.

[@moldveien1515]

I like the norway example for how this is a recuctionist view point, when I was in Asia, what alot of people thought about when I said norwegian stuff, they thought of salmon, as most sushi made in asia uses norwegian salmon, as pacific salmon has paracites that make the meat toxic when eaten raw, hence why norway is actually the reason we have salmon sushi today, almost any fish market in the world has norwegian salmon for sale, hence when China wanted to sanction us after giving a peace prize to Liu Xiaobo, they banned our fish exports, not oil.