Oil, Metals and Electronics: The Rapid Growth of India’s Imports
India’s imports have grown prodigiously since 2000, reflecting the transformation of the country’s economy.
China Dominates Global Crude Oil Demand
China alone accounts for a fifth of global crude oil imports while supply remains concentrated in a handful of exporters.
China’s Exports: Africa Surging, North America Stalling
Africa is China’s fastest-growing export market and North America is the slowest. China’s exports to Africa are destined to eclipse those to North America.
Rare Earths: The Global Implications of China’s Leading Role
China’s concentration of production, processing and exports has created structural dependencies with wide-ranging effects on critical industries.
Microchips, Oil and Soybeans: The Global Impact of China’s Imports
What China buys and where it buys it have reshaped supply chains, commodity flows and trade balances worldwide.
Global Oil Refining Capacity: China and the U.S. Dominate
China and the U.S. account for 36% of the world’s oil refining capacity, and only five economies control half of the world’s capacity.
Transition and Transformation: How China’s Five-Year Plans Shaped 35 Years of Growth
China’s Five-Year Plans steered economic development from investment- and export-led expansion toward more balanced, high-quality growth.
Led by China, Asia Commands Global Industrial Commodity Imports
Asia’s share of global imports is dominant across key industrial commodities, with China driving regional demand and shaping global supply chains.
From Oil to Chemicals, Electronics and Shipbuilding: Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Export Profile
Oil still dominates Saudi Arabia’s exports, but the country now exports a rapidly growing array of non-oil products.
China’s Dependence on Strategic Fuel Imports and Opportunities for Global Fuel Exporters
China is the world’s largest consumer of energy and runs large trade deficits for primary fuels, especially crude oil and petroleum gases.