Some countries involved with the BRI are physically situated on the trade routes while others have signed on as participants or merely expressed interest in trade agreements. The five largest economies are China, Germany, India, Italy and Russia.
Top Imports and Exports Within the BRI
Sources: World's Top Exports; Fung Business Intelligence
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China
2017 GDP
$12.24 trillion
Top 5 Imports
1. Electrical machinery, equipment
2. Mineral fuels, including oil
3. Machinery, including computers
4. Ores, stag, ash
5. Optical, technical, medical apparatuses
Top 5 Exports
1. Electrical machinery, equipment
2. Machinery, including computers
3. Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
4. Clothing, accessories
5. Knit or crocheted clothing, accessories
Germany
2017 GDP
$3.677 trillion
Top 5 Imports
1. Machinery, including computers
2. Electrical machinery, equipment
3. Vehicles
4. Mineral fuels, including oil
5. Pharmaceuticals
Top 5 Exports
1. Vehicles
2. Machinery, including computers
3. Electrical machinery, equipment
4. Pharmaceuticals
5. Optical, technical, medical apparatuses
India
2017 GDP
$2.597 trillion
Top 5 Imports
1. Mineral fuels, including oil
2. Gems, precious metals
3. Electrical machinery, equipment
4. Machinery, including computers
5. Organic chemicals
Top 5 Exports
1. Gems, precious metals
2. Mineral fuels, including oil
3. Machinery, including computers
4. Vehicles
5. Organic chemicals
Italy
2017 GDP
$1.935 trillion
Top 5 Imports
1. Mineral fuels, including oil
2. Vehicles
3. Machinery, including computers
4. Electrical machinery, equipment
5. Pharmaceuticals
Top 5 Exports
1. Machinery, including computers
2. Vehicles
3. Electrical machinery, equipment
4. Pharmaceuticals
5. Plastics, plastic articles
Russia
2017 GDP
$1.578 trillion
Top 5 Imports
1. Machinery, including computers
2. Electrical machinery, equipment
3. Vehicles
4. Pharmaceuticals
5. Plastics, plastic articles
Top 5 Exports
1. Mineral fuels, including oil
2. Iron, steel
3. Gems, precious metals
4. Machinery, including computers
5. Wood