# International Postal Statistics by Country?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-postal-statistics-by-country/844588>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 9, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-postal-statistics-by-country/844588 "2019-12-09T11:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![human\_extinction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@human\_extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/human_extinction)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-postal-statistics-by-country/844588/1 "2019-12-09T11:28:53Z")

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Maybe I didn’t ask Google correctly, but these stats don’t seem readily available:

I’m looking for per-country postal system statistics, especially for international mail. I’d like to see it separate by letters & packages - import & export - by country. Seems like useful knowledge!

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-postal-statistics-by-country/844588/2 "2019-12-09T11:32:14Z")

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Is the Universal Postal Union database of any use?

[http://www.upu.int/en/resources/postal-statistics/about-postal-statistics.html](http://www.upu.int/en/resources/postal-statistics/about-postal-statistics.html)