Countries by exports
Goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP. Trading hubs that re-export can pass 100%. 168 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
| # | Country | % of GDP | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 190.5% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 2 | 186.0% | 2023 | Southern Europe | |
| 3 | 177.9% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 4 | 140.1% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 5 | 119.1% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 6 | 110.5% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 7 | 106.8% | 2023 | Western Asia | |
| 8 | 98.2% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 9 | 97.6% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| 10 | 87.5% | 2024 | Western Asia | |
| 11 | 85.1% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 12 | 80.7% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 13 | 79.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 14 | 78.6% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 15 | 78.4% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 16 | 78.2% | 2024 | Southern Asia | |
| 17 | 78.1% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 18 | 75.5% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 19 | 73.0% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 20 | 72.6% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 21 | 71.7% | 2025 | Northern Africa | |
| 22 | 71.6% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 23 | 71.1% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 24 | 71.0% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 25 | 70.1% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| =26 | 68.6% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| =26 | 68.6% | 2022 | Western Asia | |
| 28 | 68.1% | 2025 | Eastern Asia | |
| 29 | 66.9% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 30 | 66.1% | 2024 | Western Asia | |
| 31 | 65.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 32 | 62.6% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 33 | 61.8% | 2025 | Micronesia | |
| 34 | 59.6% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 35 | 55.8% | 2024 | Western Asia | |
| 36 | 55.5% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 37 | 55.2% | 2024 | Central America | |
| 38 | 55.1% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 39 | 55.0% | 2022 | Caribbean | |
| 40 | 54.7% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 41 | 54.4% | 2024 | Melanesia | |
| 42 | 54.3% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 43 | 53.8% | 2024 | Southern Africa | |
| 44 | 53.2% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 45 | 50.7% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 46 | 50.0% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 47 | 49.5% | 2025 | Southern Africa | |
| 48 | 48.1% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| =49 | 48.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| =49 | 48.0% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 51 | 47.4% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| 52 | 46.7% | 2025 | Northern Africa | |
| 53 | 46.5% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 54 | 45.8% | 2025 | Eastern Asia | |
| 55 | 45.4% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 56 | 44.7% | 2025 | Southern Africa | |
| 57 | 44.4% | 2024 | Central America | |
| 58 | 43.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 59 | 43.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 60 | 43.0% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| 61 | 42.5% | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 62 | 42.3% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| =63 | 42.0% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| =63 | 42.0% | 2025 | Northern Africa | |
| 65 | 41.6% | 2025 | Central America | |
| =66 | 41.4% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| =66 | 41.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 68 | 41.0% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 69 | 40.6% | 2024 | Melanesia | |
| 70 | 40.4% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| =71 | 40.1% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| =71 | 40.1% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 73 | 39.9% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 74 | 39.8% | 2024 | Western Asia | |
| 75 | 39.6% | 2025 | Central America | |
| 76 | 39.5% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 77 | 38.8% | 2025 | Central America | |
| 78 | 37.8% | 2024 | Caribbean | |
| 79 | 37.2% | 2025 | South America | |
| 80 | 37.0% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 81 | 36.6% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| 82 | 36.0% | 2025 | Micronesia | |
| 83 | 35.5% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 84 | 35.1% | 2024 | Western Africa | |
| =85 | 35.0% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| =85 | 35.0% | 2025 | Central America | |
| =85 | 35.0% | 2024 | Eastern Africa | |
| 88 | 34.6% | 2025 | South America | |
| 89 | 33.4% | 2025 | Western Europe | |
| 90 | 32.7% | 2024 | Micronesia | |
| 91 | 32.5% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 92 | 32.2% | 2025 | Southern Europe | |
| =93 | 32.0% | 2025 | Southern Africa | |
| =93 | 32.0% | 2025 | Central America | |
| 95 | 31.8% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 96 | 31.6% | 2024 | Central Asia | |
| 97 | 31.5% | 2024 | Southern Asia | |
| =98 | 31.4% | 2025 | South America | |
| =98 | 31.4% | 2025 | Southern Africa | |
| 100 | 31.3% | 2025 | Northern America | |
| 101 | 30.6% | 2025 | Northern Europe | |
| 102 | 30.0% | 2025 | South America | |
| 103 | 29.8% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 104 | 29.7% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| 105 | 29.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 106 | 29.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| =107 | 27.6% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| =107 | 27.6% | 2025 | Polynesia | |
| 109 | 27.1% | 2025 | South America | |
| 110 | 26.8% | 2025 | Central Asia | |
| 111 | 26.6% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 112 | 25.8% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| =113 | 25.3% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| =113 | 25.3% | 2024 | Melanesia | |
| 115 | 24.8% | 2025 | Western Asia | |
| 116 | 24.7% | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand | |
| 117 | 24.6% | 2023 | Western Africa | |
| 118 | 23.6% | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 119 | 23.3% | 2024 | Western Asia | |
| 120 | 23.2% | 2025 | Australia and New Zealand | |
| 121 | 23.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 122 | 22.8% | 2025 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 123 | 22.3% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| =124 | 22.1% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| =124 | 22.1% | 2025 | Micronesia | |
| =126 | 22.0% | 2024 | Eastern Asia | |
| =126 | 22.0% | 2025 | Central Asia | |
| 128 | 21.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| =129 | 21.4% | 2024 | South America | |
| =129 | 21.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 131 | 21.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 132 | 21.1% | 2025 | Eastern Asia | |
| 133 | 20.9% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 134 | 19.8% | 2025 | Northern Africa | |
| 135 | 19.3% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| =136 | 19.0% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| =136 | 19.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 138 | 18.2% | 2025 | Eastern Europe | |
| 139 | 18.1% | 2024 | Eastern Africa | |
| 140 | 17.8% | 2025 | South America | |
| 141 | 17.1% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 142 | 16.9% | 2024 | Polynesia | |
| 143 | 16.8% | 2025 | Northern Africa | |
| =144 | 15.8% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| =144 | 15.8% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 146 | 15.7% | 2024 | Southern Asia | |
| =147 | 15.6% | 2025 | South America | |
| =147 | 15.6% | 2025 | Central America | |
| 149 | 15.0% | 2025 | South America | |
| 150 | 14.9% | 2025 | South America | |
| 151 | 14.5% | 2025 | Central Asia | |
| 152 | 13.9% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| =153 | 13.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| =153 | 13.3% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 155 | 13.1% | 2025 | Middle Africa | |
| 156 | 12.7% | 2025 | Western Africa | |
| 157 | 11.2% | 2024 | Central Asia | |
| 158 | 11.1% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| 159 | 11.0% | 2024 | Northern America | |
| =160 | 10.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| =160 | 10.6% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia | |
| 162 | 10.0% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| 163 | 9.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa | |
| 164 | 8.8% | 2025 | Southern Asia | |
| 165 | 6.8% | 2022 | Western Asia | |
| 166 | 4.5% | 2024 | Micronesia | |
| 167 | 1.6% | 2025 | Caribbean | |
| 168 | 1.1% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
No World Bank figure for 26 countries: Andorra, Barbados, Burundi, Dominica, Eritrea, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Vatican City, Yemen.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.
| Place | % of GDP | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 199.8% | Territory of China | |
| 97.4% | Territory of United States of America | |
| 92.3% | Territory of China | |
| 86.0% | Territory of Netherlands | |
| 59.6% | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| 55.1% | Territory of United Kingdom | |
| 54.6% | Territory of Denmark | |
| 47.0% | Territory of United States of America | |
| 46.9% | Territory of United States of America | |
| 40.8% | Territory of Denmark | |
| 22.3% | Territory of United States of America | |
| 21.2% | Status disputed | |
| 18.3% | Territory of France | |
| 11.7% | Territory of France | |
| 7.9% | Territory of United States of America |
Questions
- Which country has the highest exports for the size of its economy?
- Luxembourg has the highest exports for the size of its economy: 190.5% of GDP (2025). Next come San Marino (186.0% of GDP) and Singapore (177.9% of GDP).
- Which country has the lowest exports for the size of its economy?
- The Sudan, with 1.1% of GDP (2025).
- What is the typical exports of a country?
- The median of the 168 countries is 35.0% of GDP: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP. Trading hubs that re-export can pass 100%. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.