Which country in North America has the highest exports for the size of its economy?

Belize has the highest exports for the size of its economy in North America: 55.2% of GDP (2024). Next come Antigua and Barbuda (55.0% of GDP) and Panama (44.4% of GDP).

Which country in North America has the lowest exports for the size of its economy?

Haiti, with 1.6% of GDP (2025).

What is the typical exports of a country in North America?

The median of the 15 countries in North America is 37.8% 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. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in North America by exports

Goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP. Trading hubs that re-export can pass 100%. 15 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025

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Highest

55.2%

Belize

Median country

37.8%

half above, half below

Lowest

1.6%

Haiti

Countries in North America by exports, World Bank, mostly 2025
#	Country	% of GDP	Year	Region
1	Belize	55.2%	2024	Central America
2	Antigua and Barbuda	55.0%	2022	Caribbean
3	Panama	44.4%	2024	Central America
4	Cuba	42.5%	2024	Caribbean
5	Nicaragua	41.6%	2025	Central America
6	Mexico	39.6%	2025	Central America
7	Costa Rica	38.8%	2025	Central America
8	Bahamas	37.8%	2024	Caribbean
9	Honduras	35.0%	2025	Central America
10	El Salvador	32.0%	2025	Central America
11	Canada	31.3%	2025	Northern America
12	Dominican Republic	23.6%	2025	Caribbean
13	Guatemala	15.6%	2025	Central America
14	United States	11.0%	2024	Northern America
15	Haiti	1.6%	2025	Caribbean

No World Bank figure for 8 countries: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% of GDP	Status
US Virgin Islands	97.4%	Territory of United States of America
Aruba	86.0%	Territory of Netherlands
Cayman Islands	59.6%	Territory of United Kingdom
Bermuda	55.1%	Territory of United Kingdom
Puerto Rico	46.9%	Territory of United States of America
Greenland	40.8%	Territory of Denmark

Questions

Which country in North America has the highest exports for the size of its economy?: Belize has the highest exports for the size of its economy in North America: 55.2% of GDP (2024). Next come Antigua and Barbuda (55.0% of GDP) and Panama (44.4% of GDP).
Which country in North America has the lowest exports for the size of its economy?: Haiti, with 1.6% of GDP (2025).
What is the typical exports of a country in North America?: The median of the 15 countries in North America is 37.8% 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. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

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.