World › Indicators › Exports
Exports of goods and services
138 countries, 2025.
Unit: % of GDP.
First in the ranking
199.8 %
Median country
36.3 %
half above, half below
World
29.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.1 to 199.8
Sudan - Hong Kong
How to read it
Across 138 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Hong Kong (199.8 %) and the lowest in Sudan (1.1 %).
The median country is at 36.3 %: half are above, half below.
For the world as a whole, the value rose from 21.0 % in 1996 to 29.5 % in 2025.
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and…
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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs);
National Accounts data files, Central Banks;
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) · via World Bank WDI (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) ·
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Ranking of countries
2025
Biggest changes, 2015-2025
change in percentage points · 137 countries
Continents over time
median country of each continent
Exports - continent medians
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1980
Africa: 23.98
Asia: 32.22
Europe: 32.23
North America: 30.13
South America: 17.15
Oceania: 37.11 1981
Africa: 22.84
Asia: 29.17
Europe: 33.04
North America: 29.63
South America: 15.2
Oceania: 34.53 1982
Africa: 22.18
Asia: 26.52
Europe: 31.25
North America: 26.87
South America: 14.66
Oceania: 34.97 1983
Africa: 22.93
Asia: 26.71
Europe: 34.2
North America: 27.06
South America: 21.74
Oceania: 34.18 1984
Africa: 22.77
Asia: 27.72
Europe: 35.04
North America: 30.12
South America: 21.82
Oceania: 41.14 1985
Africa: 22.21
Asia: 25.58
Europe: 35.81
North America: 28.33
South America: 22.55
Oceania: 39.08 1986
Africa: 17.9
Asia: 23.72
Europe: 32.27
North America: 29.16
South America: 19.29
Oceania: 35.93 1987
Africa: 18.88
Asia: 27.04
Europe: 31.43
North America: 27.87
South America: 19.63
Oceania: 33.66 1988
Africa: 17.96
Asia: 27.97
Europe: 31.03
North America: 29.04
South America: 19.01
Oceania: 29.75 1989
Africa: 19.76
Asia: 27.26
Europe: 32
North America: 31.16
South America: 22.5
Oceania: 30.72 1990
Africa: 20.27
Asia: 28.77
Europe: 30.6
North America: 30.24
South America: 22.78
Oceania: 33.87 1991
Africa: 20.4
Asia: 28.74
Europe: 29.8
North America: 24.35
South America: 20.69
Oceania: 27.05 1992
Africa: 18.96
Asia: 34.07
Europe: 36.83
North America: 26.2
South America: 20.05
Oceania: 27.42 1993
Africa: 19.91
Asia: 33.2
Europe: 36.75
North America: 29.14
South America: 19.08
Oceania: 25.25 1994
Africa: 22.53
Asia: 33.76
Europe: 35.39
North America: 32.78
South America: 19.77
Oceania: 24.36 1995
Africa: 22.39
Asia: 32.49
Europe: 35.8
North America: 35.66
South America: 19
Oceania: 20.25 1996
Africa: 21.84
Asia: 31.83
Europe: 37.1
North America: 35.99
South America: 19.67
Oceania: 21.71 1997
Africa: 22.69
Asia: 35.69
Europe: 39.23
North America: 36.05
South America: 17.46
Oceania: 23.36 1998
Africa: 21.04
Asia: 35.29
Europe: 38.56
North America: 34.48
South America: 16.42
Oceania: 22.17 1999
Africa: 20.83
Asia: 35.6
Europe: 39.37
North America: 35.72
South America: 16.88
Oceania: 20.37 2000
Africa: 20.61
Asia: 41.41
Europe: 42.65
North America: 36.77
South America: 16.77
Oceania: 24.94 2001
Africa: 21.27
Asia: 39.33
Europe: 41.33
North America: 32.98
South America: 16.8
Oceania: 22.11 2002
Africa: 22.78
Asia: 39.56
Europe: 39.87
North America: 36.18
South America: 21.63
Oceania: 27.33 2003
Africa: 23.57
Asia: 38.46
Europe: 38.72
North America: 37.33
South America: 25.93
Oceania: 29.84 2004
Africa: 23.42
Asia: 41.81
Europe: 41.54
North America: 38.75
South America: 29.1
Oceania: 29.07 2005
Africa: 26.75
Asia: 40.97
Europe: 43.4
North America: 38.76
South America: 30.4
Oceania: 27.79 2006
Africa: 26.1
Asia: 41.49
Europe: 43.15
North America: 37.8
South America: 30.54
Oceania: 26.11 2007
Africa: 28.14
Asia: 42.77
Europe: 43.43
North America: 36.2
South America: 31.52
Oceania: 28.3 2008
Africa: 28.31
Asia: 45.85
Europe: 43.26
North America: 36.98
South America: 30.2
Oceania: 29.38 2009
Africa: 25.35
Asia: 39.4
Europe: 42.22
North America: 33.98
South America: 27.1
Oceania: 28 2010
Africa: 29.42
Asia: 39.4
Europe: 44.88
North America: 34.5
South America: 27.83
Oceania: 30.2 2011
Africa: 31.49
Asia: 42.38
Europe: 47.12
North America: 37.72
South America: 28.46
Oceania: 30.36 2012
Africa: 30.02
Asia: 40.72
Europe: 45.37
North America: 37.82
South America: 28.52
Oceania: 30.25 2013
Africa: 27.57
Asia: 38.75
Europe: 43.4
North America: 38.78
South America: 27.53
Oceania: 30.57 2014
Africa: 28.28
Asia: 39.18
Europe: 47.66
North America: 38.47
South America: 27.45
Oceania: 32.59 2015
Africa: 26.15
Asia: 32.74
Europe: 50.04
North America: 37.58
South America: 22.62
Oceania: 28.53 2016
Africa: 26.32
Asia: 30.81
Europe: 49.6
North America: 38.88
South America: 23.54
Oceania: 28.78 2017
Africa: 26.53
Asia: 32.4
Europe: 50.3
North America: 41.02
South America: 23.1
Oceania: 31.3 2018
Africa: 27.27
Asia: 35.52
Europe: 50.67
North America: 41.87
South America: 24.37
Oceania: 37.9 2019
Africa: 27.2
Asia: 34.96
Europe: 51.55
North America: 40.21
South America: 24.04
Oceania: 35.03 2020
Africa: 21.29
Asia: 29.58
Europe: 46.77
North America: 35.97
South America: 19.94
Oceania: 22.79 2021
Africa: 23.85
Asia: 35.67
Europe: 52.16
North America: 37.6
South America: 25.31
Oceania: 14.15 2022
Africa: 30.79
Asia: 44.53
Europe: 61.06
North America: 41.61
South America: 28.31
Oceania: 22.26 2023
Africa: 26.72
Asia: 34.65
Europe: 56.2
North America: 37.95
South America: 24.79
Oceania: 26.17 2024
Africa: 28.05
Asia: 31.54
Europe: 53.58
North America: 37.53
South America: 24.84
Oceania: 25.03 1980
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