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Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 30 countries was 57.03 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 191.53 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 11.11 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Exports, percent of GDP, 2024 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 191.53 1 1970 - 2024
Slovakia 85.48 2 1990 - 2024
Netherlands 82.43 3 1969 - 2024
Slovenia 80.92 4 1990 - 2024
Belgium 79.27 5 1970 - 2024
Estonia 75.67 6 1993 - 2024
Hungary 75.39 7 1991 - 2024
Lithuania 74.11 8 1995 - 2024
Denmark 71 9 1966 - 2024
Czechia 68.87 10 1990 - 2024
Latvia 65.33 11 1995 - 2024
North Macedonia 61.68 12 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria 56.37 13 1980 - 2024
Poland 52.18 14 1995 - 2024
Croatia 50.14 15 1995 - 2024
Norway 47.49 16 1970 - 2024
Portugal 45.77 17 1970 - 2024
Montenegro 43.75 18 2000 - 2024
Iceland 42.45 19 1970 - 2024
Greece 42.11 20 1960 - 2024
Germany 41.43 21 1970 - 2024
Spain 37.06 22 1970 - 2024
Albania 36.28 23 1980 - 2024
Romania 35.6 24 1990 - 2024
France 33.89 25 1960 - 2024
Italy 32.51 26 1970 - 2024
Canada 32.44 27 1961 - 2024
UK 30.98 28 1970 - 2024
Turkey 27.57 29 1960 - 2024
USA 11.11 30 1970 - 2024


New - World map: Exports, percent of GDP




Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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