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Percent of world exports, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 15 countries was 0.21 percent. The highest value was in Saudi Arabia: 1.06 percent and the lowest value was in Syria: 0.01 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Percent of world exports , 2021 Global rank Available data
Saudi Arabia 1.06 1 1990 - 2021
Qatar 0.39 2 1994 - 2021
Iran 0.3 3 1990 - 2021
Iraq 0.29 4 1990 - 2021
Algeria 0.17 5 1990 - 2021
Egypt 0.17 6 1990 - 2021
Morocco 0.17 7 1990 - 2021
Oman 0.17 8 1990 - 2021
Bahrain 0.13 9 1990 - 2021
Libya 0.12 10 1990 - 2021
Tunisia 0.07 11 1990 - 2021
Jordan 0.05 12 1990 - 2021
Djibouti 0.02 13 2013 - 2021
Lebanon 0.02 14 1990 - 2021
Syria 0.01 15 1990 - 2021



Definition: The share of world exports equals the exports of a particular country as percent of the total exports of all countries around the world. 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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