World Exports of goods in 2017

Source: United Nations International Trade Statistics Database, Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Statistics Division (https://comtrade.un.org)

In 2017, the total volume of merchandise exports exceeded $8.54 trillion (according to the external trade statistics of 45 countries). It was $15.5 trillion in the previous year (according to the merchandise trade statistics of 144 countries).

There is no trade data (2017) for such exporters as China (13.4% of world exports in 2016), Korea (3.18%), France (3.13%), Netherlands (2.85%), Belgium (2.55%), Singapore (2.11%), United Arab Emirates (1.91%), Spain (1.8%), Other Asia, nes (1.8%), India (1.67%), Thailand (1.37%), Saudi Arabia (1.33%), Poland (1.26%), Australia (1.21%)

Top exporters of goods in 2017

The main exporters of commodities in 2017 were

• USA - 18% of world exports ($1.54 trillion)
• Germany - 16.9% (1.54 trillion)
• Japan - 8.17% (1.54 trillion)
• Hong-Kong - 6.44% (1.54 trillion)
• Italy - 5.88% (1.54 trillion)
• United Kingdom - 5.19% (1.54 trillion)
• Canada - 4.92% (1.54 trillion)
• Mexico - 4.79% (1.54 trillion)
• Russia - 4.2% (1.54 trillion)
• Switzerland - 3.5% (1.54 trillion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest trade flows of exports of «ALL COMMODITIES» in 2017 were

• Exports from the European Union (28) to the USA: (4.89% of world exports, $417 billion according to the external trade statistics of European Union (28))
• Exports from Mexico to the USA: (3.83% of world exports, $327 billion according to the external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Exports from Canada to the USA: (3.73% of world exports, $319 billion according to the external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from China, Hong-Kong to China: (3.48% of world exports, $297 billion according to the external trade statistics of Hong-Kong)
• Exports from the USA to Canada: (3.3% of world exports, $282 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from the USA to Mexico: (2.84% of world exports, $242 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from the European Union (28) to China: (2.59% of world exports, $221 billion according to the external trade statistics of European Union (28))
• Exports from the European Union (28) to Switzerland: (1.99% of world exports, $170 billion according to the external trade statistics of European Union (28))
• Exports from Japan to the USA: (1.58% of world exports, $135 billion according to the external trade statistics of Japan)
• Exports from Japan to China: (1.55% of world exports, $132 billion according to the external trade statistics of Japan)

Source: United Nations International Trade Statistics Database, Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Statistics Division (https://comtrade.un.org)