What it helps answer
Reading the signal
Shows how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output and helps assess exposure to external demand.
Indicator guide · NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Exports
by country
Exports of goods and services relative to GDP. The table keeps each country's reported year visible so stale and current observations are not treated as equivalent.
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Important limits
Exports are gross flows while GDP is value added, so the ratio can exceed 100%. It does not reveal imported content, profitability or product concentration.
Measurement
% of GDP
World Bank indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS. Values can be revised as national statistical agencies and international datasets update.
Source definition
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
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 services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
60-market reference table
Latest reported values
Sorted by value, not by a common year. Check the year column before drawing a direct comparison.
| Position | Country | Region | Value | Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 177.85% | 2025 | Compare |
| 2 | Ireland | Europe | 140.07% | 2025 | Compare |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 106.85% | 2023 | Compare |
| 4 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 98.24% | 2025 | Compare |
| 5 | Netherlands | Europe | 80.67% | 2025 | Compare |
| 6 | Switzerland | Europe | 78.05% | 2025 | Compare |
| 7 | Belgium | Europe | 75.45% | 2025 | Compare |
| 8 | Hungary | Europe | 72.63% | 2025 | Compare |
| 9 | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 71.15% | 2025 | Compare |
| 10 | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 70.97% | 2025 | Compare |
| 11 | Denmark | Europe | 70.12% | 2025 | Compare |
| 12 | Qatar | Middle East | 68.60% | 2022 | Compare |
| 13 | Czechia | Europe | 66.95% | 2025 | Compare |
| 14 | Kuwait | Middle East | 55.76% | 2024 | Compare |
| 15 | Austria | Europe | 54.70% | 2025 | Compare |
| 16 | Sweden | Europe | 53.23% | 2025 | Compare |
| 17 | Poland | Europe | 49.95% | 2025 | Compare |
| 18 | South Korea | East Asia | 45.76% | 2025 | Compare |
| 19 | Norway | Europe | 45.37% | 2025 | Compare |
| 20 | Portugal | Europe | 43.66% | 2025 | Compare |
| 21 | Finland | Europe | 42.33% | 2025 | Compare |
| 22 | Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 41.97% | 2025 | Compare |
| 23 | Germany | Europe | 40.43% | 2025 | Compare |
| 24 | Mexico | Latin America | 39.65% | 2025 | Compare |
| 25 | Greece | Europe | 39.46% | 2025 | Compare |
| 26 | Costa Rica | Latin America | 38.85% | 2025 | Compare |
| 27 | Spain | Europe | 36.64% | 2025 | Compare |
| 28 | Romania | Europe | 35.48% | 2025 | Compare |
| 29 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.06% | 2024 | Compare |
| 30 | Chile | Latin America | 34.56% | 2025 | Compare |
| 31 | France | Europe | 33.39% | 2025 | Compare |
| 32 | Italy | Europe | 32.23% | 2025 | Compare |
| 33 | Ecuador | Latin America | 31.44% | 2025 | Compare |
| 34 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.41% | 2025 | Compare |
| 35 | Canada | North America | 31.33% | 2025 | Compare |
| 36 | United Kingdom | Europe | 30.60% | 2025 | Compare |
| 37 | Peru | Latin America | 29.97% | 2025 | Compare |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 29.74% | 2025 | Compare |
| 39 | Israel | Middle East | 27.56% | 2025 | Compare |
| 40 | Uruguay | Latin America | 27.07% | 2025 | Compare |
| 41 | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 26.55% | 2025 | Compare |
| 42 | Ukraine | Europe | 25.33% | 2025 | Compare |
| 43 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 24.85% | 2025 | Compare |
| 44 | New Zealand | Oceania | 24.71% | 2024 | Compare |
| 45 | Australia | Oceania | 23.24% | 2025 | Compare |
| 46 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 22.85% | 2025 | Compare |
| 47 | India | South Asia | 22.26% | 2025 | Compare |
| 48 | Japan | East Asia | 21.98% | 2024 | Compare |
| 49 | China | East Asia | 21.07% | 2025 | Compare |
| 50 | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | 19.82% | 2025 | Compare |
| 51 | Brazil | Latin America | 17.82% | 2025 | Compare |
| 52 | Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | 16.83% | 2025 | Compare |
| 53 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.76% | 2025 | Compare |
| 54 | Argentina | Latin America | 15.56% | 2025 | Compare |
| 55 | Colombia | Latin America | 14.98% | 2025 | Compare |
| 56 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.28% | 2025 | Compare |
| 57 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 11.12% | 2025 | Compare |
| 58 | United States | North America | 10.97% | 2024 | Compare |
| 59 | Pakistan | South Asia | 9.99% | 2025 | Compare |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Open the source indicator · Download 15-year CSV.
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