Data for 2020
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020
2020, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020 covers 184 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 204.437; Sudan is lowest, at 5.125. The middle country reads 30.505. Against 2019, 183 values changed (25 up, 158 down), 1 country joined.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2020
HighestLuxembourg
204.437LowestSudan
5.125Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 184 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUXWestern Europe | 204.437 |
| 2 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 181.180 |
| 3 | HKGEastern Asia | 176.304 |
| 4 | SMRSouthern Europe | 164.479 |
| 5 | IRLNorthern Europe | 139.812 |
| 6 | MLTSouthern Europe | 129.954 |
| 7 | DJIEastern Africa | 117.135 |
| 8 | AREWestern Asia | 98.072 |
| 9 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 84.382 |
| 10 | SVKEastern Europe | 84.298 |
| 11 | NLDWestern Europe | 81.242 |
| 12 | CYPWestern Asia | 79.647 |
| 13 | BELWestern Europe | 79.197 |
| 14 | SVNSouthern Europe | 78.272 |
| 15 | HUNEastern Europe | 78.088 |
| 16 | LTUNorthern Europe | 72.435 |
| 17 | BHRWestern Asia | 70.454 |
| 18 | ESTNorthern Europe | 68.155 |
| 19 | CZEEastern Europe | 67.761 |
| 20 | SYCEastern Africa | 66.547 |
| 21 | CHEWestern Europe | 63.568 |
| 22 | LVANorthern Europe | 62.659 |
| 23 | MACEastern Asia | 61.665 |
| 24 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 61.578 |
| 25 | BLREastern Europe | 61.012 |
| 26 | PRICaribbean | 60.348 |
| 27 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 59.922 |
| 28 | CYMCaribbean | 59.634 |
| 29 | ASMPolynesia | 59.223 |
| 30 | MKDSouthern Europe | 57.771 |
| 31 | MNGEastern Asia | 57.660 |
| 32 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 57.356 |
| 33 | BGREastern Europe | 56.475 |
| 34 | MUSEastern Africa | 55.361 |
| 35 | DNKNorthern Europe | 55.037 |
| 36 | ABWCaribbean | 53.803 |
| 37 | POLEastern Europe | 52.434 |
| 38 | AUTWestern Europe | 51.663 |
| 39 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 51.339 |
| 40 | QATWestern Asia | 49.119 |
| 41 | MDVSouthern Asia | 48.241 |
| 42 | GABMiddle Africa | 47.599 |
| 43 | FRONorthern Europe | 47.428 |
| 44 | BMUNorthern America | 47.135 |
| 45 | OMNWestern Asia | 47.055 |
| 46 | GINWestern Africa | 46.970 |
| 47 | ZMBEastern Africa | 46.720 |
| 48 | SRBSouthern Europe | 46.105 |
| 49 | LSOSouthern Africa | 44.449 |
| 50 | SWENorthern Europe | 44.287 |
| 51 | KWTWestern Asia | 43.713 |
| 52 | SWZSouthern Africa | 43.603 |
| 53 | NRUMicronesia | 43.584 |
| 54 | ATGCaribbean | 41.886 |
| 55 | NICCentral America | 41.746 |
| 56 | MRTWestern Africa | 41.406 |
| 57 | HRVSouthern Europe | 41.280 |
| 58 | GNQMiddle Africa | 40.845 |
| 59 | COGMiddle Africa | 40.719 |
| 60 | MEXCentral America | 39.235 |
| 61 | DEUWestern Europe | 39.120 |
| 62 | UKREastern Europe | 38.822 |
| 63 | VIRCaribbean | 38.307 |
| 64 | TUNNorthern Africa | 37.992 |
| 65 | BLZCentral America | 37.637 |
| 66 | PRTSouthern Europe | 37.256 |
| 67 | ROUEastern Europe | 36.971 |
| 68 | GEOWestern Asia | 36.900 |
| 69 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 36.666 |
| 70 | PANCentral America | 36.269 |
| 71 | FINNorthern Europe | 36.214 |
| 72 | GRLNorthern America | 35.966 |
| 73 | HNDCentral America | 35.875 |
| 74 | AZEWestern Asia | 35.624 |
| 75 | MHLMicronesia | 35.488 |
| 76 | KOREastern Asia | 34.615 |
| 77 | BIHSouthern Europe | 34.592 |
| 78 | ISLNorthern Europe | 34.139 |
| 79 | NAMSouthern Africa | 33.678 |
| 80 | PRYSouth America | 33.271 |
| 81 | MOZEastern Africa | 32.790 |
| 82 | BFAWestern Africa | 31.777 |
| 83 | AGOMiddle Africa | 31.760 |
| 84 | CRICentral America | 31.698 |
| 85 | GHAWestern Africa | 31.525 |
| 86 | GRCSouthern Europe | 31.450 |
| 87 | FJIMelanesia | 31.405 |
| 88 | NORNorthern Europe | 31.346 |
| 89 | CHLSouth America | 31.323 |
| 90 | BWASouthern Africa | 31.251 |
| 91 | MARNorthern Africa | 30.794 |
| 92 | KAZCentral Asia | 30.529 |
| 93 | ESPSouthern Europe | 30.481 |
| 94 | ARMWestern Asia | 30.077 |
| 95 | GBRNorthern Europe | 29.949 |
| 96 | CODMiddle Africa | 29.846 |
| 97 | KGZCentral Asia | 29.582 |
| 98 | CANNorthern America | 29.474 |
| 99 | WSMPolynesia | 29.196 |
| 100 | TURWestern Asia | 28.740 |
| 101 | ITASouthern Europe | 28.726 |
| 102 | FRAWestern Europe | 28.557 |
| 103 | BTNSouthern Asia | 28.066 |
| 104 | SLBMelanesia | 27.939 |
| 105 | MDAEastern Europe | 27.914 |
| 106 | IRQWestern Asia | 27.750 |
| 107 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 27.576 |
| 108 | ISRWestern Asia | 27.155 |
| 109 | MNESouthern Europe | 26.252 |
| 110 | URYSouth America | 26.188 |
| 111 | RUSEastern Europe | 25.522 |
| 112 | CPVWestern Africa | 25.293 |
| 113 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 25.203 |
| 114 | MLIWestern Africa | 25.142 |
| 115 | SLVCentral America | 24.527 |
| 116 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 23.938 |
| 117 | SAUWestern Asia | 23.810 |
| 118 | PLWMicronesia | 23.322 |
| 119 | ECUSouth America | 23.284 |
| 120 | BHSCaribbean | 23.274 |
| 121 | TGOWestern Africa | 23.070 |
| 122 | PERSouth America | 23.011 |
| 123 | FSMMicronesia | 22.794 |
| 124 | ALBSouthern Europe | 22.541 |
| 125 | XKXSouthern Europe | 21.695 |
| 126 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 21.668 |
| 127 | TCDMiddle Africa | 21.287 |
| 128 | CIVWestern Africa | 20.993 |
| 129 | UZBCentral Asia | 20.764 |
| 130 | SENWestern Africa | 20.701 |
| 131 | LBYNorthern Africa | 20.364 |
| 132 | MDGEastern Africa | 20.142 |
| 133 | BENWestern Africa | 19.872 |
| 134 | TONPolynesia | 19.705 |
| 135 | DOMCaribbean | 18.797 |
| 136 | INDSouthern Asia | 18.682 |
| 137 | RWAEastern Africa | 18.668 |
| 138 | IRNSouthern Asia | 18.390 |
| 139 | CHNEastern Asia | 18.270 |
| 140 | NCLMelanesia | 18.045 |
| 141 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 17.331 |
| 142 | TJKCentral Asia | 17.324 |
| 143 | TKMCentral Asia | 16.917 |
| 144 | BOLSouth America | 16.872 |
| 145 | ARGSouth America | 16.605 |
| 146 | BRASouth America | 16.454 |
| 147 | LBNWestern Asia | 16.373 |
| 148 | GTMCentral America | 16.344 |
| 149 | DZANorthern Africa | 15.535 |
| 150 | GNBWestern Africa | 15.468 |
| 151 | LKASouthern Asia | 15.458 |
| 152 | UGAEastern Africa | 15.415 |
| 153 | PSEWestern Asia | 15.358 |
| 154 | CMRMiddle Africa | 15.236 |
| 155 | CAFMiddle Africa | 15.172 |
| 156 | JPNEastern Asia | 15.129 |
| 157 | ZWEEastern Africa | 14.994 |
| 158 | MNPMicronesia | 14.781 |
| 159 | VUTMelanesia | 13.702 |
| 160 | SOMEastern Africa | 13.653 |
| 161 | COLSouth America | 13.522 |
| 162 | TZAEastern Africa | 13.504 |
| 163 | SYRWestern Asia | 13.189 |
| 164 | VENSouth America | 13.005 |
| 165 | EGYNorthern Africa | 12.473 |
| 166 | KENEastern Africa | 11.441 |
| 167 | MWIEastern Africa | 11.005 |
| 168 | STPMiddle Africa | 10.610 |
| 169 | BGDSouthern Asia | 10.443 |
| 170 | AFGSouthern Asia | 10.421 |
| 171 | KIRMicronesia | 10.419 |
| 172 | NERWestern Africa | 10.381 |
| 173 | USANorthern America | 10.123 |
| 174 | SLEWestern Africa | 9.890 |
| 175 | GMBWestern Africa | 9.608 |
| 176 | PYFPolynesia | 9.500 |
| 177 | PAKSouthern Asia | 9.299 |
| 178 | CUBCaribbean | 8.168 |
| 179 | HTICaribbean | 7.651 |
| 180 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.127 |
| 181 | NPLSouthern Asia | 6.805 |
| 182 | GUMMicronesia | 6.406 |
| 183 | COMEastern Africa | 5.672 |
| 184 | SDNNorthern Africa | 5.125 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Luxembourg204.437
- 2
Singapore181.180
- 3
Hong Kong176.304
- 4
San Marino164.479
- 5
Ireland139.812
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 30.505. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 183values changed, of 183 in both
- 25 · 158rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Timor-Leste21.214 → 36.666+15.452
Zambia34.636 → 46.720+12.084
Guinea35.042 → 46.970+11.928
Ireland131.225 → 139.812+8.587
Malta124.520 → 129.954+5.434
Fell most
Djibouti166.718 → 117.135−49.583
Venezuela47.196 → 13.005−34.190
Northern Mariana Islands42.494 → 14.781−27.713
Antigua and Barbuda69.165 → 41.886−27.279
Libya42.355 → 20.364−21.992
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2020.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 184 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Exports as a share of GDP in Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020?
Luxembourg, at 204.437, of the 184 countries in the file.
What year does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020 cover?
184.
Where can I download Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2020 the newest?
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