Data for 2021

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021

Name: Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021
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2021, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021 covers 183 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 215.618; Sudan is lowest, at 2.250. The middle country reads 34.210. Against 2020, 183 values changed (151 up, 32 down), 1 left.

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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2021

HighestLuxembourg

215.618

LowestSudan

2.250

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

183countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
183distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	215.618
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	204.014
3	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	184.314
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	181.159
5	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	142.728
6	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	136.398
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	118.784
8	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	100.643
9	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	93.850
10	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	92.055
11	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	91.895
12	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	90.762
13	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	90.758
14	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	90.282
15	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	89.625
16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	86.450
17	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	86.274
18	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	83.700
19	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	80.264
20	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	80.169
21	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	79.616
22	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	79.589
23	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	79.411
24	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	76.099
25	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	72.361
26	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	70.832
27	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	70.633
28	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	70.550
29	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69.942
30	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	67.324
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	66.811
32	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	65.444
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	63.513
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	61.850
35	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	60.939
36	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	60.767
37	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	59.207
38	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	58.726
39	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	58.549
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	58.421
41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	57.038
42	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	56.219
43	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.954
44	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	54.412
45	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	53.330
46	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	52.837
47	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	52.340
48	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	52.216
49	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	51.980
50	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	51.726
51	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	49.787
52	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	47.900
53	Belize`BLZ`Central America	47.581
54	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	47.484
55	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	46.961
56	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	46.489
57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	46.404
58	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	46.146
59	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	45.978
60	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	45.128
61	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.613
62	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	44.267
63	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	43.119
64	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.823
65	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	42.674
66	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	42.520
67	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	41.785
68	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41.780
69	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	41.774
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	41.607
71	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	41.548
72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	40.694
73	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	40.688
74	Mexico`MEX`Central America	40.569
75	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	40.350
76	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	40.260
77	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	40.092
78	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	39.922
79	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	39.856
80	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.365
81	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	39.339
82	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37.830
83	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	37.365
84	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	37.322
85	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	36.211
86	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.830
87	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.806
88	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35.669
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	35.465
90	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	35.054
91	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	34.894
92	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	34.210
93	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	34.055
94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	33.757
95	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	33.645
96	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33.409
97	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	33.136
98	Uruguay`URY`South America	32.945
99	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	32.797
100	Chile`CHL`South America	31.974
101	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	31.956
102	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.288
103	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	31.192
104	Canada`CAN`Northern America	31.175
105	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	31.172
106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	31.133
107	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	30.649
108	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	30.055
109	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	30.002
110	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	29.289
111	Peru`PER`South America	29.226
112	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	29.199
113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29.156
114	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	28.819
115	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	28.781
116	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	27.971
117	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.066
118	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	26.556
119	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26.283
120	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	26.026
121	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	25.752
122	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	24.640
123	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	24.182
124	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	23.850
125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	23.553
126	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	23.444
127	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	23.435
128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	23.134
129	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.092
130	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	22.334
131	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	22.296
132	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	22.019
133	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.002
134	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	21.528
135	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	21.417
136	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.399
137	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	20.919
138	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	20.781
139	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	20.302
140	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	19.663
141	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	19.435
142	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	19.286
143	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.109
144	Argentina`ARG`South America	18.067
145	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	17.630
146	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	17.542
147	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	17.462
148	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.341
149	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	16.921
150	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.509
151	Colombia`COL`South America	16.197
152	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	16.155
153	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	15.781
154	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	15.650
155	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	15.548
156	Venezuela`VEN`South America	15.350
157	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	15.102
158	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14.951
159	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.342
160	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	14.155
161	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	14.120
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	13.443
163	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	13.227
164	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	13.110
165	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	12.712
166	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	11.471
167	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	11.081
168	Niger`NER`Western Africa	11.062
169	United States`USA`Northern America	10.827
170	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10.663
171	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	10.561
172	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	9.917
173	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	9.052
174	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.945
175	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	7.632
176	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6.617
177	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	6.583
178	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	6.018
179	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	5.119
180	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	4.352
181	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.768
182	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.096
183	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	2.250

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg215.618
2Hong Kong204.014
3San Marino184.314
4Singapore181.159
5Djibouti142.728

Lowest

183Sudan2.250
182Guam3.096
181Kiribati3.768
180Haiti4.352
179Nepal5.119

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 34.210. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
183values changed, of 183 in both
151 · 32rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Libya20.364 → 92.055+71.691
United States Virgin Islands38.307 → 90.282+51.975
Macau61.665 → 91.895+30.230
Maldives48.241 → 76.099+27.858
Hong Kong176.304 → 204.014+27.710

Fell most

Samoa29.196 → 11.471−17.725
Palau23.322 → 6.583−16.740
American Samoa59.223 → 44.267−14.957
Malta129.954 → 118.784−11.170
Northern Mariana Islands14.781 → 6.018−8.763

− Cayman Islands

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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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 2021.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 183 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2021). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/2021

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