Based on a comparison of 160 countries in 2024, Luxembourg ranked the highest in exports as a share of GDP with 2.16% followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.012%, Haiti with 0.034% and Burundi with 0.053%.
Average exports as a share of GDP reached 0.290% in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 5.54 % more than in the previous year and 2.48 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average exports as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.308% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.116% in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.50 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Exports (As % of GDP) indicator page.
Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Bahrain | % | 0.757% | 0.731% | 0.705% | 0.863% | 0.960% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Cyprus | % | 0.745% | 0.758% | 0.796% | 0.908% | 1.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.57% | 1.67% | 1.17% | 1.43% | 1.59% | |||||||||||
Hong Kong | % | 1.88% | 1.78% | 1.76% | 2.04% | 1.94% | ||||||||||||||||
Ireland | % | 1.23% | 1.27% | 1.35% | 1.33% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | 1.97% | 2.07% | 2.04% | 2.16% | 2.22% | ||||||||||||||||
Macao | % | 0.827% | 0.827% | 0.615% | 0.909% | 0.844% | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | % | 1.23% | 1.25% | 1.36% | 1.19% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 0.871% | 0.853% | 0.812% | 0.865% | 0.964% | ||||||||||||||||
Seychelles | % | 0.870% | 0.824% | 0.665% | 0.803% | 0.901% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.82% | 1.83% | 1.86% | ||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | % | 0.949% | 0.918% | 0.843% | 0.907% | 0.990% | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | % | 0.856% | 0.844% | 0.783% | 0.840% | 0.940% | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 0.937% | 0.969% | 1.00% | 1.02% | 1.04% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 0.844% | 0.852% | 0.844% | 0.939% | 0.934% | ... |