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ALL COMMODITIES | Imports and Exports | 2017

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ALL COMMODITIES | Imports and Exports | 2017

In 2017, the world merchandise exports exceeded $16 trillion (according to the external trade statistics of 141 countries). It was $15.6 trillion in the previous year (according to the merchandise trade statistics of 153 countries).

There is no trade data (2017) for such exporters as United Arab Emirates (1.9% of the world exports in 2016), Other Asia, nes (1.79%), Thailand (1.36%), Saudi Arabia (1.17%), Qatar (0.365%), Iraq (0.279%), Bahrain (0.082%), Panama (0.071%), Cambodia (0.064%), Malta (0.025%), Laos (0.019%), Ethiopia (0.011%), China, Macao SAR (0.008%), Niger (0.005%)

Top exporters of goods in 2017

The world's largest exporters of commodities in 2017 were

China - 14% of the world exports ($2.26 trillion)
USA - 9.61% ($1.54 trillion)
Germany - 9% ($1.44 trillion)
Japan - 4.34% ($698 billion)
Korea - 3.57% ($573 billion)
Hong-Kong - 3.42% ($549 billion)
France - 3.25% ($523 billion)
Netherlands - 3.14% ($505 billion)
Italy - 3.13% ($503 billion)
United Kingdom - 2.75% ($442 billion)

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

Exports from China to the USA: (2.67% of the world exports, $430 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
Exports from Mexico to the USA: (2.03% of the world exports, $327 billion according to the external trade statistics of Mexico)
Exports from Canada to the USA: (1.98% of the world exports, $319 billion according to the external trade statistics of Canada)
Exports from China, Hong-Kong to China: (1.85% of the world exports, $297 billion according to the external trade statistics of Hong-Kong)
Exports from the USA to Canada: (1.75% of the world exports, $282 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
Exports from China to China, Hong-Kong: (1.73% of the world exports, $279 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
Exports from the USA to Mexico: (1.51% of the world exports, $243 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
Exports from Korea to China: (0.884% of the world exports, $142 billion according to the external trade statistics of Korea)
Exports from China to Japan: (0.854% of the world exports, $137 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
Exports from Japan to the USA: (0.84% of the world exports, $135 billion according to the external trade statistics of Japan)

In 2017, the world merchandise imports exceeded $16.6 trillion (according to the external trade statistics of 141 countries). It was $15.7 trillion in the previous year (according to the merchandise trade statistics of 152 countries).

There is no trade data (2017) for such importers as United Arab Emirates (1.72% of the world imports in 2016), Other Asia, nes (1.46%), Thailand (1.24%), Saudi Arabia (0.891%), Qatar (0.203%), Ethiopia (0.121%), Bahrain (0.093%), Cambodia (0.078%), Panama (0.058%), China, Macao SAR (0.056%), Malta (0.045%), Afghanistan (0.041%), State of Palestine (0.034%), Laos (0.026%)

Top importers of goods in 2017

The world's largest importers of commodities in 2017 were

USA - 14.4% of the world imports ($2.4 trillion)
China - 11.1% ($1.84 trillion)
Germany - 7.03% ($1.16 trillion)
Japan - 4.04% ($671 billion)
United Kingdom - 3.86% ($641 billion)
France - 3.69% ($613 billion)
Hong-Kong - 3.54% ($589 billion)
Korea - 2.88% ($478 billion)
Italy - 2.71% ($451 billion)
Netherlands - 2.71% ($450 billion)

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

Imports to the USA from China (3.16% of the world imports, $526 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
Imports to the USA from Mexico (1.91% of the world imports, $317 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
Imports to the USA from Canada (1.84% of the world imports, $305 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
Imports to China, Hong-Kong from China (1.58% of the world imports, $262 billion according to the external trade statistics of Hong-Kong)
Imports to Canada from the USA (1.33% of the world imports, $221 billion according to the external trade statistics of Canada)
Imports to Mexico from the USA (1.17% of the world imports, $194 billion according to the external trade statistics of Mexico)
Imports to China from Korea (1.06% of the world imports, $177 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
Imports to China from Japan (0.998% of the world imports, $165 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
Imports to Japan from China (0.99% of the world imports, $164 billion according to the external trade statistics of Japan)
Imports to China from Other Asia, nes (0.939% of the world imports, $155 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)

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Reporter	TOTAL. ALL COMMODITIES
	Exports			Imports
	2017			2017
	Trade Value ($)	World rank	Share of product in the total trade trade flow of reporter (%)	Trade Value ($)	World rank	Share of product in the total trade trade flow of reporter (%)
China	2 263 370 504 301	1	100	1 843 792 938 795	2	100
USA	1 545 609 158 491	2	100	2 407 390 189 460	1	100
Germany	1 446 642 435 221	3	100	1 167 753 355 161	3	100
Japan	698 097 188 909	4	100	671 474 306 095	4	100
Korea	573 627 368 937	5	100	478 469 167 573	8	100
Hong-Kong	549 861 455 213	6	100	589 317 440 320	7	100
France	523 385 133 284	7	100	613 132 639 717	6	100
Netherlands	505 941 305 245	8	100	450 075 697 537	10	100
Italy	503 053 928 396	9	100	451 415 534 842	9	100
United Kingdom	442 065 707 223	10	100	641 332 435 861	5	100
Belgium	429 980 167 539	11	100	406 412 281 148	14	100
Canada	420 631 850 365	12	100	432 405 190 660	12	100
Mexico	409 451 378 170	13	100	420 369 113 272	13	100
Singapore	373 254 554 420	14	100	327 709 713 161	16	100
Russia	359 151 975 199	15	100	228 212 749 973	20	100
Spain	319 621 896 043	16	100	350 921 561 671	15	100
Switzerland	299 308 693 087	17	100	267 501 495 875	17	100
India	294 364 490 162	18	100	444 052 353 836	11	100
Australia	230 163 207 202	19	100	228 441 736 928	19	100
Poland	221 307 621 302	20	100	217 978 575 741	21	100
Brazil	217 739 177 077	21	100	150 749 452 449	27	100
Malaysia	216 428 429 221	22	100	193 855 940 671	22	100
Czech Republic	182 231 360 523	23	100	162 898 931 578	24	100
Indonesia	168 810 042 930	24	100	157 388 168 472	25	100
Austria	159 970 530 802	25	100	166 475 080 970	23	100
Turkey	156 992 940 414	26	100	233 799 651 234	18	100
Sweden	153 105 766 487	27	100	153 856 465 368	26	100
Ireland	138 072 213 252	28	100	88 828 357 456	31	100
Hungary	113 382 077 421	29	100	104 283 798 638	28	100
Norway	101 976 020 159	30	100	85 525 862 977	32	100
Denmark	101 442 990 043	31	100	92 120 886 507	30	100
South Africa	88 267 959 727	32	100	83 030 756 599	34	100
Slovak Republic	84 487 070 018	33	100	82 976 622 317	35	100
Romania	70 626 887 499	34	100	85 318 177 451	33	100
Chile	69 229 257 332	35	100	65 061 731 101	41	100
Philippines	68 712 611 186	36	100	101 889 431 966	29	100
Finland	67 280 640 848	37	100	70 100 319 875	37	100
Portugal	62 169 899 628	38	100	77 833 792 150	36	100
Israel	61 150 141 000	39	100	69 115 976 000	38	100
Argentina	58 384 194 969	40	100	66 899 299 586	39	100
Kuwait	54 806 847 168	41	100	33 589 651 936	50	100
Kazakhstan	48 342 074 036	42	100	29 345 935 356	53	100
Nigeria	44 466 366 757	43	100	31 270 090 265	51	100
Peru	44 237 949 422	44	100	39 763 913 902	47	100
Ukraine	43 428 391 056	45	100	49 439 155 766	43	100
New Zealand	38 050 286 199	46	100	40 128 439 163	46	100
Colombia	37 766 321 060	47	100	46 050 188 812	45	100
Algeria	35 191 117 416	48	100	46 053 015 989	44	100
Oman	32 904 047 205	49	100	26 434 873 449	55	100
Greece	32 154 816 405	50	100	55 300 597 553	42	100
Bulgaria	31 588 418 276	51	100	34 263 590 069	48	100
Lithuania	29 349 549 370	52	100	30 978 718 199	52	100
Belarus	29 239 993 900	53	100	34 234 849 200	49	100
Slovenia	28 772 736 912	54	100	28 192 003 146	54	100
Egypt	25 943 200 383	55	100	66 338 776 349	40	100
Ecuador	19 122 455 098	56	100	19 844 932 840	62	100
Serbia	16 959 040 119	57	100	22 146 377 217	57	100
Croatia	15 732 485 216	58	100	24 512 646 924	56	100
Estonia	15 383 648 111	59	100	17 358 033 575	65	100
Ghana	14 358 509 951	60	100	12 718 141 844	68	100
Tunisia	14 199 816 336	61	100	20 618 072 727	60	100
Luxembourg	13 959 035 854	62	100	21 070 831 564	59	100
Myanmar	13 878 764 485	63	100	19 253 455 102	64	100
Azerbaijan	13 797 665 649	64	100	8 766 505 242	77	100
Latvia	13 030 004 799	65	100	15 897 395 352	67	100
Sri Lanka	11 741 036 786	66	100	21 316 199 950	58	100
Dominican Republic	8 855 644 902	67	100	19 524 253 471	63	100
Paraguay	8 679 833 045	68	100	11 873 407 129	69	100
Zambia	8 157 558 690	69	100	8 773 916 647	76	100
Congo	8 148 014 308	70	100	4 553 448 296	95	100
Uruguay	7 889 387 375	71	100	8 457 876 667	79	100
Bolivia	7 852 360 979	72	100	9 302 385 887	75	100
Jordan	7 469 238 450	73	100	20 407 329 339	61	100
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6 366 899 729	74	100	10 444 465 630	71	100
Botswana	5 898 102 750	75	100	5 284 230 565	90	100
El Salvador	5 760 014 842	76	100	10 592 788 531	70	100
Kenya	5 747 414 819	77	100	16 690 197 046	66	100
Macedonia	5 670 378 572	78	100	7 719 128 130	82	100
Brunei	5 570 575 213	79	100	3 084 533 899	101	100
Namibia	5 229 360 925	80	100	6 778 202 853	85	100
Honduras	4 970 144 395	81	100	8 612 241 191	78	100
Nicaragua	4 925 581 177	82	100	7 703 836 557	83	100
Iceland	4 882 605 885	83	100	6 970 762 505	84	100
Mozambique	4 718 518 271	84	100	5 701 705 181	88	100
Sudan	4 240 642 666	85	100	10 276 864 989	72	100
Tanzania	4 178 109 062	86	100	7 765 411 242	81	100
Cyprus	3 360 377 370	87	100	9 308 162 125	74	100
Cameroon	3 264 185 171	88	100	5 183 629 302	93	100
Senegal	2 989 042 090	89	100	6 728 671 863	86	100
Uganda	2 901 465 679	90	100	5 595 903 639	89	100
Madagascar	2 846 993 006	91	100	3 654 467 201	99	100
Georgia	2 727 963 581	92	100	7 979 433 599	80	100
Moldova	2 425 118 752	93	100	4 831 414 613	94	100
Albania	2 302 318 251	94	100	5 282 117 402	91	100
Armenia	2 144 962 969	95	100	3 893 454 903	98	100
Mauritius	2 102 621 814	96	100	5 269 484 338	92	100
Mauritania	1 989 430 771	97	100	3 522 418 198	100	100
Mali	1 902 730 073	98	100	4 336 565 281	97	100
Guyana	1 789 689 907	99	100	1 761 552 833	104	100
Kyrgyz Republic	1 757 463 670	100	100	4 487 291 617	96	100
Suriname	1 441 019 448	101	100	1 208 805 023	108	100
Jamaica	1 309 718 443	102	100	5 818 098 181	87	100
Fiji	955 613 495	103	100	2 419 936 788	103	100
Togo	749 255 019	104	100	1 614 920 872	105	100
Nepal	740 742 914	105	100	10 037 840 171	73	100
Seychelles	591 585 318	106	100	1 348 462 645	107	100
Solomon Islands	499 714 683	107	100	571 770 024	117	100
Barbados	485 387 947	108	100	1 599 597 494	106	100
Montenegro	420 870 887	109	100	2 610 535 972	102	100
Belize	277 584 960	110	100	913 130 452	112	100
Burundi	141 738 015	111	100	725 154 415	114	100
Sierra Leone	102 651 588	112	100	1 073 617 079	111	100
Aruba	89 358 741	113	100	1 188 584 682	109	100
Antigua and Barbuda	62 390 602	114	100	629 819 171	115	100
Cabo Verde	49 935 302	115	100	793 599 019	113	100
Samoa	44 401 814	116	100	356 189 844	118	100
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	42 299 408	117	100	329 952 436	119	100
Saint Kitts and Nevis	33 245 644	118	100	308 946 849	120	100
Timor-Leste	24 174 262	119	100	588 047 302	116	100
Bermuda	11 742 165	120	100	1 078 213 784	110	100
São Tomé and Principe	10 562 590	121	100	147 049 579	122	100
Palau	6 419 759	122	100	157 813 256	121	100

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

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