World Merchandise Exports and Imports by Commodity
Publication date: 2019-12-22
Reporting period: 2002 - 2018
Timeseries: 118 million
Source:UN Comtrade
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ALL COMMODITIES | Imports and Exports | 2018
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In 2018, the world merchandise exports exceeded $18.8 trillion (according to the external trade statistics of 137 countries). It was $17.3 trillion in the previous year (according to the merchandise trade statistics of 157 countries).
There are no trade data (2018) for such exporters as Iran (0.61% of the world exports in 2017), Algeria (0.202%), Tunisia (0.081%), Sri Lanka (0.067%), Guatemala (0.063%), Dominican Republic (0.051%), Honduras (0.028%), Sudan (0.024%), Cameroon (0.018%), Ethiopia (0.013%), Mauritania (0.011%), Mali (0.01%), Jamaica (0.007%), Malawi (0.005%)
Top exporters of goods in 2018
The world's largest exporters of commodities in 2018 were
- China - 13.2% of the world exports ($2.49 trillion)
- USA - 8.84% ($1.66 trillion)
- Germany - 8.3% ($1.56 trillion)
- Japan - 3.92% ($738 billion)
- Korea - 3.21% ($604 billion)
According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «ALL COMMODITIES» in 2018 were
- Exports from Canada to USA: (1.79% of the world exports, $337 billion according to the external trade statistics of Canada)
- Exports from China to Hong-Kong: (1.6% of the world exports, $302 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
- Exports from China to USA: (2.54% of the world exports, $479 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
- Exports from Hong-Kong to China: (1.67% of the world exports, $314 billion according to the external trade statistics of Hong-Kong)
- Exports from Korea to China: (0.861% of the world exports, $162 billion according to the external trade statistics of Korea)
- Exports from Mexico to USA: (1.83% of the world exports, $344 billion according to the external trade statistics of Mexico)
- Exports from Saudi Arabia to Areas, nes: (1.23% of the world exports, $231 billion according to the external trade statistics of Saudi Arabia)
- Exports from United Arab Emirates to Areas, nes: (1.13% of the world exports, $214 billion according to the external trade statistics of United Arab Emirates)
- Exports from USA to Canada: (1.59% of the world exports, $299 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
- Exports from USA to Mexico: (1.41% of the world exports, $265 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
In 2018, the world merchandise imports exceeded $19 trillion (according to the external trade statistics of 137 countries). It was $17.5 trillion in the previous year (according to the merchandise trade statistics of 157 countries).
There are no trade data (2018) for such importers as Iran (0.294% of the world imports in 2017), Algeria (0.262%), Sri Lanka (0.121%), Tunisia (0.117%), Dominican Republic (0.111%), Guatemala (0.104%), Ethiopia (0.089%), Sudan (0.058%), Nepal (0.057%), Honduras (0.049%), Jamaica (0.033%), Cameroon (0.029%), Mali (0.024%), Mauritania (0.02%)
Top importers of goods in 2018
The world's largest importers of commodities in 2018 were
- USA - 13.7% of the world imports ($2.61 trillion)
- China - 11.2% ($2.13 trillion)
- Germany - 6.79% ($1.29 trillion)
- Japan - 3.93% ($748 billion)
- United Kingdom - 3.52% ($671 billion)
- France - 3.46% ($659 billion)
According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «ALL COMMODITIES» in 2018 were
- Imports to Canada from USA (1.23% of the world imports, $235 billion according to the external trade statistics of Canada)
- Imports to China from Japan (0.947% of the world imports, $180 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to China from Korea (1.07% of the world imports, $204 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to China from Other Asia, nes (0.931% of the world imports, $177 billion according to the external trade statistics of China)
- Imports to Hong-Kong from China (1.47% of the world imports, $280 billion according to the external trade statistics of Hong-Kong)
- Imports to Japan from China (0.911% of the world imports, $173 billion according to the external trade statistics of Japan)
- Imports to Mexico from USA (1.13% of the world imports, $216 billion according to the external trade statistics of Mexico)
- Imports to USA from Canada (1.71% of the world imports, $325 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
- Imports to USA from China (2.95% of the world imports, $563 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
- Imports to USA from Mexico (1.83% of the world imports, $349 billion according to the external trade statistics of USA)
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| Reporter | TOTAL. ALL COMMODITIES | |||
| Exports | Imports | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | |||
| Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | |
| China | 2 494 230 194 966.00 | 13.253 | 2 134 982 614 989.00 | 11.214 |
| USA | 1 665 302 936 591.00 | 8.848 | 2 611 432 490 157.00 | 13.717 |
| Germany | 1 562 418 816 337.00 | 8.302 | 1 292 726 052 270.00 | 6.79 |
| Japan | 738 201 192 214.00 | 3.922 | 748 217 608 150.00 | 3.93 |
| Korea | 604 807 317 420.00 | 3.213 | 535 183 373 387.00 | 2.811 |
| Hong-Kong | 569 105 739 731.00 | 3.023 | 627 327 030 842.00 | 3.295 |
| France | 568 535 879 844.00 | 3.02 | 659 374 522 338.00 | 3.463 |
| Netherlands | 555 921 409 863.00 | 2.953 | 500 630 534 558.00 | 2.629 |
| Italy | 549 906 995 682.00 | 2.921 | 503 581 133 885.00 | 2.645 |
| United Kingdom | 490 840 363 553.00 | 2.608 | 671 694 257 766.00 | 3.528 |
| Belgium | 468 643 264 452.00 | 2.49 | 454 713 800 856.00 | 2.388 |
| Russia | 451 494 828 173.00 | 2.399 | 240 225 755 863.00 | 1.261 |
| Mexico | 450 655 468 309.00 | 2.394 | 464 294 262 714.00 | 2.438 |
| Canada | 450 382 382 408.00 | 2.393 | 459 947 610 210.00 | 2.416 |
| Singapore | 411 743 293 747.00 | 2.187 | 370 503 520 526.00 | 1.946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 387 910 040 562.00 | 2.061 | 244 645 890 108.00 | 1.285 |
| Other Asia, nes | 335 743 566 738.00 | 1.783 | 286 194 740 458.00 | 1.503 |
| Spain | 328 527 654 075.00 | 1.745 | 376 185 085 923.00 | 1.976 |
| India | 322 492 099 897.00 | 1.713 | 507 615 733 027.00 | 2.666 |
| Switzerland | 310 524 275 089.00 | 1.649 | 278 665 555 576.00 | 1.463 |
| Saudi Arabia | 294 535 553 148.00 | 1.565 | 135 211 178 073.00 | 0.71 |
| Poland | 261 815 268 525.00 | 1.391 | 267 699 886 888.00 | 1.406 |
| Australia | 252 757 844 372.00 | 1.343 | 235 534 849 877.00 | 1.237 |
| Thailand | 252 485 154 115.00 | 1.341 | 249 173 519 017.00 | 1.308 |
| Malaysia | 247 323 665 356.00 | 1.314 | 217 358 263 559.00 | 1.141 |
| Vietnam | 243 698 698 324.00 | 1.294 | 236 868 822 761.00 | 1.244 |
| Brazil | 239 887 754 933.00 | 1.274 | 181 230 498 358.00 | 0.951 |
| Czech Republic | 202 521 577 709.00 | 1.076 | 184 924 023 432.00 | 0.971 |
| Indonesia | 180 215 034 437.00 | 0.957 | 188 711 171 618.00 | 0.991 |
| Austria | 176 991 970 620.00 | 0.94 | 184 195 200 603.00 | 0.967 |
| Turkey | 168 023 390 683.00 | 0.892 | 223 039 038 051.00 | 1.171 |
| Ireland | 167 017 887 791.00 | 0.887 | 106 931 073 268.00 | 0.561 |
| Sweden | 165 956 595 162.00 | 0.881 | 170 589 584 440.00 | 0.896 |
| Hungary | 123 957 885 048.00 | 0.658 | 117 381 592 676.00 | 0.616 |
| Norway | 122 636 310 493.00 | 0.651 | 87 440 059 696.00 | 0.459 |
| Denmark | 108 564 263 153.00 | 0.576 | 101 675 698 528.00 | 0.534 |
| South Africa | 93 597 046 864.00 | 0.497 | 92 615 924 571.00 | 0.486 |
| Slovak Republic | 93 443 738 159.00 | 0.496 | 92 928 603 861.00 | 0.488 |
| Qatar | 84 288 458 432.00 | 0.447 | 31 695 930 077.00 | 0.166 |
| Romania | 80 077 606 266.00 | 0.425 | 97 877 632 897.00 | 0.514 |
| Chile | 75 481 713 821.00 | 0.401 | 74 187 323 277.00 | 0.389 |
| Finland | 75 258 290 459.00 | 0.399 | 78 352 161 411.00 | 0.411 |
| Portugal | 74 135 905 807.00 | 0.393 | 95 629 298 715.00 | 0.502 |
| Kuwait | 71 941 444 555.00 | 0.382 | 35 866 655 317.00 | 0.188 |
| Philippines | 67 487 668 298.00 | 0.358 | 115 038 016 454.00 | 0.604 |
| Nigeria | 62 399 742 736.00 | 0.331 | 43 011 523 214.00 | 0.225 |
| Israel | 61 906 412 000.00 | 0.328 | 76 584 110 000.00 | 0.402 |
| Argentina | 61 558 357 420.00 | 0.327 | 65 440 966 165.00 | 0.343 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 109 053 214.00 | 0.324 | 33 658 429 453.00 | 0.176 |
| Peru | 47 894 102 577.00 | 0.254 | 43 123 394 684.00 | 0.226 |
| Ukraine | 47 334 679 853.00 | 0.251 | 57 187 093 429.00 | 0.30 |
| Angola | 42 096 736 310.00 | 0.223 | 16 036 479 575.00 | 0.084 |
| Colombia | 41 831 520 220.00 | 0.222 | 51 230 566 648.00 | 0.269 |
| Oman | 41 760 976 158.00 | 0.221 | 25 770 092 486.00 | 0.135 |
| New Zealand | 39 838 898 880.00 | 0.211 | 43 736 245 673.00 | 0.229 |
| Greece | 39 490 521 437.00 | 0.209 | 65 141 447 585.00 | 0.342 |
| Slovenia | 36 471 278 939.00 | 0.193 | 36 267 337 521.00 | 0.19 |
| Bulgaria | 33 787 143 989.00 | 0.179 | 37 927 842 259.00 | 0.199 |
| Belarus | 33 726 141 400.00 | 0.179 | 38 408 911 900.00 | 0.201 |
| Lithuania | 33 334 576 736.00 | 0.177 | 36 501 414 404.00 | 0.191 |
| Egypt | 29 483 042 042.00 | 0.156 | 82 444 514 414.00 | 0.433 |
| Morocco | 29 360 137 412.00 | 0.156 | 51 298 958 639.00 | 0.269 |
| Pakistan | 23 630 892 979.00 | 0.125 | 60 162 862 445.00 | 0.316 |
| Ecuador | 21 606 133 822.00 | 0.114 | 23 019 652 623.00 | 0.12 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 489 068 203.00 | 0.103 | 11 460 337 555.00 | 0.06 |
| Serbia | 19 239 126 973.00 | 0.102 | 25 882 635 269.00 | 0.135 |
| Estonia | 17 853 799 806.00 | 0.094 | 19 826 791 820.00 | 0.104 |
| Croatia | 17 210 469 290.00 | 0.091 | 28 113 089 203.00 | 0.147 |
| Ghana | 17 099 588 399.00 | 0.09 | 11 880 470 763.00 | 0.062 |
| Myanmar | 16 671 612 499.00 | 0.088 | 19 345 459 571.00 | 0.101 |
| Luxembourg | 15 148 367 371.00 | 0.08 | 23 118 820 384.00 | 0.121 |
| Latvia | 15 064 999 864.00 | 0.08 | 18 612 965 523.00 | 0.097 |
| Bahrain | 14 347 737 494.00 | 0.076 | 20 597 535 923.00 | 0.108 |
| Cambodia | 12 700 279 675.00 | 0.067 | 17 489 096 677.00 | 0.091 |
| Côte d`Ivoire | 11 821 310 754.00 | 0.062 | 10 970 725 433.00 | 0.057 |
| Costa Rica | 11 251 781 448.00 | 0.059 | 16 563 019 255.00 | 0.087 |
| Congo | 11 155 029 324.00 | 0.059 | 3 485 609 079.00 | 0.018 |
| Uzbekistan | 10 919 011 727.00 | 0.058 | 17 313 951 650.00 | 0.09 |
| Bolivia | 9 064 737 435.00 | 0.048 | 10 044 646 994.00 | 0.052 |
| Zambia | 9 043 157 369.00 | 0.048 | 9 462 438 634.00 | 0.049 |
| Paraguay | 9 042 140 680.00 | 0.048 | 13 333 951 365.00 | 0.07 |
| Jordan | 7 750 262 862.00 | 0.041 | 20 309 900 969.00 | 0.106 |
| Uruguay | 7 498 004 935.00 | 0.039 | 8 893 245 997.00 | 0.046 |
| Namibia | 7 488 296 000.00 | 0.039 | 8 288 940 141.00 | 0.043 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 182 096 317.00 | 0.038 | 11 629 555 025.00 | 0.061 |
| Mongolia | 7 011 757 684.00 | 0.037 | 5 874 787 944.00 | 0.03 |
| North Macedonia | 6 906 336 855.00 | 0.036 | 9 051 677 474.00 | 0.047 |
| Brunei | 6 573 636 942.00 | 0.034 | 4 164 052 430.00 | 0.021 |
| Botswana | 6 573 000 891.00 | 0.034 | 6 168 953 942.00 | 0.032 |
| Kenya | 6 050 420 682.00 | 0.032 | 17 376 721 272.00 | 0.091 |
| El Salvador | 5 904 627 045.00 | 0.031 | 11 829 783 403.00 | 0.062 |
| Laos | 5 814 806 369.00 | 0.03 | 5 848 036 260.00 | 0.03 |
| Iceland | 5 561 475 841.00 | 0.029 | 7 686 033 358.00 | 0.04 |
| Mozambique | 5 195 579 533.00 | 0.027 | 6 785 547 384.00 | 0.035 |
| Cyprus | 5 065 369 407.00 | 0.026 | 10 812 572 215.00 | 0.056 |
| Nicaragua | 5 013 907 569.00 | 0.026 | 7 351 000 180.00 | 0.038 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 037 202 669.00 | 0.021 | 6 258 856 188.00 | 0.032 |
| Malta | 3 868 514 079.00 | 0.02 | 7 204 023 522.00 | 0.037 |
| Tanzania | 3 669 212 438.00 | 0.019 | 8 553 677 024.00 | 0.044 |
| Senegal | 3 623 242 949.00 | 0.019 | 8 071 410 856.00 | 0.042 |
| Georgia | 3 355 704 732.00 | 0.017 | 9 136 470 708.00 | 0.047 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 283 185 327.00 | 0.017 | 4 295 841 213.00 | 0.022 |
| Madagascar | 3 133 017 751.00 | 0.016 | 4 081 653 524.00 | 0.021 |
| Uganda | 3 087 363 576.00 | 0.016 | 6 729 436 499.00 | 0.035 |
| Lebanon | 2 952 759 932.00 | 0.015 | 19 982 944 051.00 | 0.104 |
| Albania | 2 875 859 778.00 | 0.015 | 5 941 286 949.00 | 0.031 |
| Moldova | 2 706 818 216.00 | 0.014 | 5 764 281 783.00 | 0.03 |
| Armenia | 2 383 413 799.00 | 0.012 | 4 849 934 597.00 | 0.025 |
| Mauritius | 1 987 672 862.00 | 0.01 | 5 669 326 922.00 | 0.029 |
| Swaziland | 1 842 438 001.00 | 0.009 | 1 857 539 457.00 | 0.009 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 1 835 179 371.00 | 0.009 | 5 291 945 776.00 | 0.027 |
| Suriname | 1 502 817 149.00 | 0.007 | 1 526 897 522.00 | 0.008 |
| Guyana | 1 487 342 206.00 | 0.007 | 3 997 940 041.00 | 0.021 |
| China, Macao SAR | 1 161 004 083.00 | 0.006 | 12 068 649 824.00 | 0.063 |
| State of Palestine | 1 155 634 049.00 | 0.006 | 6 539 589 522.00 | 0.034 |
| Fiji | 1 041 040 355.00 | 0.005 | 2 719 590 986.00 | 0.014 |
| Benin | 952 223 706.00 | 0.005 | 3 278 030 278.00 | 0.017 |
| Afghanistan | 884 504 496.00 | 0.004 | 7 406 590 324.00 | 0.038 |
| Seychelles | 846 972 441.00 | 0.004 | 1 136 551 339.00 | 0.005 |
| Greenland | 640 897 343.00 | 0.003 | 829 150 195.00 | 0.004 |
| Solomon Islands | 569 112 008.00 | 0.003 | 601 388 529.00 | 0.003 |
| Montenegro | 465 997 357.00 | 0.002 | 3 002 864 021.00 | 0.015 |
| Barbados | 457 709 750.00 | 0.002 | 1 599 911 169.00 | 0.008 |
| Belize | 240 911 158.00 | 0.001 | 957 739 411.00 | 0.005 |
| Maldives | 181 711 401.00 | 0.00 | 2 961 026 844.00 | 0.015 |
| Burundi | 169 071 156.00 | 0.00 | 793 512 239.00 | 0.004 |
| Andorra | 129 448 151.00 | 0.00 | 1 609 394 249.00 | 0.008 |
| Cabo Verde | 75 270 566.00 | 0.00 | 814 604 296.00 | 0.004 |
| Aruba | 69 762 736.00 | 0.00 | 1 257 869 571.00 | 0.006 |
| Comoros | 46 214 060.00 | 0.00 | 229 710 910.00 | 0.001 |
| Samoa | 46 101 305.00 | 0.00 | 362 883 715.00 | 0.001 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 43 665 885.00 | 0.00 | 353 627 074.00 | 0.001 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 25 841 081.00 | 0.00 | 569 155 190.00 | 0.002 |
| Bermuda | 22 912 424.00 | 0.00 | 1 070 009 014.00 | 0.005 |
| São Tomé and Principe | 12 087 302.00 | 0.00 | 148 305 957.00 | 0.00 |
| Gambia | 9 091 201.00 | 0.00 | 601 352 216.00 | 0.003 |
| Palau | 8 620 908.00 | 0.00 | 154 412 826.00 | 0.00 |