The World's Biggest Goods Exporters 2022

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The World's Biggest Goods Exporters 2022
Countries ranked by merchandise exports (USD billion) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 205 countries that reported that year. China leads on 3,544, ahead of United States (2,065) and Germany (1,676). Merchandise exports in US dollars, covering goods only and excluding services. Re-exports count in full, which lifts trading hubs above producers of similar size.
Analysis

China (3,544), United States (2,065) and Germany (1,676) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 3,544 down to 411, a spread of 3,133. China is 1.72 times United States, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 1,772 or more. China stood at 3,316 in 2021, so its figure rose by 228 over the year. China also came first in 2021. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2021, 18 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 2 a lower one. The largest single move was United States, from 1,754 to 2,065. The chart shows the twenty highest of 205 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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China leads in Merchandise Exports (USD Billion) with 3,544 in 2022.
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Average Merchandise Exports (USD Billion) in 2022: 862  ·  median: 606.
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Gap in 2022: China is 8.6× larger than Saudi Arabia.

The World's Biggest Goods Exporters 2022

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
3,544
China
Merchandise Exports (USD Billion) · 2022
Metrics
1
Merchandise Exports (USD Billion)
Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
Measure
Merchandise Exports (USD Billion)
Last updated
7 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Merchandise Exports (USD Billion) · ranked by 2022

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2022 Source
🥇 China 3,544
🥈 United States 2,065
🥉 Germany 1,676
4 Netherlands 963
5 Japan 747
6 South Korea 684
7 Italy 659
8 Belgium 638
9 France 620
10 Hong Kong 610
11 Canada 602
12 Russia 592
13 Mexico 578
14 United Kingdom 546
15 Singapore 516
16 United Arab Emirates 516
17 India 453
18 Spain 415
19 Australia 413
20 Saudi Arabia 411

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

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