Top Exporting Countries in the World 2024
About This Dataset
Top Exporting Countries in the World 2024
Countries ranked by total value of merchandise exports in 2024, measured in billions of USD according to WTO and World Bank trade data. China has been the world's largest exporter since 2009, consistently accounting for roughly 14% of global merchandise exports.
Analysis
China (3,380), United States (2,064) and Germany (1,693) take the top three in Merchandise Exports (Billion USD) in 2024. China and United States together hold 51.1% of the combined total of all 8 entities. Only 3 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (1,690 or more).
Source:
World Trade Organization
Key Findings
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China leads in Merchandise Exports (Billion USD) with 3,380 in 2024.
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Average Merchandise Exports (Billion USD) in 2024: 1,332 · median: 840.
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Gap in 2024: China is 5.8× larger than France.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Trade Organization
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Merchandise Exports (Billion USD)
- Last updated
- 6 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 2024.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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