Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — High-income countries

Merchandise exports in high-income countries in 2025 — 16,709,835,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18,744.3%.

2025 16.71T US$ +6.68% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.71T US$2025
Period minimum 88.67B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — High-income countries, 1960–202505T10T15T20T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 88,673,000,000 US$1962: 98,979,000,000 US$1964: 121,661,000,000 US$1966: 146,847,000,000 US$1968: 175,199,000,000 US$1970: 233,335,000,000 US$1972: 313,576,000,000 US$1974: 615,840,000,000 US$1976: 731,408,000,000 US$1978: 971,172,000,000 US$1980: 1,476,171,000,000 US$1982: 1,355,771,000,000 US$1984: 1,392,663,000,000 US$1986: 1,608,107,000,000 US$1988: 2,174,709,000,000 US$1990: 2,699,090,000,000 US$1992: 3,016,293,000,000 US$1994: 3,417,489,000,000 US$1996: 4,230,898,000,000 US$1998: 4,288,785,000,000 US$2000: 5,074,245,000,000 US$2002: 5,065,486,000,000 US$2004: 7,059,746,000,000 US$2006: 8,949,513,000,000 US$2008: 11,642,538,000,000 US$2010: 10,634,220,000,000 US$2012: 12,612,394,000,000 US$2014: 12,863,780,000,000 US$2016: 10,872,729,000,000 US$2018: 13,147,319,000,000 US$2020: 11,566,729,000,000 US$2022: 16,108,670,000,000 US$2024: 15,663,052,000,000 US$2025: 16,709,835,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +16.62T (+18,744.33%) Average annual rate: 8.39 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 16.71T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 16.71T +1.05T +6.68%
2024 15.66T +152B +0.98%
2023 15.51T −597B −3.71%
2022 16.11T +1.69T +11.7%
2021 14.42T +2.86T +24.68%
2020 11.57T −1.12T −8.82%
2019 12.69T −462B −3.51%
2018 13.15T +1.2T +10.06%
2017 11.95T +1.07T +9.86%
2016 10.87T −240B −2.16%
2015 11.11T −1.75T −13.61%
2014 12.86T −67.28B −0.52%
2013 12.93T +319B +2.53%
2012 12.61T −27.42B −0.22%
2011 12.64T +2.01T +18.86%
2010 10.63T +1.64T +18.26%
2009 8.99T −2.65T −22.76%
2008 11.64T +1.4T +13.67%
2007 10.24T +1.29T +14.44%
2006 8.95T +1.06T +13.5%
2005 7.89T +825B +11.69%
2004 7.06T +1.17T +19.85%
2003 5.89T +825B +16.29%
2002 5.07T +187B +3.84%
2001 4.88T −196B −3.87%
2000 5.07T +481B +10.48%
1999 4.59T +304B +7.09%
1998 4.29T −40.72B −0.94%
1997 4.33T +98.61B +2.33%
1996 4.23T +164B +4.03%
1995 4.07T +650B +19.01%
1994 3.42T +407B +13.54%
1993 3.01T −6.28B −0.21%
1992 3.02T +252B +9.11%
1991 2.76T +65.44B +2.42%
1990 2.7T +356B +15.2%
1989 2.34T +168B +7.74%
1988 2.17T +287B +15.2%
1987 1.89T +280B +17.39%
1986 1.61T +188B +13.21%
1985 1.42T +27.8B +2%
1984 1.39T +83.93B +6.41%
1983 1.31T −47.04B −3.47%
1982 1.36T −121B −8.17%
1981 1.48T +142M +0.01%
1980 1.48T +258B +21.17%
1979 1.22T +247B +25.44%
1978 971B +145B +17.54%
1977 826B +94.86B +12.97%
1976 731B +83.05B +12.81%
1975 648B +32.52B +5.28%
1974 616B +185B +42.95%
1973 431B +117B +37.38%
1972 314B +51.08B +19.46%
1971 262B +29.16B +12.5%
1970 233B +32.17B +15.99%
1969 201B +25.97B +14.82%
1968 175B +19.35B +12.41%
1967 156B +9.01B +6.13%
1966 147B +13.93B +10.48%
1965 133B +11.25B +9.25%
1964 122B +13.85B +12.85%
1963 108B +8.83B +8.92%
1962 98.98B +4.82B +5.12%
1961 94.16B +5.48B +6.18%
1960 88.67B

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.