Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — World

Merchandise exports in the world in 2025 — 26,386,782,360,230 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21,383.2%.

2025 26.39T US$ +7.17% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 26.39T US$2025
Period minimum 123B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — World, 1960–2025010T20T30T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 122,825,381,385 US$1962: 133,939,429,018 US$1964: 165,027,059,992 US$1966: 195,901,899,231 US$1968: 229,953,553,461 US$1970: 301,923,594,182 US$1972: 400,219,041,708 US$1974: 815,284,407,661 US$1976: 956,957,271,609 US$1978: 1,259,035,964,237 US$1980: 1,973,524,687,169 US$1982: 1,808,584,820,214 US$1984: 1,876,138,067,816 US$1986: 2,067,469,981,228 US$1988: 2,795,258,901,050 US$1990: 3,463,210,053,242 US$1992: 3,804,601,945,694 US$1994: 4,343,821,161,793 US$1996: 5,433,648,314,826 US$1998: 5,528,026,720,084 US$2000: 6,485,088,993,774 US$2002: 6,531,459,636,304 US$2004: 9,267,996,658,623 US$2006: 12,203,896,560,935 US$2008: 16,273,252,911,429 US$2010: 15,381,262,687,149 US$2012: 18,605,844,854,054 US$2014: 19,104,312,260,943 US$2016: 16,128,622,859,302 US$2018: 19,643,736,517,947 US$2020: 17,734,593,054,238 US$2022: 25,037,933,627,192 US$2024: 24,622,126,055,010 US$2025: 26,386,782,360,230 US$
Change over the period: +26.26T (+21,383.17%) Average annual rate: 8.61 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World

World 26.39T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 26.39T +1.76T +7.17%
2024 24.62T +602B +2.51%
2023 24.02T −1.02T −4.06%
2022 25.04T +2.64T +11.78%
2021 22.4T +4.67T +26.31%
2020 17.73T −1.37T −7.16%
2019 19.1T −542B −2.76%
2018 19.64T +1.82T +10.2%
2017 17.83T +1.7T +10.52%
2016 16.13T −517B −3.11%
2015 16.65T −2.46T −12.87%
2014 19.1T +48.85B +0.26%
2013 19.06T +450B +2.42%
2012 18.61T +174B +0.94%
2011 18.43T +3.05T +19.83%
2010 15.38T +2.73T +21.6%
2009 12.65T −3.62T −22.27%
2008 16.27T +2.16T +15.31%
2007 14.11T +1.91T +15.64%
2006 12.2T +1.63T +15.39%
2005 10.58T +1.31T +14.12%
2004 9.27T +1.64T +21.5%
2003 7.63T +1.1T +16.79%
2002 6.53T +306B +4.92%
2001 6.23T −260B −4%
2000 6.49T +736B +12.8%
1999 5.75T +221B +4%
1998 5.53T −101B −1.79%
1997 5.63T +195B +3.6%
1996 5.43T +250B +4.83%
1995 5.18T +840B +19.33%
1994 4.34T +534B +14.01%
1993 3.81T +5.47B +0.14%
1992 3.8T +257B +7.24%
1991 3.55T +84.62B +2.44%
1990 3.46T +430B +14.16%
1989 3.03T +238B +8.52%
1988 2.8T +358B +14.71%
1987 2.44T +369B +17.87%
1986 2.07T +171B +9.03%
1985 1.9T +20.04B +1.07%
1984 1.88T +116B +6.62%
1983 1.76T −48.88B −2.7%
1982 1.81T −144B −7.36%
1981 1.95T −21.35B −1.08%
1980 1.97T +369B +22.98%
1979 1.6T +346B +27.46%
1978 1.26T +173B +15.92%
1977 1.09T +129B +13.5%
1976 957B +112B +13.23%
1975 845B +29.84B +3.66%
1974 815B +260B +46.7%
1973 556B +156B +38.86%
1972 400B +62.05B +18.35%
1971 338B +36.24B +12%
1970 302B +39.36B +14.99%
1969 263B +32.61B +14.18%
1968 230B +23.13B +11.18%
1967 207B +10.93B +5.58%
1966 196B +16.92B +9.45%
1965 179B +13.95B +8.45%
1964 165B +18.21B +12.4%
1963 147B +12.88B +9.62%
1962 134B +5.7B +4.45%
1961 128B +5.41B +4.41%
1960 123B

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.