OECD members vs United States of America: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

OECD members
13.42 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States of America
2.02 trillion current US$
in 2023
OECD members rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • OECD members
  • United States of America
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 13.42 trillion current US$ against 2.02 trillion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 11.41 trillion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 6.7 times United States of America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 112.04 billion current US$ 26.26 billion current US$ 85.78 billion current US$ OECD members
1970s 497.66 billion current US$ 92.45 billion current US$ 405.20 billion current US$ OECD members
1980s 1.36 trillion current US$ 234.32 billion current US$ 1.13 trillion current US$ OECD members
1990s 3.16 trillion current US$ 540.11 billion current US$ 2.62 trillion current US$ OECD members
2000s 6.63 trillion current US$ 917.12 billion current US$ 5.72 trillion current US$ OECD members
2010s 10.34 trillion current US$ 1.53 trillion current US$ 8.81 trillion current US$ OECD members
2020s 12.41 trillion current US$ 1.82 trillion current US$ 10.59 trillion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, OECD members or United States of America?
OECD members, at 13.42 trillion current US$ against 2.02 trillion current US$ in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between OECD members and United States of America?
11.41 trillion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
OECD members ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.