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

United States of America
2.02 trillion current US$
in 2023
World
22.82 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States of America rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • United States of America
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 22.82 trillion current US$ against 2.02 trillion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 20.80 trillion current US$.

That makes World's figure about 11.3 times United States of America's.

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

United States of America ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America World Difference Ahead
1960s 26.26 billion current US$ 134.50 billion current US$ 108.24 billion current US$ World
1970s 92.45 billion current US$ 633.35 billion current US$ 540.90 billion current US$ World
1980s 234.32 billion current US$ 1.75 trillion current US$ 1.52 trillion current US$ World
1990s 540.11 billion current US$ 4.12 trillion current US$ 3.58 trillion current US$ World
2000s 917.12 billion current US$ 9.83 trillion current US$ 8.91 trillion current US$ World
2010s 1.53 trillion current US$ 17.21 trillion current US$ 15.68 trillion current US$ World
2020s 1.82 trillion current US$ 21.26 trillion current US$ 19.44 trillion current US$ World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, United States of America or World?
World, at 22.82 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 United States of America and World?
20.80 trillion current US$, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do United States of America and World rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
United States of America ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$.