Based on a comparison of 166 countries in 2021, Luxembourg ranked the highest in exports as a share of GDP with 2.11% followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.023%, Burundi with 0.050% and Nepal with 0.052%.
Average exports as a share of GDP reached 0.289% in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 8.67 % more than in the previous year and -5.84 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average exports as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.310% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.116% in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.46 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Exports (As % of GDP) indicator page.
Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belgium | % | 0.778% | 0.794% | 0.832% | 0.831% | 0.824% | ||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | % | 0.700% | 0.705% | 0.738% | 0.750% | 0.765% | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.45% | 1.04% | 1.50% | 1.57% | 1.67% | ... | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | % | 1.96% | 1.87% | 1.89% | 1.88% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 0.875% | 0.864% | 0.859% | 0.838% | 0.815% | ||||||||||||||||
Ireland | % | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.21% | 1.23% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | 1.92% | 1.91% | 1.93% | 1.98% | 2.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Macao | % | 0.785% | 0.766% | 0.804% | 0.825% | 0.825% | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | % | 1.55% | 1.58% | 1.55% | 1.45% | 1.46% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 0.827% | 0.795% | 0.834% | 0.847% | 0.825% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 1.78% | 1.65% | 1.71% | 1.77% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | % | 0.916% | 0.935% | 0.951% | 0.958% | 0.919% | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | % | 0.771% | 0.776% | 0.831% | 0.848% | 0.837% | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 0.976% | 0.977% | 0.983% | 0.920% | 0.967% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 0.729% | 0.741% | 0.818% | 0.844% | 0.852% |