Top 100 Countries Exporting Services in 2025–2026
How to Read the Latest Available Country Export Ranking
This page ranks 50 countries and economies by exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars, using World Bank WDI indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD. The ranking is a 2026 snapshot based on the latest available WDI values: 47 rows use 2024 data, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait use 2023 values, and Qatar uses a 2022 value.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The table is not a pure same-year 2024 comparison. It is a latest-available WDI snapshot, so older rows should be read as the most recent published WDI value available for that economy in this dataset, not as a modeled 2026 estimate.
Coverage: 50 confirmed countries and economies. Unit: current U.S. dollar billions/trillions for display. Direction: higher export value ranks higher. Row status: 50 published WDI values, 0 forecasts, 0 modeled projections.
China ranks first with $3.753T in exports of goods and services.
The metric is World Bank WDI indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD.
47 rows are 2024; UAE and Kuwait are 2023; Qatar is 2022.
The rank compares latest available WDI values, not projected 2026 values.
China ranks first by exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars.
The Top 10 account for about 53.7% of total export value among the 50 listed entries.
The table includes countries and economies with latest available WDI values.
United Arab Emirates and Kuwait use 2023; Qatar uses 2022.
Overview: what this export ranking measures
Export value measures goods and market services provided to the rest of the world. It includes merchandise exports as well as services such as transport, travel, freight, insurance, financial services, business services, communication, construction and royalties.
This is an absolute-size ranking, not a trade-openness ranking. Large economies can rank high because of scale, while smaller hubs such as Singapore, the Netherlands, Hong Kong SAR and Ireland can rank high because cross-border trade, services, logistics, re-exports or multinational activity are central to their economic model.
The ranking does not show trade balance. A country can export a very large amount and still import more than it exports. It also does not measure export value added, domestic content, export diversification, per-capita exports or exports as a share of GDP.
Why countries differ in export value
Scale and production base
Large economies often rank high because they combine large manufacturing capacity, services activity, infrastructure, corporate scale and broad foreign demand.
Services and intangible exports
Finance, business services, software, tourism, transport and royalties can lift export totals even when the domestic population is relatively small.
Commodity and price cycles
Energy, metals and agricultural exporters can move up or down when global prices change, even if physical export volumes change less sharply.
Re-exports and hub activity
Trade hubs can report high export values because goods, services and multinational flows pass through logistics, financial or corporate booking centres.
Top 10 exporters by goods and services value
The top ten show a clear scale gap. China and the United States are far ahead by absolute value, Germany forms a separate third tier, and the next group combines major European exporters with Asian production and service hubs.
Top 10 exporters by goods and services, latest available World Bank WDI value
| Rank | Entity | Value | Region / note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $3.753T | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 2 | United States | $3.194T | North America; WDI 2024. |
| 3 | Germany | $1.941T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $1.142T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 5 | France | $1.071T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 6 | Netherlands | $1.001T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 7 | Singapore | $978.6B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 8 | Japan | $917.0B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 9 | Ireland | $877.1B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 10 | Korea, Rep. | $831.9B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
Values are rounded for display. Ranking is calculated from the underlying current-U.S.-dollar value, descending.
Chart: Top 20 export economies by value
The chart uses the same values as the ranking table. The United Arab Emirates appears in the Top 20 using its latest available published WDI value from 2023, while the other Top 20 entries use 2024 values.
Methodology
The metric is World Bank WDI indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD: exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars. It represents the value of goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. The ranking sorts the latest available WDI values from highest to lowest.
Metric and unit
Metric: exports of goods and services. Source unit: current U.S. dollars. Display unit on this page: current U.S. dollar billions or trillions, rounded for readability.
How to read the rank
Descending order means larger export value ranks higher. The rank is calculated from the raw WDI value, not from the rounded display label.
Year and snapshot logic
This 2026 snapshot uses latest available WDI values: 47 rows are 2024, two rows are 2023 and one row is 2022. No 2025 or 2026 values are projected.
Source reliability
World Bank WDI values are published indicator values sourced from national accounts, official statistics, OECD and World Bank estimates. They should not be described as direct government values in every case.
Inclusion and exclusion rules: country and economy rows with a latest available WDI value were eligible; aggregates and regional totals were excluded; rows without a usable WDI value were excluded; no modeled or forecast rows were added.
Formula used for display: WDI current U.S. dollar value divided by 1,000,000,000 equals current U.S. dollar billions. Values above 1,000 billion are displayed as trillions. Ranking is based on the unrounded numeric value.
Limits: current-dollar export values are affected by exchange rates, commodity prices, inflation and service-trade reporting practices. The metric does not measure export value added, domestic content, export diversification, export dependence, per-capita trade, trade balance or trade openness as a share of GDP.
Main ranking: Top 50 countries and economies by exports
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Top 50 exporters by goods and services, latest available World Bank WDI value
| Rank | Entity | Value | Region / note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $3.753T | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 2 | United States | $3.194T | North America; WDI 2024. |
| 3 | Germany | $1.941T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $1.142T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 5 | France | $1.071T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 6 | Netherlands | $1.001T | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 7 | Singapore | $978.6B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 8 | Japan | $917.0B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 9 | Ireland | $877.1B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 10 | Korea, Rep. | $831.9B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 11 | India | $827.4B | South Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 12 | Italy | $773.9B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 13 | Hong Kong SAR, China | $739.6B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 14 | Canada | $727.9B | North America; WDI 2024. |
| 15 | Mexico | $681.3B | Latin America & Caribbean; WDI 2024. |
| 16 | Switzerland | $675.8B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 17 | Spain | $639.5B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $558.4B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2023. |
| 19 | Belgium | $532.2B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 20 | Poland | $478.9B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 21 | Russian Federation | $476.4B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 22 | Australia | $432.6B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 23 | Viet Nam | $429.5B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 24 | Brazil | $392.1B | Latin America & Caribbean; WDI 2024. |
| 25 | Turkiye | $374.7B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 26 | Thailand | $368.8B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | $360.9B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2024. |
| 28 | Sweden | $327.9B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 29 | Indonesia | $309.7B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 30 | Denmark | $301.4B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 31 | Malaysia | $301.2B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 32 | Austria | $297.8B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 33 | Czechia | $239.0B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 34 | Norway | $229.7B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 35 | Luxembourg | $178.7B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 36 | Hungary | $167.9B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 37 | Qatar | $161.7B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2022. |
| 38 | Israel | $153.7B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2024. |
| 39 | Portugal | $143.4B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 40 | Romania | $136.2B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 41 | South Africa | $127.5B | Sub-Saharan Africa; WDI 2024. |
| 42 | Finland | $125.2B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 43 | Slovak Republic | $120.5B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 44 | Philippines | $119.0B | East Asia & Pacific; WDI 2024. |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | $111.9B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2024. |
| 46 | Chile | $111.4B | Latin America & Caribbean; WDI 2024. |
| 47 | Greece | $107.9B | Europe & Central Asia; WDI 2024. |
| 48 | Iraq | $104.9B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2024. |
| 49 | Argentina | $97.3B | Latin America & Caribbean; WDI 2024. |
| 50 | Kuwait | $95.5B | Middle East & North Africa; WDI 2023. |
Source snapshot: World Bank World Development Indicators, exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars, compiled on June 25, 2026. Values are rounded for display after ranking.
Insights from the Top 50 export ranking
Key insight
The Top 3 exporters have a combined $8.888T in listed export value, equal to about 30.4% of the total across all 50 entries. China alone is $559.6B above the United States.
Top 10 concentration
The Top 10 entries total about $15.707T, or 53.7% of the Top 50 sum. This shows how strongly export value is concentrated at the top of the table.
Regional count
Europe & Central Asia has 24 entries, East Asia & Pacific has 11, Middle East & North Africa has 7, Latin America & Caribbean has 4, North America has 2, South Asia has 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa has 1.
Non-2024 rows
Three rows use older latest-available WDI values: United Arab Emirates and Kuwait use 2023, while Qatar uses 2022. These rows should be read with the mixed-year limitation in mind.
What this ranking means for readers
This ranking is useful for understanding the scale of each economy’s outward trade, but it should not be treated as a simple measure of economic strength. A high export value can come from a large domestic production base, a major services sector, commodity exports, re-export activity, logistics intermediation or multinational-company structures.
For supply-chain analysis, the table highlights where the largest cross-border flows originate. For economic readers, it helps separate export scale from export dependence: the United States ranks very high in absolute export value, while smaller economies such as Singapore or the Netherlands can be more trade-intensive relative to domestic GDP.
The main interpretation risk is confusing current-dollar value with real export volume. Exchange-rate changes, commodity prices and inflation can shift current-dollar rankings even when the physical quantity of exported goods or services changes less dramatically.
FAQ
Which country exports the most goods and services?
China ranks first in this Top 50 table, with exports of goods and services of about $3.753 trillion in the latest available WDI value.
Are these 2026 export figures?
No. This is a 2026 snapshot based on latest available World Bank WDI data. Most included rows use 2024 values, while the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait use 2023 and Qatar uses 2022.
Is this a pure 2024 country ranking?
No. It is a mixed-year latest-available ranking. Most rows are 2024, but three rows use older latest-available WDI values.
Does the ranking include services exports?
Yes. The World Bank indicator covers goods and market services, including transport, travel, insurance, financial services, business services, communication, construction and royalties.
Is this the same as merchandise exports?
No. Merchandise exports cover goods only. This ranking uses a broader national-accounts measure that includes both goods and services.
Does a higher export value mean a trade surplus?
No. Export value measures outward sales to the rest of the world. A country can export a lot and still import more than it exports.
Why do small economies like Singapore and the Netherlands rank so high?
These economies function as trade, logistics, financial, services or multinational-company hubs. Their export values can be large relative to population or domestic market size.
What does this metric not measure?
It does not measure exports per person, export dependence, trade balance, domestic value added, export complexity, export diversification or exports as a percentage of GDP.
Sources
World Bank Data — Exports of goods and services (current US$)
Primary numeric source for row values, years and indicator definition used in this ranking.
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source environment for internationally comparable national accounts and development indicators.
https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/
World Bank API documentation
Used to verify the indicator-query structure and availability of World Bank indicator data by economy and year.
https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/898599-indicator-api-queries
World Integrated Trade Solution
Context source for trade statistics terminology and World Bank trade-data tools; not used to replace the WDI numeric ranking values.
