WORLD ATLAS

World Exports (% of GDP) Ranking Map

In the available data, Hong Kong has the highest recorded value at 199.8% (rank #1); Japan ranks #142 at 22%. Coverage: 189 countries and territories. Reference years: Hong Kong 2025; Japan 2024. This is goods-and-services exports as a share of GDP; smaller, trade-oriented economies can record especially high ratios.

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01 / RANKING MAP

Compare exports (% of gdp) across the world.

Compare exports (% of gdp) by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details.

Japan22%

Japan, world rank 142 for Exports (% of GDP), 22%

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02 / ABOUT THIS DATA

How to read the Exports (% of GDP) ranking map

Compare exports (% of gdp) by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 189 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.

Top 3
#1 Hong Kong (199.8%), #2 Luxembourg (190.5%), #3 San Marino (186%)
Japan’s position
World #142 (22%)
Data period
latest available year by country (2010–2025)

Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.

03 / FULL RANKING

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Exports (% of GDP)Full ranking189 countries
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