- China accounted for 14.6% of global exports of goods in 2024, the highest share overall.
- Vietnam, Hong Kong SAR, and France each saw double-digit export growth, while exports contracted the sharpest in Australia.
Outside of America, the world is buying China’s goods more than ever.
Despite being a primary target of U.S. tariffs, China has deepened trade ties across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe in 2025. Yet as China cements its position as a global trading powerhouse, America is increasingly focusing on becoming more self-sufficient.
This graphic shows the top 30 biggest exporters in the world, based on data from the World Trade Organization.
Here are the world’s leading exporters of goods as of 2024:
To look at it another way, 36% of global export containers hold Chinese goods. Not only that, China is on track to see record shipments in 2025 across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
The U.S. remains the world’s second-largest exporter, with $2.1 trillion in exports last year. Between January and July 2025, Canada and Mexico accounted for roughly 30% of American export demand.
Ranking in third is Germany, with exports shrinking 1% over the year to $1.7 trillion, while the Netherlands followed with $921 billion in exports.
Meanwhile, Vietnam, Hong Kong SAR, and France saw the fastest export growth—rising 14%, 12%, and 11%, respectively. In particular, Vietnam’s surge was fueled by strong shipments of oil, coffee, and rice amid shifting global supply chains.
Credit: Visual Capitalist
