Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, China or United States of America?

China, at 14.6% against 8.4% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs United States of America: Share of global merchandise exports

China

14.6%

in 2024

United States of America

8.4%

in 2024

China rank

1st

United States of America rank

2nd

Share of global merchandise exports over time

China
United States of America

How they compare

China currently reports 14.6% against 8.4% in United States of America, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 219 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.8%	9.5%	2.7%	United States of America
2010s	12.1%	8.6%	3.5%	China
2020s	14.5%	8.2%	6.3%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, China or United States of America?: China, at 14.6% against 8.4% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between China and United States of America?: 6.2%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?: China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of global merchandise exports
Unit: %
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 5,380 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).