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

United States of America, at 8.4% against 6.9% in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Germany and United States of America?

1.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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.

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

Germany

6.9%

in 2024

United States of America

8.4%

in 2024

Germany rank

3rd

United States of America rank

2nd

Share of global merchandise exports over time

Germany
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8.4% against 6.9% in Germany, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 219 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.3%	9.5%	0.2%	United States of America
2010s	8.0%	8.6%	0.6%	United States of America
2020s	7.2%	8.2%	1.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, Germany or United States of America?: United States of America, at 8.4% against 6.9% in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Germany and United States of America?: 1.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?: Germany ranks 3rd 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 (%).