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

United States of America, at 8.4% against 3.8% in Netherlands as of 2024.

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

4.6%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

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

Netherlands

3.8%

in 2024

United States of America

8.4%

in 2024

Netherlands rank

4th

United States of America rank

2nd

Share of global merchandise exports over time

Netherlands
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8.4% against 3.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.2 times Netherlands's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 4th 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	Netherlands	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.8%	9.5%	5.6%	United States of America
2010s	3.6%	8.6%	5.0%	United States of America
2020s	3.8%	8.2%	4.4%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, Netherlands or United States of America?: United States of America, at 8.4% against 3.8% in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Netherlands and United States of America?: 4.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?: Netherlands ranks 4th 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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About this data

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 (%).