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

United States of America, at 13.0% against 5.7% in China as of 2022.

What is the difference in share of global services exports between China and United States of America?

7.3%, with United States of America ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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 services 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 services exports

China

5.7%

in 2022

United States of America

13.0%

in 2022

China rank

4th

United States of America rank

1st

Share of global services exports over time

China
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.0% against 5.7% in China, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.3 times China's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.0%	15.4%	12.5%	United States of America
2010s	4.3%	14.6%	10.3%	United States of America
2020s	5.7%	13.2%	7.5%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global services exports, China or United States of America?: United States of America, at 13.0% against 5.7% in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of global services exports between China and United States of America?: 7.3%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for share of global services exports?: China ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 205 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 services exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of global services 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: 205 places, 4,504 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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