Exports of goods and services in OECD members
OECD members: Exports of goods and services was 28.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in OECD members, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in OECD members stood at 28.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in OECD members peaked at 30.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.5% | — |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 15.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 25.6% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in OECD members?
- Exports of goods and services in OECD members was 28.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for exports of goods and services?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.