India Emerges at Top in Export Growth in 2017 with 13%, China Lags at 7.9%

·         Engineering Exports Lead Export Revival with (+)25% Growth

Leading Merchandise Exporters and Importers, 2017

Rank 2017

Rank 2016

Exporters

Value

Share

Annual % change

Rank 2017

Rank 2016

Importers

Value

Share

Annual % change

1

1

China

2263

12.8

7.9

1

1

United States of America

24.09

13.4

7.1

2

2

United States of America

1547

8.7

6.6

2

2

China

1842

10.2

16.0

3

3

Germany

1448

8.2

8.5

3

3

Germany

1167

6.5

10.5

4

4

Japan

698

3.9

8.3

4

5

Japan

672

3.7

10.6

5

5

Netherlands

652

3.7

14.1

5

4

United Kingdom

644

3.6

1.2

6

8

Korea , Republic of

574

3.2

15.8

6

6

France

625

3.5

9.2

7

6

Hong Kong, China

550

3.1

6.5

7

7

Hong Kong, China

590

3.3

7.8

Domestic exports

18

-27.9

 

Retained imports a

138

-

6.2

- re-exports

532

8.3

 

8

7

France

535

3.0

6.7

8

8

Netherlands

574

3.2

13.7

9

9

Italy

506

2.9

9.6

9

10

Korea , Republic of

478

2.7

17.8

10

10

United Kingdom

445

2.5

8.6

10

11

Italy

453

2.5

11.2

11

11

Belgium

430

2.4

7.9

11

14

India

447

2.5

23.8

12

12

Canada

421

2.4

7.8

12

9

Canada  a

442

2.5

7.0

13

13

Mexico

409

2.3

9.5

13

12

Mexico

432

2.4

8.7

14

14

Singapore

373

2.1

10.4

14

13

Belgium

403

2.2

8.2

Domestic exports

188

15.9

 

- re-exports

185

5.4

 

15

19

United Arab Emirates  d

360

2.0

20.4

15

15

Spain

351

1.9

12.7

16

17

Russian Federation

353

2.0

25.3

16

16

Singapore

328

1.8

12.3

 

- retained imports  c

142

-

22.7

17

16

Spain

321

1.8

10.5

17

17

Switzerland b

269

1.5

-0.5

18

18

Chinese Taipei

317

1.8

13.2

18

19

United Arab Emirates  d

268

1.5

-1.1

19

15

Switzerland b

300

1.7

-1.1

19

18

Chinese Taipei

259

1.4

12.5

20

20

India

298

1.7

13.0

20

24

Russian Federation  a

238

1.3

24.1

21

21

Thailand

237

1.3

9.9

21

20

Turkey

234

1.3

17.7

22

22

Poland

231

1.3

14.0

22

21

Poland

230

1.3

16.8

23

23

Australia

231

1.3

19.9

23

22

Australia  d

229

1.3

16.6

24

27

Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of d

218

1.2

18.8

24

23

Thailand

223

1.2

14.7

25

24

Malaysia

218

1.2

14.9

25

25

Viet Nam

212

1.2

21.0

26

25

Brazil

218

1.2

17.5

26

26

Malaysia

195

1.1

15.9

27

26

Viet Nam

214

1.2

21.4

27

27

Austria

176

1.0

11.5

28

28

Czech Republic

180

1.0

10.7

28

29

Czech Republic

162

0.9

13.2

29

30

Indonesia

169

1.0

16.5

29

28

Brazil

157

0.9

9.7

30

29

Austria

168

0.9

10.5

30

Indonesia

157

0.9

15.7

 

 

Total of above e

14884

83.9

-

 

 

Total of above e

14866

82.5

-

 

 

World  e

17730

100

10.6

 

 

World e

18024

100

10.7

a Secretariat estimates.
b Includes gold.
c Singapore’s retained imports are defined as imports less re-exports.
d Imports are valued f.o.b.
e Includes significant re-exports or imports for re-export.
Source: WTO and UNCTAD.