Exporter Rank

31 / 138

Importer Rank

34 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

8 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $195,997,875,900
Total Imports (2021) $122,755,296,375
Trade Balance (2021) $73,242,579,525
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 136.95%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 99.62%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $62,173,544,239
United Kingdom $21,505,052,950
Germany $21,021,663,537
Belgium $16,001,978,745
China $13,243,444,306
Netherlands $11,101,798,680
France $6,325,221,965
Italy $5,163,490,995
Switzerland $3,327,137,373
Japan $3,211,036,673

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United Kingdom $23,070,665,554
United States $21,435,998,825
France $12,200,183,233
China $9,996,877,585
Germany $8,630,407,751
Switzerland $6,082,506,031
Netherlands $5,320,599,606
Israel $2,884,363,468
Belgium $2,629,093,314
Italy $2,593,436,284

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(30) Pharmaceuticals $67,539,519,731
(29) Organic Chemicals $37,137,793,330
(90) Precision Instruments $17,014,201,872
(85) Electrical Machinery $15,635,069,549
(33) Cosmetics $9,816,618,891
(84) Industrial Machinery $9,731,480,301
(38) Chemical Products $3,920,740,825
(02) Meat $3,891,552,405
(88) Aircraft $3,841,877,374
(04) Dairy Products $3,807,448,324

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(88) Aircraft $17,364,910,179
(84) Industrial Machinery $13,487,780,284
(85) Electrical Machinery $12,990,814,327
(29) Organic Chemicals $12,495,601,715
(30) Pharmaceuticals $10,936,722,352
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $7,313,221,897
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $4,927,841,277
(90) Precision Instruments $4,186,767,092
(39) Plastics $3,878,603,101
(99) Items nesoi $2,162,878,760

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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