That global export metric results from a 36.6% increase since 2020 when overall exported goods were worth $22.148 trillion.
From 2023 to 2024, exports from all countries slowed to an average 1.1% annual increase from $23.633 trillion.
In this analysis, we look at the latest statistics surrounding the world’s top exported products to identify the products that most heavily galvanized international sales as well as looking at the most successful export countries.
In 2024, the top 5 most valuable globally exported goods are crude oil, electronic integrated circuits, cars, processed petroleum oils, and unwrought gold. Combined, those 5 leading exports accounted for roughly one fifth (20.7%) of the global value of products sold on international markets.
Note that the product categories are at the four-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level in tariff manuals. This level of more detailed granularity helps analysts to better spot microeconomic trends and opportunities around the globe.
World’s Top Exports Report Card for Products
Below are the 20 export products that attracted the highest dollar value in sales during 2024. Since 2019, electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies have overtaken cars and crude oil for the number one position in terms of overall exports by value.
- Crude oil: $1.09 trillion (down -7% from 2023)
- Integrated circuits/microassemblies $1.07 trillion (up 12.4%)
- Cars $948.1 billion (down -2.5%)
- Processed petroleum oils $897.2 billion (down -9.3%)
- Gold (unwrought) $590.1 billion (up 15.3%)
- Phone system devices: $589 billion (down -0.6%)
- Computers, optical readers $532.5 billion (up 31%)
- Medication mixes in dosage $480.1 billion (up 5.5%)
- Automobile parts/accessories $449.5 billion (down -2%)
- Petroleum gases $426.9 billion (down -17.7%)
- Blood fractions (including antisera) $368.5 billion (up 11.6%)
- Trucks $186.9 billion (down -0.9%)
- Electrodown -medical equip (e.g. xrays) $179.8 billion (up 5.4%)
- Turbodown -jets $177.7 billion (up 9.3%)
- Computer parts, accessories $173.5 billion (up 39.5%)
- Insulated wire/cable $173.3 billion (up 3.8%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal $160.2 billion (down -15.8%)
- Electrical converters/power units $159.1 billion (up 0.6%)
- Iron ores, concentrates $152.7 billion (down -6.5%)
- Electric storage batteries $147.1 billion (down -5.5%)
Drilling down into the world’s top 20 exported goods using the annual period from 2023 to 2024, the fastest-growing products over that longer period were: computer parts or accessories (up 39.5%), computers including optical readers (up 31%), unwrought gold (up 15.3%), electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (up 12.4%), then blood fractions including antisera (up 11.6%).
Two among the 20 major export products declined in value by double-digit percentages from 2023 to 2024. The severest declines were for globally exported petroleum gases via a -17.7% reduction and coal including solid fuels made from coal thanks to a -15.8% downturn, more than the reductions for processed petroleum oils (down -9.3%) and crude oil (down -7%).
Searchable List of Globally Exported Products in 2024
The 200 biggest exported products showcased in the automated database below account for 81.3% of the value for all commodities sold on international markets during 2024.
Focusing on the top 200 most valuable export products, 6 fast-growing commodities posted the most significant gains in value from 2023 to 2024. These increasingly valuable commodities were special containers (up 67.7% from 2023), computer parts or accessories (up 39.5%), radioactive chemical elements (also up 39.5%), computers including optical readers (up 31%), unrecorded sound media (up 29.6%) then hormones and miscellaneous steroids (up 23.3%).
You can change the presentation order in the automated table by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns in the above table. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2023 data was unavailable.
World’s Top Exports Report Card for Countries
Below are the 20 countries that earned the highest total dollar amounts in export sales for 2024. Shown within parenthesis is the percentage by which each country’s exports increased or declined compared to 2023 metrics.
- mainland China: $3.575 trillion (up 5.5% from 2023)
- United States: $2.065 trillion (up 2.2%)
- Germany: $1.684 trillion (up 0.1%)
- Netherlands: $722.3 billion (down -1.6%)
- Japan: $708 billion (down -1.6%)
- South Korea: $683.7 billion (up 8.1%)
- Italy: $674.9 billion (down -0.3%)
- Hong Kong: $640.6 billion (up 11.2%)
- France: $626.9 billion (down -1.7%)
- Mexico: $619 billion (up 4.4%)
- Canada: $569.2 billion (up 0.1%)
- Belgium: $549.6 billion (down -3.3%)
- Vietnam: $519.8 billion (up 47.2%)
- United Kingdom: $512.9 billion (down -1.3%)
- Singapore: $504.9 billion (up 6.2%)
- Taiwan: $474.6 billion (up 9.6%)
- Switzerland: $446.8 billion (up 6.2%)
- India: $441.7 billion (up 2.4%)
- Spain: $403.7 billion (down -3.9%)
- Russia: $398.1 billion (down -5.9%)
By value, the above 20 countries shipped well over two-thirds (70.4%) of total exported products during 2024.
Among the world’s 20 biggest traders on international markets, the fastest-growing exporters from 2023 to 2024 were Vietnam (up 47.2%), Hong Kong (up 11.2%), Taiwan (up 9.6%), South Korea (up 8.1%) then Switzerland (up 6.2%).
The greatest annual declines among the top 20 belonged to Russia (down -5.9% from 2023), Spain (down -3.9%), Belgium (down -3.3%), France (down -1.7%) and Japan (down -1.6%).
Searchable List of Exporting Countries in 2024
The automated database below presents export data for all countries, territories and islands in 2024, ranked in descending order by dollar value.
You can also control presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means no 2023 data was available.
See also China’s Top 10 Exports, United States Top 10 Exports, United Kingdom’s Top 10 Exports and Top Red Meat Exporters Ranked by Dollar Value
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 14, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 14, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 14, 2025