All⚖️ Largest Trade Surpluses Relative to GDP
Exports minus imports of goods and services as a share of GDP.
1
🇲🇴Macau
45.4%
2
🇮🇪Ireland
40.2%
3
🇸🇬Singapore
35.4%
4
🇱🇺Luxembourg
31.2%
5
🇬🇦Gabon
26.1%
6
🇧🇳Brunei
19.5%
7
🇲🇹Malta
19.2%
8
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
18.1%
9
🇩🇯Djibouti
14.7%
10
🇹🇩Chad
12.7%
11
🇳🇴Norway
11.7%
12
🇦🇴Angola
11.3%
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
11.2%
14
🇩🇰Denmark
11.0%
15
🇨🇭Switzerland
8.9%
16
🇵🇪Peru
8.1%
17
🇦🇿Azerbaijan
6.2%
18
🇨🇷Costa Rica
6.2%
19
🇻🇳Vietnam
6.2%
20
🇨🇿Czechia
5.9%
21
🇱🇾Libya
5.8%
22
🇨🇾Cyprus
5.7%
23
🇲🇾Malaysia
5.5%
24
🇲🇳Mongolia
5.4%
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
5.4%
26
🇰🇷South Korea
5.2%
27
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
5.0%
28
🇧🇫Burkina Faso
5.0%
29
🇻🇪Venezuela
4.8%
30
🇭🇺Hungary
4.5%
31
🇺🇾Uruguay
4.4%
32
🇨🇬Congo
4.4%
33
🇨🇳China
4.2%
34
🇨🇱Chile
4.1%
35
🇹🇭Thailand
3.9%
36
🇱🇹Lithuania
3.9%
37
🇪🇸Spain
3.8%
38
🇪🇨Ecuador
3.5%
39
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
3.3%
40
🇵🇱Poland
2.9%
41
🇭🇰Hong Kong
2.9%
42
🇷🇺Russia
2.7%
43
🇦🇹Austria
2.4%
44
🇩🇪Germany
2.4%
45
🇮🇩Indonesia
2.3%
46
🇮🇱Israel
2.1%
47
🇸🇪Sweden
2.1%
48
🇮🇹Italy
1.9%
49
🇿🇦South Africa
1.9%
50
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
1.6%
Highlights
As of 2025, Macau ranks first with 45.4%, followed by Ireland (40.2%) and Singapore (35.4%).
Across 137 countries and territories, values run from 45.4% (Macau) to -69.6% (Somalia), with a median of -1.7%.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Africa, 3 from Asia and 3 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — External balance on goods and services (% of GDP), 2025. Unit: % of GDP.
Source: World Bank Open Data — External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 15, 2026