The world’s top exporters and importers
Below is a table showing the world’s top exporters and importers of goods and services in 2010 according to World Trade Organization (WTO) figures out on Thursday.
They show that in goods, or merchandise trade, Germany dropped to third place in the exports league table behind the United States after ceding the top spot to China in 2009.
In commercial services, China replaced France as the fourth largest exporter, while Germany overtook the United Kingdom for second place.
China also moved up the rankings on the services import side, taking over the third position from the United Kingdom.
World trade will carry the scars of the financial crisis into 2012, the WTO said on Thursday, predicting 6.5 percent growth this year, a rate much more modest than last.
TOP EXPORTERS 2010 - MERCHANDISE TRADE
China $1.58 trillion
United States $1.28 trillion
Germany $1.27 trillion
Japan $770 billion
Netherlands $572 billion
TOP IMPORTERS 2010 MERCHANDISE TRADE
United States $1.97 trillion
China $1.40 trillion
Germany $1.07 trillion
Japan $693 billion
France $606 billion
TOP EXPORTERS 2010 - COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
United States $515 billion
Germany $230 billion
United Kingdom $227 billion
China $170 billion
France $140 billion
TOP IMPORTERS 2010 - COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE
United States $358 billion
Germany $256 billion
China $192 billion
United Kingdom $156 billion
Japan $155 billion
