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EU countries by exports of goods and services, share of GDP

Luxembourg had the highest exports of goods and services, share of GDP of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 215.6% of GDP. Italy had the lowest, at 31.2% of GDP. The median was 61.8% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest215.6Luxembourg
Lowest31.2Italy
Median61.827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 56 % of GDPBelgium: 89.6 % of GDPBulgaria: 61.8 % of GDPCyprus: 90.8 % of GDPCzechia: 70.6 % of GDPGermany: 42.5 % of GDPDenmark: 59.2 % of GDPEstonia: 79.6 % of GDPSpain: 33.8 % of GDPFinland: 39.9 % of GDPFrance: 31.3 % of GDPGreece: 40.3 % of GDPCroatia: 49.8 % of GDPHungary: 79.4 % of GDPIreland: 136.4 % of GDPItaly: 31.2 % of GDPLithuania: 79.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 215.6 % of GDPLatvia: 66.8 % of GDPMalta: 118.8 % of GDPNetherlands: 86.5 % of GDPPoland: 57 % of GDPPortugal: 41.5 % of GDPRomania: 40.7 % of GDPSweden: 47.5 % of GDPSlovenia: 83.7 % of GDPSlovakia: 90.8 % of GDP
  • Under 41
  • 41 to 56
  • 56 to 76
  • 76 to 89
  • 89 and over
% of GDP, 2021. Source: World Bank, Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Luxembourg: 215.6 % of GDPLuxembourg215.6Ireland: 136.4 % of GDPIreland136.4Malta: 118.8 % of GDPMalta118.8Slovakia: 90.8 % of GDPSlovakia90.8Cyprus: 90.8 % of GDPCyprus90.8Belgium: 89.6 % of GDPBelgium89.6Netherlands: 86.5 % of GDPNetherlands86.5Slovenia: 83.7 % of GDPSlovenia83.7Estonia: 79.6 % of GDPEstonia79.6Lithuania: 79.6 % of GDPLithuania79.6Hungary: 79.4 % of GDPHungary79.4Czechia: 70.6 % of GDPCzechia70.6Latvia: 66.8 % of GDPLatvia66.8Bulgaria: 61.8 % of GDPBulgaria61.8Denmark: 59.2 % of GDPDenmark59.2Poland: 57 % of GDPPoland57Austria: 56 % of GDPAustria56Croatia: 49.8 % of GDPCroatia49.8Sweden: 47.5 % of GDPSweden47.5Germany: 42.5 % of GDPGermany42.5Portugal: 41.5 % of GDPPortugal41.5Romania: 40.7 % of GDPRomania40.7Greece: 40.3 % of GDPGreece40.3Finland: 39.9 % of GDPFinland39.9Spain: 33.8 % of GDPSpain33.8France: 31.3 % of GDPFrance31.3Italy: 31.2 % of GDPItaly31.2Luxembourg: 215.6 % of GDPLuxembourg215.6Ireland: 136.4 % of GDPIreland136.4Malta: 118.8 % of GDPMalta118.8Slovakia: 90.8 % of GDPSlovakia90.8Cyprus: 90.8 % of GDPCyprus90.8Belgium: 89.6 % of GDPBelgium89.6Netherlands: 86.5 % of GDPNetherlands86.5Slovenia: 83.7 % of GDPSlovenia83.7Estonia: 79.6 % of GDPEstonia79.6Lithuania: 79.6 % of GDPLithuania79.6Hungary: 79.4 % of GDPHungary79.4Czechia: 70.6 % of GDPCzechia70.6Latvia: 66.8 % of GDPLatvia66.8Bulgaria: 61.8 % of GDPBulgaria61.8Denmark: 59.2 % of GDPDenmark59.2Poland: 57 % of GDPPoland57Austria: 56 % of GDPAustria56Croatia: 49.8 % of GDPCroatia49.8Sweden: 47.5 % of GDPSweden47.5Germany: 42.5 % of GDPGermany42.5Portugal: 41.5 % of GDPPortugal41.5Romania: 40.7 % of GDPRomania40.7Greece: 40.3 % of GDPGreece40.3Finland: 39.9 % of GDPFinland39.9Spain: 33.8 % of GDPSpain33.8France: 31.3 % of GDPFrance31.3Italy: 31.2 % of GDPItaly31.2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
% of GDP		Change on 2020
1Luxembourg215.6+11.2 pts
2Ireland136.4-3.4 pts
3Malta118.8-11.2 pts
4Slovakia90.8+6.5 pts
5Cyprus90.8+11.1 pts
6Belgium89.6+10.4 pts
7Netherlands86.5+5.2 pts
8Slovenia83.7+5.4 pts
9Estonia79.6+11.5 pts
10Lithuania79.6+7.2 pts
11Hungary79.4+1.3 pts
12Czechia70.6+2.8 pts
13Latvia66.8+4.2 pts
14Bulgaria61.8+5.4 pts
15Denmark59.2+4.2 pts
16Poland57+4.6 pts
17Austria56+4.3 pts
18Croatia49.8+8.5 pts
19Sweden47.5+3.2 pts
20Germany42.5+3.4 pts
21Portugal41.5+4.3 pts
22Romania40.7+3.7 pts
23Greece40.3+8.8 pts
24Finland39.9+3.7 pts
25Spain33.8+3.3 pts
26France31.3+2.7 pts
27Italy31.2+2.4 pts

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About this ranking

Goods whose economic ownership passes from residents to non-residents, and services residents provide to non-residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Can pass 100% in re-export hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Luxembourg, because exports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see exports_goods_services_usd.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) (EU countries by exports of goods and services, share of GDP, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS

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Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS), EU countries by exports of goods and services, share of GDP, 2021. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/exports-share-of-gdp/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest exports of goods and services, share of GDP?

Luxembourg, with 215.6% of GDP in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest exports of goods and services, share of GDP?

Italy, with 31.2% of GDP in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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