High income
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “High income” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 371.02%, while United States sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 18.50%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.092.8186278371Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 371.02%371SloveniaSlovenia: 237.45%237SingaporeSingapore: 177.64%178Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic: 160.52%161BelgiumBelgium: 152.43%152NetherlandsNetherlands: 139.54%140CzechiaCzechia: 137.32%137HungaryHungary: 133.08%133Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 109.99%110GuyanaGuyana: 106.69%107SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 101.73%102LatviaLatvia: 99.56%99.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 371.02%
2 Slovenia 237.45%
3 Singapore 177.64%
4 Slovak Republic 160.52%
5 Belgium 152.43%
6 Netherlands 139.54%
7 Czechia 137.32%
8 Hungary 133.08%
9 Brunei Darussalam 109.99%
10 Guyana 106.69%
11 Switzerland 101.73%
12 Latvia 99.56%
13 Estonia 98.40%
14 Lithuania 95.19%
15 Oman 91.03%
16 Bahrain 87.63%
17 Seychelles 86.72%
18 Bulgaria 83.51%
19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 80.68%
20 Poland 80.62%
21 Austria 77.73%
22 Croatia 75.19%
23 Kuwait 72.31%
24 Korea, Rep. 71.63%
25 Germany 65.47%
26 Ireland 62.72%
27 Portugal 62.10%
28 Denmark 61.53%
29 Sweden 61.18%
30 Romania 59.52%
31 Qatar 58.60%
32 Chile 55.87%
33 Naoero 55.67%
34 Italy 54.68%
35 Andorra 54.65%
36 Finland 53.28%
37 Greece 52.50%
38 Costa Rica 52.39%
39 Norway 52.36%
40 Cyprus 52.09%
41 Spain 50.27%
42 Canada 48.80%
43 Trinidad and Tobago 48.62%
44 Palau 47.83%
45 Iceland 46.94%
46 Malta 46.94%
47 Luxembourg 46.03%
48 Saudi Arabia 44.23%
49 France 43.65%
50 Panama 41.64%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 133.58% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 62 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with United States at 18.50%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.