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Countries with the Most Exports per Capita

What are the countries that export the greatest amount of goods per person?
Color coded by continent
For the year 2024 or latest available year
Sources: population, exports (1), exports (2)
There is no data for the Vatican
Quiz by skukka
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USD
Country
103,000
San Marino
86,900
Liechtenstein
86,700
Singapore
50,200
Switzerland
47,500
Marshall Islands
46,900
Belgium
46,300
Ireland
USD
Country
39,500
Netherlands
37,300
Slovenia
30,300
Norway
29,300
Qatar
27,300
United Arab Emirates
27,000
Guyana
26,100
Monaco
USD
Country
24,400
Brunei
24,200
Luxembourg
24,000
Czech Republic
23,400
Austria
22,000
Denmark
20,900
Slovakia
20,400
Taiwan
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40 Comments
buck1017
+6
Level 78
Apr 13, 2017
What does Liechtenstein export? I thought the entire country was one big bank/tax haven.
panscedar
+4
Level 68
Apr 13, 2017
Machinery, tools and that sort of thing.
Malbaby
+19
Level 70
Apr 13, 2017
His Serene Highness Prince Hans Adam II, is Liechtenstein’s current ruler. He’s Europe’s richest monarch, worth about $5 billion. The National Anthem has the same tune as 'God Save the Queen' of UK. Population >36,000. There are more Registered Companies than people. The largest industrial companies in Liechtenstein are Hilti (construction services), Balzers (electro-optical coatings), Hilcona (frozen foods), and Ivoclar-Vivadent (dental medical technology).
SweetCorn
+20
Level 42
May 9, 2017
Liechtenstein is the largest producer of fake teeth as far as I know.
Yamaneko
+7
Level 74
Jul 14, 2017
Hilti (top quality machinery), Neutrik (one of the world leaders for audio-video connectors), and they might be the world leader in dental prosthesis production (or at least, the leader in high quality ones). They tend to do the same things as their Swiss neighbors, namely high quality manufacture, if not exactly cheap (due to strong CHF).
mf3
+6
Level 89
Apr 13, 2017
I absolutely can't believe that Brunei is not on this list: huge oil exports divided by a small population. More per capita than Ireland??
chondrichthyess
+2
Level 61
Apr 13, 2017
I'll second this. I thought Qatar and Brunei would be #1 and #2.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Apr 13, 2017
Brunei 418,000 people and 6.3 Billion EX. $s = >15,000 per.
MUFC7
+2
Level 69
Dec 12, 2019
Guinness lol
Geoguessin
+1
Level 71
Dec 12, 2019
All the sultan's 600+ rolls royces were in the way, sorry!
sillie
+1
Level 76
Apr 21, 2017
You'd think that I'd know UAE = country and Dubai = city. Still was very surprised not to find Dubai on the list and missed UAE. ARGH!
HydratedMite
+2
Level 67
Apr 2, 2024
sillie moment
100Greats
+1
Level 57
Jul 12, 2017
Great quiz!
skukka
+1
Level 58
Jul 13, 2017
Thanks ;)
tigersue
+1
Level 76
Jul 13, 2017
Wow - how hard is this? No obvious pattern seems to emerge. I got 6 but would never have guessed Lichtenstein - learning something every day!
skukka
+7
Level 58
Jul 13, 2017
I think the pattern is: rich country + relatively small population. But I must admit that Liechtenstein was a bit of a puzzle to me too, had no idea that they produce anything. Would've rather guessed Luxembourg etc.
tourwoorden
+1
Level 69
Dec 12, 2019
That's the pattern. Though the Netherlands easily has the biggest population on this quiz, but I assume they have high imports and exports because of Rotterdam.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
Feb 19, 2020
Interesting I was actually thinking during this quiz, well this one has a very apparent pattern, first time I thought that during a quiz. The all have a high population density. Apart from Ireland UAE those are the odd ones out. Especially is you disregard the (small) islands. All but the above two have a density above 200/km²
luxint
+1
Level 66
Jul 13, 2017
Tough one, as above no real pattern made it tough
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Jul 15, 2017
The pattern is countries with large amounts of exports and low populations.
skukka
+4
Level 58
Jul 15, 2017
Or rather expensive exports/relatively small population. I don't know if some of these countries export anything else than oil.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Jul 5, 2018
What does Ireland export except beer in sooty barrels?
kogatora
+3
Level 94
Jul 17, 2018
As of July 2018 sooty barreled beer seems fairly low on the list as it doesn't make the top ten:

1.Pharmaceuticals: US$38.2 billion (28.3% of total exports)

2.Organic chemicals: $23.8 billion (17.7%)

3.Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $13.8 billion (10.2%)

4.Electrical machinery, equipment: $9 billion (6.7%)

5.Perfumes, cosmetics: $8.4 billion (6.2%)

6.Machinery including computers: $7.4 billion (5.5%)

7.Aircraft, spacecraft: $4.8 billion (3.5%)

8.Other chemical goods: $3.7 billion (2.8%)

9.Meat: $3.5 billion (2.6%)

10.Dairy, eggs, honey: $2.7 billion (2%)

http://www.worldstopexports.com/irelands-top-10-exports/

IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Jul 27, 2019
Why thank you, that could've easily gone to Google.

I further thank you for not using Wikipedia. One can only assume their article on sooty beer was written and edited by 35,612 people and is unreliable.

markthoma
+3
Level 73
Jul 30, 2019
The scope of the pharma industry in Ireland pretty remarkable. They were hit so hard in the crash and have really bounced back.
Coeck
+1
Level 44
Nov 5, 2022
Yeah; Ireland GDP/capita is twice UK GDP/capita. Very dangerous attractivity near Northern Ireland after Brexit.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 23, 2025
They are a tax haven so my guess is that it's not things that are actual produced in Ireland.
ecuachick
+1
Level 56
Jul 19, 2018
I put in Singapore. It didn't take it... but I got 50% credit. How does that work??
overtired
+6
Level 86
Jun 14, 2019
50% means you've taken the quiz more than once and got it right half of the time. If it didn't take Singapore you probably had a typo when entering.
GeoDude
+3
Level 47
Feb 23, 2019
10/10 easy. Name small/rich countries.
zakatan
+1
Level 65
Dec 12, 2019
Could as well be called "Tax havens that funnel other countries' production"
Roger77024
+1
Level 57
Dec 12, 2019
Surprised only 2 oil & gas exporters included. Had expected to see several of Kuwait, UAE, Brunei, Trinidad & (especially) Saudi Arabia listed. On other hand, Singapore at #2 a shock, though I did guess it. Wonder if data exists to repeat for, say, 1900 &/or 1950 - big differences, surely! Also must check if Skukka has done IMPORTERS equivalent? - bet more O&G countries on that list!!
skukka
+1
Level 58
Dec 12, 2019
I have now:

Top 10 Countries with the Most Imports per Capita.

InterAlia
+1
Level 79
Mar 12, 2023
Curious how far down the list Sweden and Norway are.
mf3
+2
Level 89
May 23, 2025
What does the Marshall Islands export? Sand?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 23, 2025
It probably serves as a way for countries to export to the United States in a tax-advantaged way.

Marshall Islands is a former U.S. territory which is in a pact of free association with the United States. In many ways, it is still a de-facto territory of the U.S.

It is probably used as a way to get around various rules and regulations much like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands.

cpgatbyu
+2
Level 87
May 23, 2025
Wikipedia says Marshall Island exports in 2013 were $53.7 million. The World Factbook says that in 2021 they were $130 million. Trade Map says that in 2024 it was $1.8 billion. Seems a little fishy.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 23, 2025
Okay. That wasn't it at all. It's shipping.

Source.

Marshall Islands is the third largest Flag of Convenience, which is when countries fly the flag of a random small country to avoid regulation.

Perhaps Marshall Island imports a ship and then exports the same ship. I don't know how it works.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 23, 2025
Also note that the numbers for Netherlands, Ireland, Singapore, and many other countries on this list are tax related as well.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 80
May 27, 2025
According to Donald Trump's data, Heard and McDonald Islands should be on this list. Impressive that all those penguins and seals managed to export $1m of machinery to the USA in 2022.
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