Jim Whitney

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Who exports less than the US?

Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP
2008 Export share 2010 HDI percentile
 

United States

12.9 98
1

Pakistan

12.8 27
2 Haiti 12.7 15
3

Ethiopia

11.4 8
4 Central African Republic 10.7 7
5 Eritrea 4.4 NA
6

Myanmar

0.1 22
      Median: 10.3 14.5
   *HDI=Human Development Index; sample = 169 countries

Top 10 exporters

Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP
2008 Export share 2010 HDI percentile
1 Singapore 233.4 85

2

Hong Kong, China (SAR)

212.4 88
3

Luxembourg

174.7 86
4

Seychelles

118.4 NA
5

Malaysia

103.2 67
6 Bahrain 96.8 78
7 Macao 97.2 NA
8 Malta 84.7 81
9 Belgium 84.6 90
10

Ireland

83.4 98
     Median: 100.2 83.5

*HDI Source: United Nations. Human Development Report 2010.
Table 2 - Human Development Index trends, 1980–2010
Class copy: http://faculty.oxy.edu/whitney/classes/ec311/realworld/un_hdi_trends.xls