In 2016, the EU, the United States and China recorded the world’s highest trade values in goods, together accounting for 46 % of global exports of goods and 45 % of global imports.

China (17 %) recorded the highest share in world exports, followed by the EU (16 %) and the United States (14 %).

As for world imports, the United States (18 %) recorded the highest share, before the EU (15 %) and China (12 %).