Plate 04 · Trade
United States: the trade map, region by region
Each map shows how much of a country's goods trade is with the US; the darker the country, the bigger the tie. Between 1995 and 2025 the number of countries doing at least a tenth of their trade with the US went from 72 to 58.
Countries doing at least a tenth of their goods trade with the US, 1995 to 2025 (of 174 and 208 with data). Peak: 81 in 2000.
Countries where the US is the largest trading partner (EU counted as one bloc), 1995 to 2025.
Largest fall in share with the US among economies with at least US$ 1 bn of trade: 46% to 3%.
Largest rise in share with the US: 14% to 43%.
1995 → 2005 → 2015 → 2025
Reach, measured
Share of countries with data that do at least a tenth (10%) of their goods trade with each power. The US line is the story; the others give scale. Dashed lines mark the years mapped above.
Show the numbers behind the chart
| Year | US | China | EU | Russia | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4% | 2.9% | 78.7% | 9.2% | 174 |
| 1996 | 43.0% | 4.2% | 77.2% | 12.0% | 142 |
| 1997 | 41.0% | 4.5% | 84.2% | 10.1% | 178 |
| 1998 | 42.2% | 3.9% | 88.3% | 9.4% | 180 |
| 1999 | 41.4% | 4.5% | 76.3% | 8.3% | 157 |
| 2000 | 42.2% | 7.3% | 68.1% | 7.8% | 192 |
| 2001 | 41.0% | 6.9% | 72.8% | 7.4% | 188 |
| 2002 | 37.8% | 7.8% | 72.5% | 5.7% | 193 |
| 2003 | 39.2% | 10.8% | 70.8% | 6.7% | 194 |
| 2004 | 39.8% | 13.6% | 73.3% | 7.3% | 191 |
| 2005 | 35.6% | 15.4% | 69.1% | 8.0% | 188 |
| 2006 | 34.7% | 17.1% | 67.7% | 8.3% | 193 |
| 2007 | 31.5% | 19.5% | 66.1% | 7.5% | 200 |
| 2008 | 30.3% | 22.2% | 65.1% | 7.6% | 198 |
| 2009 | 29.9% | 27.8% | 64.3% | 7.2% | 194 |
| 2010 | 27.3% | 28.8% | 61.6% | 7.1% | 198 |
| 2011 | 25.8% | 31.3% | 62.2% | 8.1% | 198 |
| 2012 | 26.5% | 32.7% | 57.1% | 7.1% | 196 |
| 2013 | 24.2% | 33.8% | 61.3% | 6.6% | 198 |
| 2014 | 27.7% | 35.6% | 60.8% | 5.9% | 202 |
| 2015 | 26.0% | 42.5% | 61.5% | 5.0% | 200 |
| 2016 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 64.7% | 4.6% | 196 |
| 2017 | 28.6% | 45.7% | 63.0% | 6.0% | 199 |
| 2018 | 27.2% | 48.7% | 64.5% | 6.2% | 195 |
| 2019 | 26.2% | 49.7% | 60.4% | 5.6% | 195 |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 53.0% | 60.3% | 6.0% | 200 |
| 2021 | 27.7% | 54.0% | 59.7% | 5.9% | 202 |
| 2022 | 26.9% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 4.5% | 201 |
| 2023 | 27.0% | 51.0% | 62.4% | 3.9% | 204 |
| 2024 | 27.6% | 57.6% | 58.8% | 4.9% | 203 |
| 2025 | 27.9% | 57.7% | 58.2% | 4.8% | 208 |
Who moved most, 1995 to 2025
Share of each country's goods trade that is with the US. Economies with at least US$ 1 bn of goods trade in both years, 128 countries compared.
Biggest falls
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 46% | 3% | −44 pts |
| Gabon | 41% | 8% | −33 pts |
| Haiti | 62% | 33% | −29 pts |
| Venezuela | 48% | 24% | −24 pts |
| Nigeria | 29% | 7% | −22 pts |
| Bolivia | 24% | 5% | −20 pts |
| Macao | 24% | 5% | −20 pts |
| Mexico | 79% | 60% | −19 pts |
Biggest rises
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Rep. | 14% | 43% | +29 pts |
| Bahamas | 32% | 58% | +26 pts |
| Ireland | 12% | 33% | +21 pts |
| Cambodia | 2% | 22% | +20 pts |
| Vietnam | 2% | 20% | +18 pts |
| Switzerland | 8% | 18% | +10 pts |
| Jordan | 7% | 13% | +5 pts |
| Iraq | 0% | 5% | +5 pts |
What this plate does not show
Security alliances, the dollar system and military bases are not trade, and are not shown here yet.
Method, definitions and known gaps: how this is measured. Every figure on this page is computed from the IMF data when the site is built.