Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Table 2-7. Top 25 Trading Partners of the United States in Merchandise Trade: 1998-2007
By a wide margin, Canada is this country’s top trading partner followed by China and Mexico. China’s share of trade with the United States more than doubled between 1998 and 2007, from 5 percent of total merchandise trade to 12 percent.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
Billions of current dollars
| Partner | 2007 Rank | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 329.0 | 405.6 | 371.4 | 445.0 | 561.5 |
| China | 2 | 85.4 | 116.3 | 147.2 | 231.4 | 386.7 |
| Mexico | 3 | 173.7 | 247.6 | 232.3 | 266.6 | 347.3 |
| Japan | 4 | 179.9 | 211.8 | 172.9 | 184.0 | 208.1 |
| Germany | 5 | 76.5 | 88.0 | 89.1 | 108.6 | 144.0 |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 73.9 | 85.0 | 74.1 | 82.4 | 107.2 |
| South Korea | 7 | 40.5 | 68.2 | 58.2 | 72.5 | 82.3 |
| France | 8 | 41.8 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 53.1 | 69.0 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 51.3 | 64.9 | 50.6 | 56.3 | 64.7 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 26.6 | 31.7 | 28.2 | 36.9 | 51.4 |
| Brazil | 11 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 28.2 | 35.0 | 50.3 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 15.8 | 24.2 | 19.6 | 29.7 | 50.1 |
| Italy | 13 | 30.0 | 36.0 | 34.4 | 38.8 | 49.2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | 16.9 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 26.2 | 46.0 |
| Singapore | 15 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 31.0 | 34.9 | 44.7 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 28.0 | 36.6 | 34.4 | 39.1 | 44.5 |
| India | 17 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 41.6 |
| Belgium | 18 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 29.3 | 40.6 |
| Ireland | 19 | 14.0 | 24.1 | 29.1 | 35.6 | 39.4 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 17.8 | 35.6 |
| Israel | 21 | 15.6 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 33.8 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 15.9 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 31.8 |
| Thailand | 23 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 31.2 |
| Australia | 24 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 27.8 |
| Hong Kong1 | 25 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 21.9 | 25.1 | 27.2 |
| Top 25 total2 |  |
1,386.3 | 1,746.7 | 1,621.2 | 1,960.5 | 2,615.8 |
| U.S. total trade | |
1,594.4 | 1,997.3 | 1,856.8 | 2,287.6 | 3,116.4 |
| Top 25 as % of total | |
87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
1Hong Kong has been reported separately since 1989.
2Top 25 trading partners change each year. Totals represent the top 25 trading partners for each year, not necessarily the top 25 trading partners listed here for 2007.
Note:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, TradeStats Express, available at http://www.ita.doc.gov/ as of June 3, 2008.
To view Excel files, you can use the Microsoft Excel Viewer.
