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STATS
A list of the top 10 largest trading nations 2016
Source: World Trade Organization
| Rank | Country | International trade of goods (billions of USD) | International trade of services (billions of USD) | Total international trade of goods and services (billions of USD) |
| – | World | 32,430 | 9,635 | 42,065 |
| – |  European Union | 3,821 | 1,604 | 5,425 |
| 1 |  United States | 3,706 | 1,215 | 4,921 |
| 2 |  China | 3,686 | 656 | 4,342 |
| 3 |  Germany | 2,626 | 740 | 3,366 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | 1,066 | 571 | 1,637 |
| 5 |  Japan | 1,250 | 350 | 1,600 |
| 6 |  France | 1,074 | 470 | 1,544 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 1,073 | 339 | 1,412 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong | 1,064 | 172 | 1,236 |
| 9 |  South Korea | 902 | 201 | 1,103 |
| 10 |  Italy | 866 | 200 | 1,066 |
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