Figure 4 U.S. Share of World Merchandise Trade: 1990—2008
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Figure 4
U.S. Share of World Merchandise Trade: 1990—2008
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| Year | Original data | Data for figure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World (billions of current U.S. $) |
United States
(billions of current U.S. $) |
U.S. share of world total (percent) | ||||
| Exports | Imports | Exports | Imports | Exports | Imports | |
| 1990 | 3,383 | 3,517 | 394 | 495 | 11.6 | 14.1 |
| 1991 | 3,494 | 3,636 | 422 | 488 | 12.1 | 13.4 |
| 1992 | 3,749 | 3,895 | 448 | 533 | 12.0 | 13.7 |
| 1993 | 3,723 | 3,796 | 465 | 581 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 1994 | 4,258 | 4,321 | 513 | 663 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
| 1995 | 5,083 | 5,146 | 585 | 744 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| 1996 | 5,305 | 5,391 | 625 | 795 | 11.8 | 14.8 |
| 1997 | 5,530 | 5,598 | 689 | 870 | 12.5 | 15.5 |
| 1998 | 5,400 | 5,526 | 682 | 912 | 12.6 | 16.5 |
| 1999 | 5,667 | 5,821 | 696 | 1,025 | 12.3 | 17.6 |
| 2000 | 6,388 | 6,593 | 782 | 1,218 | 12.2 | 18.5 |
| 2001 | 6,141 | 6,381 | 729 | 1,141 | 11.9 | 17.9 |
| 2002 | 6,435 | 6,629 | 693 | 1,161 | 10.8 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 7,518 | 7,748 | 725 | 1,257 | 9.6 | 16.2 |
| 2004 | 9,133 | 9,486 | 819 | 1,470 | 9.0 | 15.5 |
| 2005 | 10,363 | 10,759 | 906 | 1,673 | 8.7 | 15.6 |
| 2006 | 11,969 | 12,364 | 1,037 | 1,854 | 8.7 | 15.0 |
| 2007 | 13,849 | 14,342 | 1,162 | 1,957 | 8.4 | 13.6 |
| 2008 | 16,044 | 16,709 | 1,301 | 2,100 | 8.1 | 12.6 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from various sources. United States—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, available at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/index.htm as of May 12, 2009. World—International Monetary Fund, Direction of Trade Statistics. Available at www.imfstatistics.org as of Sept. 14, 2009.
- From 1990 to 2008, the U.S. share of the worlds total imports was larger than its share of exports. During this period, the U.S. share of total exports fell faster than its share of the worlds total imports (IMF 2009).