E-Ternational

International Overview and Physical System

A significant proportion of global freight originates from the world's leading economies.

In 2008, the world's top five economies by Gross Domestic Product GDP-the United States, Japan, China, Germany, and France-together accounted for:

• 35 percent of global goods exports ($5.6 trillion out of $16 trillion),
• 50 percent of global GDP ($30.1 trillion out of $60.9 trillion), and
• 28 percent of world population (1.9 billion out of 6.8 billion people).⁵

⁵ China accounted for more than 1.3 billion people.