Appendix Table 3
Leading exporters and importers in world trade in commercial services, 1998
(Billion dollars and percentage)

Rank

EXPORTERS

Value

Share

Change

Rank

IMPORTERS

Value

Share

Change

1

United States

233.6

18.1

1

1

United States

161.5

12.5

6

2

United Kingdom

99.5

7.7

8

2

Germany

121.8

9.4

3

3

France

78.6

6.1

-2

3

Japan

109.5

8.5

-10

4

Germany

75.7

5.9

1

4

United Kingdom

76.1

5.9

7

5

Italy

70.1

5.4

-2

5

Italy

69.3

5.4

-1

6

Japan

60.8

4.7

-11

6

France

62.8

4.9

1

7

Netherlands

48.3

3.7

-1

7

Netherlands

44.8

3.5

2

8

Spain

48.0

3.7

10

8

Canada

34.8

2.7

-3

9

Belgium-Luxembourg

34.7

2.7

4

9

Belgium-Luxembourg

33.6

2.6

6

10

Hong Kong, China

34.2

2.6

-11

10

Austria

28.7

2.2

1

11

Austria

31.0

2.4

6

11

China

28.6

2.2

-5

12

Canada

28.8

2.2

-2

12

Spain

27.3

2.1

12

13

Switzerland

26.3

2.0

3

13

Chinese Taipei

23.4

1.8

-3

14

Korea, Rep of

23.6

1.8

-7

14

Korea, Rep of

23.0

1.8

-21

15

China

23.0

1.8

-6

15

Hong Kong, China

22.7

1.8

-2

16

Turkey

22.4

1.7

17

16

Sweden

20.6

1.6

6

17

Singapore

18.2

1.4

-40

17

Brazil

18.9

1.5

7

18

Sweden

17.4

1.4

-1

18

Ireland

18.0

1.4

20

19

Chinese Taipei

16.6

1.3

-2

19

Singapore

18.0

1.4

-7

20

Australia

15.8

1.2

-14

20

Russian Fed.

17.8

1.4

-7

21

Denmark

15.7

1.2

4

21

Australia

16.7

1.3

-9

22

Norway

13.9

1.1

-2

22

Switzerland

15.0

1.2

6

23

Russian Fed.

12.9

1.0

-7

23

Denmark

14.9

1.2

-1

24

Thailand

12.8

1.0

-18

24

Norway

14.8

1.1

2

25

Mexico

11.9

0.9

6

25

Saudi Arabia

13.9

1.1

0

26

Malaysia

10.9

0.8

-27

26

India

13.7

1.1

12

27

India

10.5

0.8

22

27

Mexico

12.5

1.0

6

28

Greece

9.9

0.8

8

28

Thailand

12.2

0.9

-29

29

Poland

8.9

0.7

-1

29

Indonesia

11.9

0.9

-26

30

Israel

8.7

0.7

4

30

Malaysia

11.9

0.9

-32

Total of above

1123

87.0

-1

Total of above

1100

85.2

-1

World

1290

100.0

-2

World

1290

100.0

-1

Note: Secretariat estimates based on incomplete or preliminary data.