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Top Trading Partners - May 2016

Data are goods only, on a Census Basis, in billions of dollars, unrevised.

For a full list of all trading partners and their rankings, see supplemental exhibit 4 in the FT-900.

Total Trade | Exports | Imports | Surpluses | Deficits

Year-to-Date Total Trade

Rank Country Exports Imports Total Trade Percent of Total Trade
--- Total, All Countries 586.1 870.7 1,456.8 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 412.6 677.5 1,090.1 74.8%
1 Canada
 109.8 112.8 222.6 15.3%
2 China
 42.4 173.7 216.1 14.8%
3 Mexico
 94.1 120.3 214.3 14.7%
4 Japan
 25.0 52.8 77.8 5.3%
5 Germany
 20.4 47.4 67.8 4.7%
6 Korea, South
 16.4 30.3 46.7 3.2%
7 United Kingdom
 22.6 21.9 44.6 3.1%
8 France
 12.8 19.2 32.0 2.2%
9 India
 8.2 19.1 27.4 1.9%
10 Taiwan
 10.1 15.6 25.8 1.8%
11 Italy
 6.8 18.3 25.1 1.7%
12 Switzerland
 9.2 14.6 23.9 1.6%
13 Netherlands
 16.6 6.3 22.9 1.6%
14 Ireland
 4.3 17.9 22.2 1.5%
15 Belgium
 13.8 7.3 21.2 1.5%

Year-to-Date Exports

Rank Country Exports Percent of Total Exports
--- Total, All Countries 586.1 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 428.6 73.1%
1 Canada
 109.8 18.7%
2 Mexico
 94.1 16.0%
3 China
 42.4 7.2%
4 Japan
 25.0 4.3%
5 United Kingdom
 22.6 3.9%
6 Germany
 20.4 3.5%
7 Netherlands
 16.6 2.8%
8 Korea, South
 16.4 2.8%
9 Belgium
 13.8 2.4%
10 Hong Kong
 13.3 2.3%
11 France
 12.8 2.2%
12 Brazil
 11.3 1.9%
13 Singapore
 10.7 1.8%
14 Taiwan
 10.1 1.7%
15 United Arab Emirates
 9.3 1.6%

Year-to-Date Imports

Rank Country Imports Percent of Total Imports
--- Total, All Countries 870.7 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 694.6 79.8%
1 China
 173.7 19.9%
2 Mexico
 120.3 13.8%
3 Canada
 112.8 13.0%
4 Japan
 52.8 6.1%
5 Germany
 47.4 5.4%
6 Korea, South
 30.3 3.5%
7 United Kingdom
 21.9 2.5%
8 France
 19.2 2.2%
9 India
 19.1 2.2%
10 Italy
 18.3 2.1%
11 Ireland
 17.9 2.1%
12 Vietnam
 16.2 1.9%
13 Taiwan
 15.6 1.8%
14 Switzerland
 14.6 1.7%
15 Malaysia
 14.5 1.7%

Year-to-Date Surpluses

Rank Country Surplus
1 Netherlands
 10.4
2 Hong Kong
 10.3
3 United Arab Emirates
 8.0
4 Belgium
 6.5
5 Australia
 4.6
6 Singapore
 3.3
7 Qatar
 2.6
8 Panama
 2.5
9 Argentina
 2.1
10 Chile
 1.7
11 Brazil
 1.7
12 Peru
 1.1
13 Dominican Republic
 1.1
14 Turkey
 1.0
15 Saudi Arabia
 0.9

Year-to-Date Deficits

Rank Country Deficit
1 China
 -131.3
2 Japan
 -27.8
3 Germany
 -27.0
4 Mexico
 -26.2
5 Korea, South
 -13.9
6 Ireland
 -13.5
7 Vietnam
 -13.0
8 Italy
 -11.5
9 India
 -10.9
10 Malaysia
 -9.6
11 Thailand
 -7.4
12 France
 -6.4
13 Taiwan
 -5.5
14 Switzerland
 -5.4
15 Indonesia
 -5.2

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Foreign Trade | ftdwebmast er@census.gov | Last Revised: March 20, 2024