Top machinery exporters by country, 2023

Machinery exports to the world, current US$ billions, 2023.

What the Data Shows

Machinery exporters are ranked by 2023 current-dollar export value. The data use five country rows and omit the European Union aggregate. China led with US$513.7 billion, US$238.7 billion ahead of Germany. Italy ranked fifth at US$116.3 billion, putting China at 4.42 times the fifth row.

Data table

RankEntryValue
1ChinaUS$514B
2GermanyUS$275B
3United StatesUS$233B
4JapanUS$130B
5ItalyUS$116B

Sources

Source 1: World Integrated Trade Solution

Publisher: World Integrated Trade Solution

Dataset/table: Harmonized System chapter 84 exports by reporter country to world, 2023

Units: current U.S. dollars, thousands

Date checked: 2026-05-21

Evidence: Supports the 2023 Harmonized System chapter 84 export rows by reporter country.

Data notes & caveats

Source trade classification: Harmonized System chapter 84 covers machinery and mechanical appliances. The European Union aggregate is excluded so the ranking remains country-only.

Methodology

Rows use World Bank trade data Harmonized System chapter 84 export values for reporter countries to the world in 2023. World Bank trade values are published in thousands of US dollars and converted to US$ billions for the graphic.

Source consistency notes

One World Bank trade data page supports the country rows, year and unit; no share column is used because a world denominator was not exposed on the page.

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