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
| Rank | Entry | Value |
|---|
| 1 | China | US$514B |
| 2 | Germany | US$275B |
| 3 | United States | US$233B |
| 4 | Japan | US$130B |
| 5 | Italy | US$116B |
Sources
Source 1: World Integrated Trade Solution
Publisher: World Integrated Trade Solution
Dataset/table: Harmonized System chapter 84 exports by reporter country to world, 2023
Units: current U.S. dollars, thousands
Date checked: 2026-05-21
Evidence: Supports the 2023 Harmonized System chapter 84 export rows by reporter country.
Data notes & caveats
Source trade classification: Harmonized System chapter 84 covers machinery and mechanical appliances. The European Union aggregate is excluded so the ranking remains country-only.
Methodology
Rows use World Bank trade data Harmonized System chapter 84 export values for reporter countries to the world in 2023. World Bank trade values are published in thousands of US dollars and converted to US$ 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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