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Top 10 Countries with the Most Exports per Capita

Try to name the countries that export the most per person.
For the year 2018 or most recent available year.
Exports according to trademap.org and CIA World Factbook. Population according to Worldometers.
There is no data for the Vatican.
Quiz by skukka
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Last updated: December 22, 2019
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USD
Country
86,000
Liechtenstein
70,100
Singapore
40,600
Belgium
36,300
Switzerland
34,800
Ireland
USD
Country
34,300
Netherlands
33,200
United Arab Emirates
30,900
Qatar
25,700
Luxembourg
24,900
Monaco
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Level 77
Apr 13, 2017
What does Liechtenstein export? I thought the entire country was one big bank/tax haven.
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Level 68
Apr 13, 2017
Machinery, tools and that sort of thing.
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Level 71
Apr 13, 2017
His Serene Highness Prince Hans Adam II, is Liechtenstein’s current ruler. He’s Europe’s richest monarch, worth about $5 billion. The National Anthem has the same tune as 'God Save the Queen' of UK. Population >36,000. There are more Registered Companies than people. The largest industrial companies in Liechtenstein are Hilti (construction services), Balzers (electro-optical coatings), Hilcona (frozen foods), and Ivoclar-Vivadent (dental medical technology).
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Level 42
May 9, 2017
Liechtenstein is the largest producer of fake teeth as far as I know.
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Level 73
Jul 14, 2017
Hilti (top quality machinery), Neutrik (one of the world leaders for audio-video connectors), and they might be the world leader in dental prosthesis production (or at least, the leader in high quality ones). They tend to do the same things as their Swiss neighbors, namely high quality manufacture, if not exactly cheap (due to strong CHF).
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Level 87
Apr 13, 2017
I absolutely can't believe that Brunei is not on this list: huge oil exports divided by a small population. More per capita than Ireland??
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Level 62
Apr 13, 2017
I'll second this. I thought Qatar and Brunei would be #1 and #2.
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Level 71
Apr 13, 2017
Brunei 418,000 people and 6.3 Billion EX. $s = >15,000 per.
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Level 69
Dec 12, 2019
Guinness lol
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Level 68
Dec 12, 2019
All the sultan's 600+ rolls royces were in the way, sorry!
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Level 73
Apr 13, 2017
Doesn't Vatican export religion for $s?
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Level 75
Apr 16, 2017
*extort
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Level 88
Jul 5, 2018
Touche
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Level 79
Dec 12, 2019
Can you explain how the Vatican is extorting religion for money?
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Level 57
Nov 5, 2021
He can't because they're not and because it was a joke.
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Level 77
Apr 21, 2017
You'd think that I'd know UAE = country and Dubai = city. Still was very surprised not to find Dubai on the list and missed UAE. ARGH!
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Level 57
Jul 12, 2017
Great quiz!
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Level 59
Jul 13, 2017
Thanks ;)
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Level 76
Jul 13, 2017
Wow - how hard is this? No obvious pattern seems to emerge. I got 6 but would never have guessed Lichtenstein - learning something every day!
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Level 59
Jul 13, 2017
I think the pattern is: rich country + relatively small population. But I must admit that Liechtenstein was a bit of a puzzle to me too, had no idea that they produce anything. Would've rather guessed Luxembourg etc.
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Level 70
Dec 12, 2019
That's the pattern. Though the Netherlands easily has the biggest population on this quiz, but I assume they have high imports and exports because of Rotterdam.
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Level 66
Feb 19, 2020
Interesting I was actually thinking during this quiz, well this one has a very apparent pattern, first time I thought that during a quiz. The all have a high population density. Apart from Ireland UAE those are the odd ones out. Especially is you disregard the (small) islands. All but the above two have a density above 200/km²
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Level 65
Jul 13, 2017
Tough one, as above no real pattern made it tough
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Level 82
Jul 15, 2017
The pattern is countries with large amounts of exports and low populations.
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Level 59
Jul 15, 2017
Or rather expensive exports/relatively small population. I don't know if some of these countries export anything else than oil.
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Level 88
Jul 5, 2018
What does Ireland export except beer in sooty barrels?
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Level 93
Jul 17, 2018
As of July 2018 sooty barreled beer seems fairly low on the list as it doesn't make the top ten:

1.Pharmaceuticals: US$38.2 billion (28.3% of total exports)

2.Organic chemicals: $23.8 billion (17.7%)

3.Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $13.8 billion (10.2%)

4.Electrical machinery, equipment: $9 billion (6.7%)

5.Perfumes, cosmetics: $8.4 billion (6.2%)

6.Machinery including computers: $7.4 billion (5.5%)

7.Aircraft, spacecraft: $4.8 billion (3.5%)

8.Other chemical goods: $3.7 billion (2.8%)

9.Meat: $3.5 billion (2.6%)

10.Dairy, eggs, honey: $2.7 billion (2%)

http://www.worldstopexports.com/irelands-top-10-exports/

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Level 88
Jul 27, 2019
Why thank you, that could've easily gone to Google.

I further thank you for not using Wikipedia. One can only assume their article on sooty beer was written and edited by 35,612 people and is unreliable.

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Level 73
Jul 30, 2019
The scope of the pharma industry in Ireland pretty remarkable. They were hit so hard in the crash and have really bounced back.
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Level 44
Nov 5, 2022
Yeah; Ireland GDP/capita is twice UK GDP/capita. Very dangerous attractivity near Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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Level 56
Jul 19, 2018
I put in Singapore. It didn't take it... but I got 50% credit. How does that work??
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Level 84
Jun 14, 2019
50% means you've taken the quiz more than once and got it right half of the time. If it didn't take Singapore you probably had a typo when entering.
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Level 48
Feb 23, 2019
10/10 easy. Name small/rich countries.
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Level 65
Dec 12, 2019
Could as well be called "Tax havens that funnel other countries' production"
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Level 57
Dec 12, 2019
Surprised only 2 oil & gas exporters included. Had expected to see several of Kuwait, UAE, Brunei, Trinidad & (especially) Saudi Arabia listed. On other hand, Singapore at #2 a shock, though I did guess it. Wonder if data exists to repeat for, say, 1900 &/or 1950 - big differences, surely! Also must check if Skukka has done IMPORTERS equivalent? - bet more O&G countries on that list!!
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Level 59
Dec 12, 2019
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Level 74
Mar 12, 2023
Curious how far down the list Sweden and Norway are.