Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 5

But with trade you also have to take into account for how large coertinus are in another way. A lot if inter-state trade in the US, whioch is not considered exports would be for say germany. Germany traded with Italy, its exports. Texas trades with new York, its not. Small countries like Hong Kong have such high trade as a percent of GDP because they have to. They cant possibly specialize efficently enough aras of production, where a large country like the US has many comparative advantages. So if you look at exports per capita for the entire EU with non-EU nations, which is a more accurate comparison with the US, you find that the US exports more per capita then the EU per capita. Though we also import more too.