Table 2 Top countries by PageRank. Small/medium-sized countries can achieve a relatively high ranking in terms of pure connectivity only (unweighted WTN), but only large economies dominate when trade values are taken into account (weighted WTN)
From: Reshaping the structure of the World Trade Network: a pivotal role for China?
Rank | Unweighted WTN | Weighted WTN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996–1997 | 2008–2009 | 2018–2019 | 1996–1997 | 2008–2009 | 2018–2019 | |
1 | USA | DEU | GBR | USA | USA | USA |
2 | DEU | POL | FRA | DEU | DEU | CHN |
3 | FRA | MEX | POL | JPN | CHN | DEU |
4 | JPN | DNK | NLD | GBR | FRA | FRA |
5 | GBR | CZE | USA | FRA | GBR | GBR |
6 | NLD | AUT | ESP | ITA | JPN | JPN |
7 | ITA | SVK | DEU | CAN | ITA | NLD |
8 | AUT | FRA | NZL | NLD | NLD | IND |
9 | ESP | USA | THA | HKG | CAN | CAN |
10 | CAN | THA | RUS | ESP | ESP | ITA |