Table 2. Nations with highest degrees of maize exports and imports: number of other nations with which it trades.
| Rank, by degree | Maize-exporting nations and total number of nations to which they export | Maize-importing nations and total number of nations from which they import | ||
| 1 | USA | 181 | France | 69 |
| 2 | Argentina | 150 | Germany | 66 |
| 3 | South Africa | 128 | USA | 66 |
| 4 | France | 122 | Netherlands | 62 |
| 5 | Canada | 108 | Canada | 58 |
| 6 | Brazil | 101 | Italy | 57 |
| 7 | China | 95 | United Kingdom | 56 |
| 8 | Italy | 94 | Spain | 53 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 86 | Egypt | 53 |
| 10 | India | 85 | Switzerland | 51 |
| 11 | Australia | 78 | Turkey | 47 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 72 | Austria | 46 |
| 13 | Hungary | 72 | Saudi Arabia | 46 |
| 14 | Thailand | 70 | Russian Federation | 44 |
| 15 | Spain | 70 | South Africa | 44 |
| 16 | Germany | 69 | United Arab Emirates | 44 |
| 17 | Turkey | 69 | Bulgaria | 43 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 66 | Israel | 41 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 63 | Romania | 40 |
| 20 | Chile | 60 | Belgium | 40 |
Source: UN Comtrade.