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Trade share of GDP

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Trade share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 121.47 Exact value 121.4678510745 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123887 · revision 1 Value 121.4678510745 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 121.4678510745 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 118.59 Exact value 118.5901377180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123886 · revision 1 Value 118.5901377180 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 118.5901377180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 115.07 Exact value 115.0692875016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123885 · revision 1 Value 115.0692875016 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 115.0692875016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 109.01 Exact value 109.0127369968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123884 · revision 1 Value 109.0127369968 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 109.0127369968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 113.23 Exact value 113.2323000336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123883 · revision 1 Value 113.2323000336 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 113.2323000336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 116.38 Exact value 116.3785678213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123882 · revision 1 Value 116.3785678213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 116.3785678213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 119.21 Exact value 119.2127757574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123881 · revision 1 Value 119.2127757574 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 119.2127757574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 125.69 Exact value 125.6889400562 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123880 · revision 1 Value 125.6889400562 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 125.6889400562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 124.71 Exact value 124.7091226263 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123879 · revision 1 Value 124.7091226263 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 124.7091226263 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 125.17 Exact value 125.1699905409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123878 · revision 1 Value 125.1699905409 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 125.1699905409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 142.23 Exact value 142.2301350670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123877 · revision 1 Value 142.2301350670 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 142.2301350670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 139.58 Exact value 139.5768398346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123876 · revision 1 Value 139.5768398346 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 139.5768398346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 136.09 Exact value 136.0851494881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123875 · revision 1 Value 136.0851494881 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 136.0851494881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 132.72 Exact value 132.7155528339 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123874 · revision 1 Value 132.7155528339 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 132.7155528339 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 136.92 Exact value 136.9184053484 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123873 · revision 1 Value 136.9184053484 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 136.9184053484 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 144.53 Exact value 144.5290506700 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123872 · revision 1 Value 144.5290506700 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 144.5290506700 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 149.57 Exact value 149.5675092995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123871 · revision 1 Value 149.5675092995 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 149.5675092995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 152.47 Exact value 152.4684468753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123870 · revision 1 Value 152.4684468753 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 152.4684468753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 161.09 Exact value 161.0884477904 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123869 · revision 1 Value 161.0884477904 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 161.0884477904 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 135.14 Exact value 135.1384057223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123868 · revision 1 Value 135.1384057223 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 135.1384057223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 150.16 Exact value 150.1625636214 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123867 · revision 1 Value 150.1625636214 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 150.1625636214 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 160.77 Exact value 160.7655168881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123866 · revision 1 Value 160.7655168881 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 160.7655168881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 160.38 Exact value 160.3833014251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123865 · revision 1 Value 160.3833014251 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 160.3833014251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 157.57 Exact value 157.5736227824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123864 · revision 1 Value 157.5736227824 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 157.5736227824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 158.57 Exact value 158.5716109535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123863 · revision 1 Value 158.5716109535 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 158.5716109535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 155.07 Exact value 155.0686820459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123862 · revision 1 Value 155.0686820459 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 155.0686820459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 159.06 Exact value 159.0576966119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123861 · revision 1 Value 159.0576966119 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 159.0576966119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 166.90 Exact value 166.9040782378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123860 · revision 1 Value 166.9040782378 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 166.9040782378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 168.28 Exact value 168.2776928772 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123859 · revision 1 Value 168.2776928772 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 168.2776928772 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 165.47 Exact value 165.4654789320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123858 · revision 1 Value 165.4654789320 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 165.4654789320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 156.95 Exact value 156.9501212828 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123857 · revision 1 Value 156.9501212828 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 156.9501212828 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 177.38 Exact value 177.3819122011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123856 · revision 1 Value 177.3819122011 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 177.3819122011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 191.05 Exact value 191.0534181316 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123855 · revision 1 Value 191.0534181316 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 191.0534181316 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 165.99 Exact value 165.9874407364 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123854 · revision 1 Value 165.9874407364 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 165.9874407364 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 159.02 Exact value 159.0234811489 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123853 · revision 1 Value 159.0234811489 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 159.0234811489 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 152.92 Exact value 152.9177887194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123852 · revision 1 Value 152.9177887194 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 152.9177887194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified

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