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	≈ 35.42 Exact value 35.4226504402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123959 · revision 1 Value 35.4226504402 · 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: 35.4226504402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 33.80 Exact value 33.7962364264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123958 · revision 1 Value 33.7962364264 · 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: 33.7962364264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 28.37 Exact value 28.3740163772 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123957 · revision 1 Value 28.3740163772 · 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: 28.3740163772 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 29.63 Exact value 29.6250839535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123956 · revision 1 Value 29.6250839535 · 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: 29.6250839535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 39.23 Exact value 39.2292222386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123955 · revision 1 Value 39.2292222386 · 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: 39.2292222386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 40.75 Exact value 40.7474714183 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123954 · revision 1 Value 40.7474714183 · 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: 40.7474714183 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 38.18 Exact value 38.1802977692 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123953 · revision 1 Value 38.1802977692 · 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: 38.1802977692 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 37.42 Exact value 37.4164187804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123952 · revision 1 Value 37.4164187804 · 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: 37.4164187804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 40.94 Exact value 40.9397835753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123951 · revision 1 Value 40.9397835753 · 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: 40.9397835753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 35.25 Exact value 35.2548157815 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123950 · revision 1 Value 35.2548157815 · 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: 35.2548157815 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 35.12 Exact value 35.1229419704 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123949 · revision 1 Value 35.1229419704 · 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: 35.1229419704 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 31.66 Exact value 31.6581708149 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123948 · revision 1 Value 31.6581708149 · 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: 31.6581708149 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 31.31 Exact value 31.3125228528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123947 · revision 1 Value 31.3125228528 · 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: 31.3125228528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 30.37 Exact value 30.3682364077 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123946 · revision 1 Value 30.3682364077 · 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: 30.3682364077 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 35.48 Exact value 35.4809436017 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123945 · revision 1 Value 35.4809436017 · 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: 35.4809436017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 34.17 Exact value 34.1721697681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123944 · revision 1 Value 34.1721697681 · 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: 34.1721697681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 35.11 Exact value 35.1065423555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123943 · revision 1 Value 35.1065423555 · 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: 35.1065423555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 33.78 Exact value 33.7797172895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123942 · revision 1 Value 33.7797172895 · 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: 33.7797172895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 35.39 Exact value 35.3853169802 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123941 · revision 1 Value 35.3853169802 · 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: 35.3853169802 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 40.30 Exact value 40.2959836736 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123940 · revision 1 Value 40.2959836736 · 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: 40.2959836736 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 49.07 Exact value 49.0732385398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123939 · revision 1 Value 49.0732385398 · 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: 49.0732385398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 57.50 Exact value 57.4972531039 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123938 · revision 1 Value 57.4972531039 · 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: 57.4972531039 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 61.24 Exact value 61.2386079818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123937 · revision 1 Value 61.2386079818 · 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: 61.2386079818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 64.04 Exact value 64.0358513024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123936 · revision 1 Value 64.0358513024 · 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: 64.0358513024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 58.82 Exact value 58.8235624937 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123935 · revision 1 Value 58.8235624937 · 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: 58.8235624937 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 59.09 Exact value 59.0891813102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123934 · revision 1 Value 59.0891813102 · 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: 59.0891813102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 57.89 Exact value 57.8931727994 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123933 · revision 1 Value 57.8931727994 · 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: 57.8931727994 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 59.27 Exact value 59.2687802020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123932 · revision 1 Value 59.2687802020 · 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: 59.2687802020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 60.60 Exact value 60.5956256236 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123931 · revision 1 Value 60.5956256236 · 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: 60.5956256236 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 60.41 Exact value 60.4086928753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123930 · revision 1 Value 60.4086928753 · 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: 60.4086928753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 60.74 Exact value 60.7397786403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123929 · revision 1 Value 60.7397786403 · 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: 60.7397786403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 62.42 Exact value 62.4203586608 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123928 · revision 1 Value 62.4203586608 · 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: 62.4203586608 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 67.52 Exact value 67.5202901332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123927 · revision 1 Value 67.5202901332 · 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: 67.5202901332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 63.15 Exact value 63.1530435874 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123926 · revision 1 Value 63.1530435874 · 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: 63.1530435874 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 60.49 Exact value 60.4928988523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123925 · revision 1 Value 60.4928988523 · 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: 60.4928988523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 65.00 Exact value 65.0029506969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123924 · revision 1 Value 65.0029506969 · 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: 65.0029506969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified

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