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	≈ 104.85 Exact value 104.8473203967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124463 · revision 1 Value 104.8473203967 · 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: 104.8473203967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 99.56 Exact value 99.5583853464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124462 · revision 1 Value 99.5583853464 · 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: 99.5583853464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 89.75 Exact value 89.7512545868 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124461 · revision 1 Value 89.7512545868 · 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: 89.7512545868 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 86.21 Exact value 86.2082050097 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124460 · revision 1 Value 86.2082050097 · 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: 86.2082050097 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 88.18 Exact value 88.1806097284 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124459 · revision 1 Value 88.1806097284 · 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: 88.1806097284 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 94.60 Exact value 94.5951716460 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124458 · revision 1 Value 94.5951716460 · 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: 94.5951716460 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 90.96 Exact value 90.9555752751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124457 · revision 1 Value 90.9555752751 · 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: 90.9555752751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 108.60 Exact value 108.6044151508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124456 · revision 1 Value 108.6044151508 · 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: 108.6044151508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 101.84 Exact value 101.8410393203 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124455 · revision 1 Value 101.8410393203 · 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: 101.8410393203 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 98.93 Exact value 98.9290812021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124454 · revision 1 Value 98.9290812021 · 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: 98.9290812021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 91.92 Exact value 91.9247296899 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124453 · revision 1 Value 91.9247296899 · 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: 91.9247296899 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 87.53 Exact value 87.5250655681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124452 · revision 1 Value 87.5250655681 · 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: 87.5250655681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 91.84 Exact value 91.8357740586 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124451 · revision 1 Value 91.8357740586 · 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: 91.8357740586 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 85.83 Exact value 85.8340425151 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124450 · revision 1 Value 85.8340425151 · 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: 85.8340425151 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 91.00 Exact value 90.9978228873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124449 · revision 1 Value 90.9978228873 · 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: 90.9978228873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 88.51 Exact value 88.5053520574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124448 · revision 1 Value 88.5053520574 · 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: 88.5053520574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:54 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 86.61 Exact value 86.6124339135 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124447 · revision 1 Value 86.6124339135 · 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: 86.6124339135 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 98.50 Exact value 98.4965249407 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124446 · revision 1 Value 98.4965249407 · 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: 98.4965249407 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 99.01 Exact value 99.0082220080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124445 · revision 1 Value 99.0082220080 · 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: 99.0082220080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 88.48 Exact value 88.4807886337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124444 · revision 1 Value 88.4807886337 · 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: 88.4807886337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 94.64 Exact value 94.6390020874 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124443 · revision 1 Value 94.6390020874 · 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: 94.6390020874 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 98.96 Exact value 98.9614677801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124442 · revision 1 Value 98.9614677801 · 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: 98.9614677801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 111.88 Exact value 111.8752806210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124441 · revision 1 Value 111.8752806210 · 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: 111.8752806210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 125.78 Exact value 125.7830399112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124440 · revision 1 Value 125.7830399112 · 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: 125.7830399112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 119.50 Exact value 119.4975417915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124439 · revision 1 Value 119.4975417915 · 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: 119.4975417915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 112.90 Exact value 112.9008910160 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124438 · revision 1 Value 112.9008910160 · 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: 112.9008910160 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 100.46 Exact value 100.4646897660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124437 · revision 1 Value 100.4646897660 · 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: 100.4646897660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 81.92 Exact value 81.9239513763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124436 · revision 1 Value 81.9239513763 · 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: 81.9239513763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 87.46 Exact value 87.4551039946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124435 · revision 1 Value 87.4551039946 · 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: 87.4551039946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 83.09 Exact value 83.0929813601 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124434 · revision 1 Value 83.0929813601 · 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: 83.0929813601 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 80.33 Exact value 80.3250344866 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124433 · revision 1 Value 80.3250344866 · 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: 80.3250344866 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 91.05 Exact value 91.0478497404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124432 · revision 1 Value 91.0478497404 · 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: 91.0478497404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 86.07 Exact value 86.0696039867 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124431 · revision 1 Value 86.0696039867 · 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: 86.0696039867 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 70.11 Exact value 70.1128327325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124430 · revision 1 Value 70.1128327325 · 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: 70.1128327325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 69.45 Exact value 69.4453508747 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124429 · revision 1 Value 69.4453508747 · 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: 69.4453508747 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 69.54 Exact value 69.5446677859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124428 · revision 1 Value 69.5446677859 · 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: 69.5446677859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:53 · source revision unspecified

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