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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	≈ 45.69 Exact value 45.6889546848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125363 · revision 1 Value 45.6889546848 · 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: 45.6889546848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 47.64 Exact value 47.6354131980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125362 · revision 1 Value 47.6354131980 · 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: 47.6354131980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 44.68 Exact value 44.6840440028 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125361 · revision 1 Value 44.6840440028 · 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: 44.6840440028 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 39.75 Exact value 39.7493939704 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125360 · revision 1 Value 39.7493939704 · 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: 39.7493939704 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 41.10 Exact value 41.0957443336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125359 · revision 1 Value 41.0957443336 · 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: 41.0957443336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 42.61 Exact value 42.6061486476 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125358 · revision 1 Value 42.6061486476 · 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: 42.6061486476 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 43.90 Exact value 43.9035860953 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125357 · revision 1 Value 43.9035860953 · 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: 43.9035860953 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 48.38 Exact value 48.3803210687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125356 · revision 1 Value 48.3803210687 · 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: 48.3803210687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 50.16 Exact value 50.1554657792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125355 · revision 1 Value 50.1554657792 · 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: 50.1554657792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 51.52 Exact value 51.5192274364 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125354 · revision 1 Value 51.5192274364 · 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: 51.5192274364 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 59.20 Exact value 59.1955992975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125353 · revision 1 Value 59.1955992975 · 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: 59.1955992975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 59.56 Exact value 59.5592863682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125352 · revision 1 Value 59.5592863682 · 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: 59.5592863682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 58.33 Exact value 58.3325687248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125351 · revision 1 Value 58.3325687248 · 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: 58.3325687248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 58.91 Exact value 58.9145442943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125350 · revision 1 Value 58.9145442943 · 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: 58.9145442943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 62.91 Exact value 62.9064909465 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125349 · revision 1 Value 62.9064909465 · 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: 62.9064909465 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 66.95 Exact value 66.9531024934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125348 · revision 1 Value 66.9531024934 · 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: 66.9531024934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 72.76 Exact value 72.7591934646 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125347 · revision 1 Value 72.7591934646 · 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: 72.7591934646 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 74.88 Exact value 74.8838416817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125346 · revision 1 Value 74.8838416817 · 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: 74.8838416817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 76.11 Exact value 76.1131665946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125345 · revision 1 Value 76.1131665946 · 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: 76.1131665946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 66.14 Exact value 66.1391275757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125344 · revision 1 Value 66.1391275757 · 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: 66.1391275757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 73.89 Exact value 73.8852351200 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125343 · revision 1 Value 73.8852351200 · 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: 73.8852351200 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 78.43 Exact value 78.4330029014 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125342 · revision 1 Value 78.4330029014 · 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: 78.4330029014 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 79.33 Exact value 79.3316495670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125341 · revision 1 Value 79.3316495670 · 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: 79.3316495670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 77.59 Exact value 77.5860288577 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125340 · revision 1 Value 77.5860288577 · 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: 77.5860288577 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 76.85 Exact value 76.8483516336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125339 · revision 1 Value 76.8483516336 · 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: 76.8483516336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 77.76 Exact value 77.7565815687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125338 · revision 1 Value 77.7565815687 · 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: 77.7565815687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 76.01 Exact value 76.0059902166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125337 · revision 1 Value 76.0059902166 · 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: 76.0059902166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 77.45 Exact value 77.4548394742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125336 · revision 1 Value 77.4548394742 · 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: 77.4548394742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 79.13 Exact value 79.1252260464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125335 · revision 1 Value 79.1252260464 · 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: 79.1252260464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 79.07 Exact value 79.0732427176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125334 · revision 1 Value 79.0732427176 · 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: 79.0732427176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 72.93 Exact value 72.9335327120 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125333 · revision 1 Value 72.9335327120 · 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: 72.9335327120 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 79.92 Exact value 79.9195348610 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125332 · revision 1 Value 79.9195348610 · 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: 79.9195348610 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 88.79 Exact value 88.7857542131 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125331 · revision 1 Value 88.7857542131 · 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: 88.7857542131 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 81.96 Exact value 81.9625483788 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125330 · revision 1 Value 81.9625483788 · 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: 81.9625483788 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 79.09 Exact value 79.0907305895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125329 · revision 1 Value 79.0907305895 · 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: 79.0907305895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 78.51 Exact value 78.5128112199 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125328 · revision 1 Value 78.5128112199 · 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: 78.5128112199 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:58 · source revision unspecified

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