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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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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

Gabon

Values and evidence for Gabon. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 76.90 Exact value 76.8974453906 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125867 · revision 1 Value 76.8974453906 · 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: 76.8974453906 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 80.53 Exact value 80.5349385481 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125866 · revision 1 Value 80.5349385481 · 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: 80.5349385481 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 79.87 Exact value 79.8688420886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125865 · revision 1 Value 79.8688420886 · 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: 79.8688420886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 83.34 Exact value 83.3430365420 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125864 · revision 1 Value 83.3430365420 · 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: 83.3430365420 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 99.93 Exact value 99.9266868002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125863 · revision 1 Value 99.9266868002 · 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: 99.9266868002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 95.13 Exact value 95.1346961862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125862 · revision 1 Value 95.1346961862 · 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: 95.1346961862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 95.67 Exact value 95.6709008514 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125861 · revision 1 Value 95.6709008514 · 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: 95.6709008514 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 98.54 Exact value 98.5362645138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125860 · revision 1 Value 98.5362645138 · 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: 98.5362645138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 95.97 Exact value 95.9747826087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125859 · revision 1 Value 95.9747826087 · 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: 95.9747826087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 97.73 Exact value 97.7314524556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125858 · revision 1 Value 97.7314524556 · 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: 97.7314524556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 101.70 Exact value 101.7019289396 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125857 · revision 1 Value 101.7019289396 · 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: 101.7019289396 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 83.64 Exact value 83.6386132424 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125856 · revision 1 Value 83.6386132424 · 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: 83.6386132424 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 84.76 Exact value 84.7590815376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125855 · revision 1 Value 84.7590815376 · 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: 84.7590815376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 80.30 Exact value 80.3026082056 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125854 · revision 1 Value 80.3026082056 · 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: 80.3026082056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 81.77 Exact value 81.7675371419 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125853 · revision 1 Value 81.7675371419 · 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: 81.7675371419 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 83.95 Exact value 83.9495998399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125852 · revision 1 Value 83.9495998399 · 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: 83.9495998399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 88.65 Exact value 88.6494092563 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125851 · revision 1 Value 88.6494092563 · 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: 88.6494092563 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 85.13 Exact value 85.1324791637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125850 · revision 1 Value 85.1324791637 · 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: 85.1324791637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 89.00 Exact value 88.9988725946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125849 · revision 1 Value 88.9988725946 · 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: 88.9988725946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 83.50 Exact value 83.5045774236 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125848 · revision 1 Value 83.5045774236 · 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: 83.5045774236 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 89.16 Exact value 89.1576627248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125847 · revision 1 Value 89.1576627248 · 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: 89.1576627248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 90.50 Exact value 90.4983773331 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125846 · revision 1 Value 90.4983773331 · 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: 90.4983773331 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 92.34 Exact value 92.3428089421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125845 · revision 1 Value 92.3428089421 · 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: 92.3428089421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 90.64 Exact value 90.6350361479 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125844 · revision 1 Value 90.6350361479 · 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: 90.6350361479 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 73.52 Exact value 73.5203290162 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125843 · revision 1 Value 73.5203290162 · 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: 73.5203290162 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 73.95 Exact value 73.9497814588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125842 · revision 1 Value 73.9497814588 · 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: 73.9497814588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 70.13 Exact value 70.1333810645 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125841 · revision 1 Value 70.1333810645 · 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: 70.1333810645 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 75.07 Exact value 75.0687404457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125840 · revision 1 Value 75.0687404457 · 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: 75.0687404457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 77.04 Exact value 77.0365976973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125839 · revision 1 Value 77.0365976973 · 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: 77.0365976973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 73.43 Exact value 73.4280894487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125838 · revision 1 Value 73.4280894487 · 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: 73.4280894487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 70.11 Exact value 70.1140546464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125837 · revision 1 Value 70.1140546464 · 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: 70.1140546464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 85.35 Exact value 85.3483122055 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125836 · revision 1 Value 85.3483122055 · 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: 85.3483122055 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 92.06 Exact value 92.0630888497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125835 · revision 1 Value 92.0630888497 · 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: 92.0630888497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 91.48 Exact value 91.4786533179 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125834 · revision 1 Value 91.4786533179 · 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: 91.4786533179 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 92.05 Exact value 92.0468055146 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125833 · revision 1 Value 92.0468055146 · 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: 92.0468055146 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 84.89 Exact value 84.8918905136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125832 · revision 1 Value 84.8918905136 · 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: 84.8918905136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:00 · source revision unspecified

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