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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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 48.25 Exact value 48.2498264501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130655 · revision 1 Value 48.2498264501 · 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: 48.2498264501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 45.32 Exact value 45.3156600809 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130654 · revision 1 Value 45.3156600809 · 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: 45.3156600809 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 46.31 Exact value 46.3059467099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130653 · revision 1 Value 46.3059467099 · 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: 46.3059467099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 49.75 Exact value 49.7481967801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130652 · revision 1 Value 49.7481967801 · 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: 49.7481967801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 51.89 Exact value 51.8861070108 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130651 · revision 1 Value 51.8861070108 · 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: 51.8861070108 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 50.83 Exact value 50.8300766971 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130650 · revision 1 Value 50.8300766971 · 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: 50.8300766971 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:23 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 52.06 Exact value 52.0576088896 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130649 · revision 1 Value 52.0576088896 · 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: 52.0576088896 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 50.70 Exact value 50.7045618384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130648 · revision 1 Value 50.7045618384 · 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: 50.7045618384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 49.14 Exact value 49.1409088915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130647 · revision 1 Value 49.1409088915 · 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: 49.1409088915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 49.47 Exact value 49.4683905163 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130646 · revision 1 Value 49.4683905163 · 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: 49.4683905163 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 52.34 Exact value 52.3380212336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130645 · revision 1 Value 52.3380212336 · 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: 52.3380212336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 52.63 Exact value 52.6342367336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130644 · revision 1 Value 52.6342367336 · 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: 52.6342367336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 51.24 Exact value 51.2361820991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130643 · revision 1 Value 51.2361820991 · 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: 51.2361820991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 50.07 Exact value 50.0681187040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130642 · revision 1 Value 50.0681187040 · 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: 50.0681187040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 50.29 Exact value 50.2885521756 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130641 · revision 1 Value 50.2885521756 · 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: 50.2885521756 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 52.54 Exact value 52.5442740383 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130640 · revision 1 Value 52.5442740383 · 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: 52.5442740383 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 56.70 Exact value 56.7047791730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130639 · revision 1 Value 56.7047791730 · 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: 56.7047791730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 52.75 Exact value 52.7493524965 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130638 · revision 1 Value 52.7493524965 · 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: 52.7493524965 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 56.44 Exact value 56.4365501053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130637 · revision 1 Value 56.4365501053 · 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: 56.4365501053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 54.65 Exact value 54.6537301086 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130636 · revision 1 Value 54.6537301086 · 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: 54.6537301086 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 59.05 Exact value 59.0511802228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130635 · revision 1 Value 59.0511802228 · 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: 59.0511802228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 63.32 Exact value 63.3240615709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130634 · revision 1 Value 63.3240615709 · 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: 63.3240615709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 61.97 Exact value 61.9688704473 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130633 · revision 1 Value 61.9688704473 · 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: 61.9688704473 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 61.72 Exact value 61.7195395155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130632 · revision 1 Value 61.7195395155 · 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: 61.7195395155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 58.82 Exact value 58.8210228333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130631 · revision 1 Value 58.8210228333 · 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: 58.8210228333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 57.13 Exact value 57.1250446054 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130630 · revision 1 Value 57.1250446054 · 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: 57.1250446054 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 59.84 Exact value 59.8395315138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130629 · revision 1 Value 59.8395315138 · 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: 59.8395315138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 63.19 Exact value 63.1899245764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130628 · revision 1 Value 63.1899245764 · 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: 63.1899245764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 64.91 Exact value 64.9097721959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130627 · revision 1 Value 64.9097721959 · 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: 64.9097721959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 65.00 Exact value 65.0035664177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130626 · revision 1 Value 65.0035664177 · 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: 65.0035664177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 59.16 Exact value 59.1598893031 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130625 · revision 1 Value 59.1598893031 · 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: 59.1598893031 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 58.54 Exact value 58.5383862929 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130624 · revision 1 Value 58.5383862929 · 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: 58.5383862929 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 69.20 Exact value 69.1989264414 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130623 · revision 1 Value 69.1989264414 · 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: 69.1989264414 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 64.99 Exact value 64.9923841748 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130622 · revision 1 Value 64.9923841748 · 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: 64.9923841748 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 62.84 Exact value 62.8390520446 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130621 · revision 1 Value 62.8390520446 · 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: 62.8390520446 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 62.46 Exact value 62.4573294634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130620 · revision 1 Value 62.4573294634 · 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: 62.4573294634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified

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