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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	≈ 15.51 Exact value 15.5062615102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126587 · revision 1 Value 15.5062615102 · 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: 15.5062615102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 16.99 Exact value 16.9877265511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126586 · revision 1 Value 16.9877265511 · 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: 16.9877265511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 18.43 Exact value 18.4330990418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126585 · revision 1 Value 18.4330990418 · 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: 18.4330990418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 19.65 Exact value 19.6515397865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126584 · revision 1 Value 19.6515397865 · 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: 19.6515397865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 20.08 Exact value 20.0781443769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126583 · revision 1 Value 20.0781443769 · 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: 20.0781443769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 22.87 Exact value 22.8674487062 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126582 · revision 1 Value 22.8674487062 · 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: 22.8674487062 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 21.93 Exact value 21.9294878714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126581 · revision 1 Value 21.9294878714 · 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: 21.9294878714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 22.62 Exact value 22.6193868670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126580 · revision 1 Value 22.6193868670 · 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: 22.6193868670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 23.70 Exact value 23.6994700791 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126579 · revision 1 Value 23.6994700791 · 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: 23.6994700791 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 24.82 Exact value 24.8155980443 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126578 · revision 1 Value 24.8155980443 · 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: 24.8155980443 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 26.90 Exact value 26.9009229104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126577 · revision 1 Value 26.9009229104 · 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: 26.9009229104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 25.99 Exact value 25.9932547534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126576 · revision 1 Value 25.9932547534 · 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: 25.9932547534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 29.51 Exact value 29.5086629351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126575 · revision 1 Value 29.5086629351 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 29.5086629351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 30.59 Exact value 30.5924361329 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126574 · revision 1 Value 30.5924361329 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 30.5924361329 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 37.50 Exact value 37.5038140594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126573 · revision 1 Value 37.5038140594 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 37.5038140594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 42.00 Exact value 42.0016696149 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126572 · revision 1 Value 42.0016696149 · 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: 42.0016696149 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 45.72 Exact value 45.7244804993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126571 · revision 1 Value 45.7244804993 · 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: 45.7244804993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 45.69 Exact value 45.6862686793 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126570 · revision 1 Value 45.6862686793 · 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: 45.6862686793 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 53.37 Exact value 53.3682204392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126569 · revision 1 Value 53.3682204392 · 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: 53.3682204392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 46.27 Exact value 46.2728696429 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126568 · revision 1 Value 46.2728696429 · 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: 46.2728696429 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 49.26 Exact value 49.2552064974 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126567 · revision 1 Value 49.2552064974 · 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: 49.2552064974 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 55.62 Exact value 55.6238800135 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126566 · revision 1 Value 55.6238800135 · 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: 55.6238800135 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 55.79 Exact value 55.7937217288 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126565 · revision 1 Value 55.7937217288 · 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: 55.7937217288 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 53.84 Exact value 53.8441319467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126564 · revision 1 Value 53.8441319467 · 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: 53.8441319467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 48.92 Exact value 48.9221857471 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126563 · revision 1 Value 48.9221857471 · 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: 48.9221857471 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 41.92 Exact value 41.9229138659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126562 · revision 1 Value 41.9229138659 · 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: 41.9229138659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 40.08 Exact value 40.0824857133 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126561 · revision 1 Value 40.0824857133 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 40.0824857133 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 40.74 Exact value 40.7424969545 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126560 · revision 1 Value 40.7424969545 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 40.7424969545 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 43.62 Exact value 43.6169693324 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126559 · revision 1 Value 43.6169693324 · 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: 43.6169693324 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 39.91 Exact value 39.9054035306 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126558 · revision 1 Value 39.9054035306 · 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: 39.9054035306 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 37.76 Exact value 37.7581053293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126557 · revision 1 Value 37.7581053293 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 37.7581053293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 45.42 Exact value 45.4230887840 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126556 · revision 1 Value 45.4230887840 · 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: 45.4230887840 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 50.70 Exact value 50.6979382758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126555 · revision 1 Value 50.6979382758 · 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: 50.6979382758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 46.32 Exact value 46.3229520582 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126554 · revision 1 Value 46.3229520582 · 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: 46.3229520582 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 45.92 Exact value 45.9166907679 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126553 · revision 1 Value 45.9166907679 · 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: 45.9166907679 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 46.27 Exact value 46.2682006860 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126552 · revision 1 Value 46.2682006860 · 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: 46.2682006860 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:03 · source revision unspecified

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