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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

Ireland

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 105.03 Exact value 105.0294259733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126623 · revision 1 Value 105.0294259733 · 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: 105.0294259733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 106.44 Exact value 106.4402139044 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126622 · revision 1 Value 106.4402139044 · 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: 106.4402139044 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 109.55 Exact value 109.5454483915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126621 · revision 1 Value 109.5454483915 · 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: 109.5454483915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 116.60 Exact value 116.6026801075 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126620 · revision 1 Value 116.6026801075 · 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: 116.6026801075 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 126.49 Exact value 126.4889013945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126619 · revision 1 Value 126.4889013945 · 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: 126.4889013945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 136.10 Exact value 136.1031243597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126618 · revision 1 Value 136.1031243597 · 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: 136.1031243597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 138.87 Exact value 138.8681184915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126617 · revision 1 Value 138.8681184915 · 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: 138.8681184915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 142.27 Exact value 142.2694421553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126616 · revision 1 Value 142.2694421553 · 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: 142.2694421553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 157.77 Exact value 157.7723681871 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126615 · revision 1 Value 157.7723681871 · 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: 157.7723681871 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 159.87 Exact value 159.8709747602 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126614 · revision 1 Value 159.8709747602 · 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: 159.8709747602 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 174.95 Exact value 174.9545180713 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126613 · revision 1 Value 174.9545180713 · 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: 174.9545180713 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 174.84 Exact value 174.8407111019 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126612 · revision 1 Value 174.8407111019 · 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: 174.8407111019 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 163.72 Exact value 163.7193293596 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126611 · revision 1 Value 163.7193293596 · 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: 163.7193293596 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 146.53 Exact value 146.5314740213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126610 · revision 1 Value 146.5314740213 · 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: 146.5314740213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 146.59 Exact value 146.5874963701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126609 · revision 1 Value 146.5874963701 · 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: 146.5874963701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 148.18 Exact value 148.1755642531 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126608 · revision 1 Value 148.1755642531 · 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: 148.1755642531 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 150.02 Exact value 150.0217858093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126607 · revision 1 Value 150.0217858093 · 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: 150.0217858093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 153.40 Exact value 153.3968470680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126606 · revision 1 Value 153.3968470680 · 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: 153.3968470680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 160.04 Exact value 160.0394201325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126605 · revision 1 Value 160.0394201325 · 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: 160.0394201325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 173.59 Exact value 173.5914748747 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126604 · revision 1 Value 173.5914748747 · 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: 173.5914748747 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 190.08 Exact value 190.0802727867 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126603 · revision 1 Value 190.0802727867 · 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: 190.0802727867 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 186.30 Exact value 186.3048791790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126602 · revision 1 Value 186.3048791790 · 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: 186.3048791790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 190.36 Exact value 190.3556823180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126601 · revision 1 Value 190.3556823180 · 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: 190.3556823180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 199.74 Exact value 199.7425862244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126600 · revision 1 Value 199.7425862244 · 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: 199.7425862244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 211.18 Exact value 211.1816020021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126599 · revision 1 Value 211.1816020021 · 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: 211.1816020021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 223.70 Exact value 223.7029382906 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126598 · revision 1 Value 223.7029382906 · 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: 223.7029382906 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 239.71 Exact value 239.7085277988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126597 · revision 1 Value 239.7085277988 · 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: 239.7085277988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 233.30 Exact value 233.3040833467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126596 · revision 1 Value 233.3040833467 · 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: 233.3040833467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 222.45 Exact value 222.4537160004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126595 · revision 1 Value 222.4537160004 · 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: 222.4537160004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 257.65 Exact value 257.6527729104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126594 · revision 1 Value 257.6527729104 · 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: 257.6527729104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 258.78 Exact value 258.7804370263 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126593 · revision 1 Value 258.7804370263 · 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: 258.7804370263 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 231.03 Exact value 231.0323508636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126592 · revision 1 Value 231.0323508636 · 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: 231.0323508636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 237.76 Exact value 237.7554195594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126591 · revision 1 Value 237.7554195594 · 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: 237.7554195594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 239.65 Exact value 239.6496275851 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126590 · revision 1 Value 239.6496275851 · 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: 239.6496275851 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 246.17 Exact value 246.1698748574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126589 · revision 1 Value 246.1698748574 · 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: 246.1698748574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 239.96 Exact value 239.9589123436 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126588 · revision 1 Value 239.9589123436 · 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: 239.9589123436 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified

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