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	≈ 37.08 Exact value 37.0805676988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126659 · revision 1 Value 37.0805676988 · 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: 37.0805676988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 44.19 Exact value 44.1941716478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126658 · revision 1 Value 44.1941716478 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 44.1941716478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 40.40 Exact value 40.3979272522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126657 · revision 1 Value 40.3979272522 · 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: 40.3979272522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 46.04 Exact value 46.0408643244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126656 · revision 1 Value 46.0408643244 · 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: 46.0408643244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 41.61 Exact value 41.6091363981 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126655 · revision 1 Value 41.6091363981 · 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: 41.6091363981 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 35.14 Exact value 35.1442449160 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126654 · revision 1 Value 35.1442449160 · 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: 35.1442449160 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 35.22 Exact value 35.2212991546 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126653 · revision 1 Value 35.2212991546 · 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: 35.2212991546 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 32.65 Exact value 32.6495581116 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126652 · revision 1 Value 32.6495581116 · 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: 32.6495581116 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 29.23 Exact value 29.2282196463 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126651 · revision 1 Value 29.2282196463 · 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: 29.2282196463 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 34.89 Exact value 34.8854141346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126650 · revision 1 Value 34.8854141346 · 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: 34.8854141346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 41.26 Exact value 41.2572474638 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126649 · revision 1 Value 41.2572474638 · 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: 41.2572474638 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 40.54 Exact value 40.5355664795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126648 · revision 1 Value 40.5355664795 · 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: 40.5355664795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 48.17 Exact value 48.1726865521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126647 · revision 1 Value 48.1726865521 · 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: 48.1726865521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 50.68 Exact value 50.6791057753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126646 · revision 1 Value 50.6791057753 · 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: 50.6791057753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 51.31 Exact value 51.3138573266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126645 · revision 1 Value 51.3138573266 · 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: 51.3138573266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 54.44 Exact value 54.4404952636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126644 · revision 1 Value 54.4404952636 · 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: 54.4404952636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 53.17 Exact value 53.1673587144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126643 · revision 1 Value 53.1673587144 · 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: 53.1673587144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 49.89 Exact value 49.8873069226 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126642 · revision 1 Value 49.8873069226 · 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: 49.8873069226 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 48.23 Exact value 48.2294027741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126641 · revision 1 Value 48.2294027741 · 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: 48.2294027741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 43.70 Exact value 43.6995802244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126640 · revision 1 Value 43.6995802244 · 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: 43.6995802244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 43.77 Exact value 43.7706437371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126639 · revision 1 Value 43.7706437371 · 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: 43.7706437371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 41.22 Exact value 41.2194147919 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126638 · revision 1 Value 41.2194147919 · 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: 41.2194147919 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 44.09 Exact value 44.0893466807 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126637 · revision 1 Value 44.0893466807 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 44.0893466807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 47.09 Exact value 47.0867179195 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126636 · revision 1 Value 47.0867179195 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 47.0867179195 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 45.35 Exact value 45.3514201413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126635 · revision 1 Value 45.3514201413 · 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: 45.3514201413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 39.42 Exact value 39.4225886612 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126634 · revision 1 Value 39.4225886612 · 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: 39.4225886612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 39.88 Exact value 39.8772417739 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126633 · revision 1 Value 39.8772417739 · 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: 39.8772417739 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 43.16 Exact value 43.1556931384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126632 · revision 1 Value 43.1556931384 · 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: 43.1556931384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 56.62 Exact value 56.6153496143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126631 · revision 1 Value 56.6153496143 · 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: 56.6153496143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 48.59 Exact value 48.5917712137 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126630 · revision 1 Value 48.5917712137 · 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: 48.5917712137 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 43.88 Exact value 43.8844674905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126629 · revision 1 Value 43.8844674905 · 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: 43.8844674905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 42.67 Exact value 42.6723795363 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126628 · revision 1 Value 42.6723795363 · 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: 42.6723795363 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 48.92 Exact value 48.9183508223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126627 · revision 1 Value 48.9183508223 · 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: 48.9183508223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 49.39 Exact value 49.3935500960 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126626 · revision 1 Value 49.3935500960 · 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: 49.3935500960 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 52.06 Exact value 52.0621306794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126625 · revision 1 Value 52.0621306794 · 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: 52.0621306794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 60.24 Exact value 60.2426223967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126624 · revision 1 Value 60.2426223967 · 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: 60.2426223967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:04 · source revision unspecified

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