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Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Trade share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 18.94 Exact value 18.9369349834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126875 · revision 1 Value 18.9369349834 · 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: 18.9369349834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 17.39 Exact value 17.3931812597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126874 · revision 1 Value 17.3931812597 · 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: 17.3931812597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 16.67 Exact value 16.6670890620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126873 · revision 1 Value 16.6670890620 · 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: 16.6670890620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 15.40 Exact value 15.3990618060 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126872 · revision 1 Value 15.3990618060 · 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: 15.3990618060 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 15.48 Exact value 15.4842353028 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126871 · revision 1 Value 15.4842353028 · 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: 15.4842353028 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 16.12 Exact value 16.1166693561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126870 · revision 1 Value 16.1166693561 · 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: 16.1166693561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 17.90 Exact value 17.8974380474 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126869 · revision 1 Value 17.8974380474 · 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: 17.8974380474 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 19.41 Exact value 19.4062642232 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126868 · revision 1 Value 19.4062642232 · 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: 19.4062642232 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 18.77 Exact value 18.7651112453 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126867 · revision 1 Value 18.7651112453 · 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: 18.7651112453 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 17.92 Exact value 17.9207503514 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126866 · revision 1 Value 17.9207503514 · 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: 17.9207503514 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 19.28 Exact value 19.2751936529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126865 · revision 1 Value 19.2751936529 · 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: 19.2751936529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 19.28 Exact value 19.2772303805 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126864 · revision 1 Value 19.2772303805 · 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: 19.2772303805 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 20.14 Exact value 20.1432481553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126863 · revision 1 Value 20.1432481553 · 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: 20.1432481553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 21.08 Exact value 21.0750119103 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126862 · revision 1 Value 21.0750119103 · 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: 21.0750119103 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 23.43 Exact value 23.4324185457 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126861 · revision 1 Value 23.4324185457 · 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: 23.4324185457 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 25.99 Exact value 25.9909279228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126860 · revision 1 Value 25.9909279228 · 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: 25.9909279228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 29.71 Exact value 29.7148729295 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126859 · revision 1 Value 29.7148729295 · 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: 29.7148729295 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 32.50 Exact value 32.4957200263 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126858 · revision 1 Value 32.4957200263 · 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: 32.4957200263 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 33.77 Exact value 33.7738026089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126857 · revision 1 Value 33.7738026089 · 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: 33.7738026089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 24.17 Exact value 24.1730393020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126856 · revision 1 Value 24.1730393020 · 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: 24.1730393020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 28.24 Exact value 28.2400150861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126855 · revision 1 Value 28.2400150861 · 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: 28.2400150861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 29.97 Exact value 29.9713853558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126854 · revision 1 Value 29.9713853558 · 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: 29.9713853558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 30.17 Exact value 30.1742995478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126853 · revision 1 Value 30.1742995478 · 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: 30.1742995478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 33.59 Exact value 33.5913694461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126852 · revision 1 Value 33.5913694461 · 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: 33.5913694461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 36.76 Exact value 36.7643250218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126851 · revision 1 Value 36.7643250218 · 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: 36.7643250218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 34.73 Exact value 34.7276305886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126850 · revision 1 Value 34.7276305886 · 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: 34.7276305886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 30.66 Exact value 30.6562793069 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126849 · revision 1 Value 30.6562793069 · 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: 30.6562793069 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 33.69 Exact value 33.6888336793 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126848 · revision 1 Value 33.6888336793 · 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: 33.6888336793 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 35.80 Exact value 35.8035749582 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126847 · revision 1 Value 35.8035749582 · 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: 35.8035749582 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 34.36 Exact value 34.3582972800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126846 · revision 1 Value 34.3582972800 · 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: 34.3582972800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 30.52 Exact value 30.5192226892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126845 · revision 1 Value 30.5192226892 · 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: 30.5192226892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 35.43 Exact value 35.4253927341 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126844 · revision 1 Value 35.4253927341 · 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: 35.4253927341 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 44.86 Exact value 44.8606310200 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126843 · revision 1 Value 44.8606310200 · 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: 44.8606310200 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 43.60 Exact value 43.5950833803 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126842 · revision 1 Value 43.5950833803 · 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: 43.5950833803 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 44.85 Exact value 44.8529388578 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126841 · revision 1 Value 44.8529388578 · 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: 44.8529388578 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126840 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified

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