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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

Kenya

Values and evidence for Kenya. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 57.02 Exact value 57.0209136817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127127 · revision 1 Value 57.0209136817 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 57.0209136817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 55.60 Exact value 55.5976992244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127126 · revision 1 Value 55.5976992244 · 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: 55.5976992244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 52.93 Exact value 52.9308701038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127125 · revision 1 Value 52.9308701038 · 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: 52.9308701038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 72.86 Exact value 72.8584813636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127124 · revision 1 Value 72.8584813636 · 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: 72.8584813636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 71.27 Exact value 71.2661252293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127123 · revision 1 Value 71.2661252293 · 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: 71.2661252293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 71.75 Exact value 71.7457416403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127122 · revision 1 Value 71.7457416403 · 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: 71.7457416403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 57.31 Exact value 57.3121107038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127121 · revision 1 Value 57.3121107038 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 57.3121107038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 54.06 Exact value 54.0571168603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127120 · revision 1 Value 54.0571168603 · 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: 54.0571168603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 48.90 Exact value 48.8972419401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127119 · revision 1 Value 48.8972419401 · 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: 48.8972419401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 48.19 Exact value 48.1922749889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127118 · revision 1 Value 48.1922749889 · 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: 48.1922749889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 53.31 Exact value 53.3090443862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127117 · revision 1 Value 53.3090443862 · 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: 53.3090443862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 55.95 Exact value 55.9468360287 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127116 · revision 1 Value 55.9468360287 · 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: 55.9468360287 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 55.17 Exact value 55.1726722640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127115 · revision 1 Value 55.1726722640 · 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: 55.1726722640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 54.13 Exact value 54.1322658957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127114 · revision 1 Value 54.1322658957 · 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: 54.1322658957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 59.48 Exact value 59.4770033484 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127113 · revision 1 Value 59.4770033484 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 59.4770033484 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 64.48 Exact value 64.4788661640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127112 · revision 1 Value 64.4788661640 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 64.4788661640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 55.24 Exact value 55.2364851257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127111 · revision 1 Value 55.2364851257 · 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: 55.2364851257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 53.89 Exact value 53.8947888046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127110 · revision 1 Value 53.8947888046 · 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: 53.8947888046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 57.58 Exact value 57.5785986473 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127109 · revision 1 Value 57.5785986473 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 57.5785986473 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 45.95 Exact value 45.9451918128 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127108 · revision 1 Value 45.9451918128 · 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: 45.9451918128 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 50.39 Exact value 50.3942873503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127107 · revision 1 Value 50.3942873503 · 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: 50.3942873503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 58.40 Exact value 58.4022059746 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127106 · revision 1 Value 58.4022059746 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 58.4022059746 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 51.62 Exact value 51.6236920232 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127105 · revision 1 Value 51.6236920232 · 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: 51.6236920232 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 47.46 Exact value 47.4646425127 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127104 · revision 1 Value 47.4646425127 · 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: 47.4646425127 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 46.17 Exact value 46.1704893622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127103 · revision 1 Value 46.1704893622 · 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: 46.1704893622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 40.33 Exact value 40.3273846919 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127102 · revision 1 Value 40.3273846919 · 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: 40.3273846919 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 34.87 Exact value 34.8650195732 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127101 · revision 1 Value 34.8650195732 · 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: 34.8650195732 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 36.00 Exact value 35.9950578754 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127100 · revision 1 Value 35.9950578754 · 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: 35.9950578754 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 34.41 Exact value 34.4147531767 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127099 · revision 1 Value 34.4147531767 · 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: 34.4147531767 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 31.76 Exact value 31.7594618415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127098 · revision 1 Value 31.7594618415 · 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: 31.7594618415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 30.40 Exact value 30.3991387830 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127097 · revision 1 Value 30.3991387830 · 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: 30.3991387830 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 35.00 Exact value 35.0020477795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127096 · revision 1 Value 35.0020477795 · 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: 35.0020477795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 40.28 Exact value 40.2753238374 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127095 · revision 1 Value 40.2753238374 · 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: 40.2753238374 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 40.93 Exact value 40.9337677378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127094 · revision 1 Value 40.9337677378 · 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: 40.9337677378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 40.01 Exact value 40.0062529667 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127093 · revision 1 Value 40.0062529667 · 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: 40.0062529667 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 37.52 Exact value 37.5210445911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127092 · revision 1 Value 37.5210445911 · 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: 37.5210445911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified

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