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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

Kuwait

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 103.01 Exact value 103.0110001507 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127271 · revision 1 Value 103.0110001507 · 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: 103.0110001507 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 142.61 Exact value 142.6129542659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127270 · revision 1 Value 142.6129542659 · 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: 142.6129542659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 94.69 Exact value 94.6880649672 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127269 · revision 1 Value 94.6880649672 · 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: 94.6880649672 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 92.06 Exact value 92.0570351975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127268 · revision 1 Value 92.0570351975 · 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: 92.0570351975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 93.18 Exact value 93.1842842758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127267 · revision 1 Value 93.1842842758 · 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: 93.1842842758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 94.32 Exact value 94.3196243483 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127266 · revision 1 Value 94.3196243483 · 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: 94.3196243483 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 91.47 Exact value 91.4721447434 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127265 · revision 1 Value 91.4721447434 · 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: 91.4721447434 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 92.44 Exact value 92.4435465476 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127264 · revision 1 Value 92.4435465476 · 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: 92.4435465476 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 94.96 Exact value 94.9598431670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127263 · revision 1 Value 94.9598431670 · 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: 94.9598431670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 85.37 Exact value 85.3681145512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127262 · revision 1 Value 85.3681145512 · 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: 85.3681145512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 86.62 Exact value 86.6183245033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127261 · revision 1 Value 86.6183245033 · 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: 86.6183245033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 86.85 Exact value 86.8504672897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127260 · revision 1 Value 86.8504672897 · 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: 86.8504672897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 81.23 Exact value 81.2251941329 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127259 · revision 1 Value 81.2251941329 · 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: 81.2251941329 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 86.56 Exact value 86.5551755075 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127258 · revision 1 Value 86.5551755075 · 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: 86.5551755075 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 89.30 Exact value 89.2976416791 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127257 · revision 1 Value 89.2976416791 · 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: 89.2976416791 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 92.24 Exact value 92.2426800943 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127256 · revision 1 Value 92.2426800943 · 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: 92.2426800943 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 89.71 Exact value 89.7130931981 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127255 · revision 1 Value 89.7130931981 · 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: 89.7130931981 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 91.73 Exact value 91.7325033916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127254 · revision 1 Value 91.7325033916 · 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: 91.7325033916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 92.68 Exact value 92.6834562517 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127253 · revision 1 Value 92.6834562517 · 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: 92.6834562517 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 88.81 Exact value 88.8110649851 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127252 · revision 1 Value 88.8110649851 · 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: 88.8110649851 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 97.03 Exact value 97.0280216600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127251 · revision 1 Value 97.0280216600 · 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: 97.0280216600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 99.12 Exact value 99.1164927647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127250 · revision 1 Value 99.1164927647 · 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: 99.1164927647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 101.01 Exact value 101.0114351040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127249 · revision 1 Value 101.0114351040 · 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: 101.0114351040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 97.61 Exact value 97.6054913328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127248 · revision 1 Value 97.6054913328 · 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: 97.6054913328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 100.04 Exact value 100.0371898418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127247 · revision 1 Value 100.0371898418 · 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: 100.0371898418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 98.70 Exact value 98.6999884455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127246 · revision 1 Value 98.6999884455 · 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: 98.6999884455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 96.16 Exact value 96.1576723759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127245 · revision 1 Value 96.1576723759 · 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: 96.1576723759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 97.84 Exact value 97.8400464574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127244 · revision 1 Value 97.8400464574 · 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: 97.8400464574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 102.79 Exact value 102.7856306550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127243 · revision 1 Value 102.7856306550 · 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: 102.7856306550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 91.69 Exact value 91.6857123896 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127242 · revision 1 Value 91.6857123896 · 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: 91.6857123896 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 82.01 Exact value 82.0125101293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127241 · revision 1 Value 82.0125101293 · 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: 82.0125101293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 82.00 Exact value 82.0003751776 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127240 · revision 1 Value 82.0003751776 · 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: 82.0003751776 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 90.92 Exact value 90.9188102023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127239 · revision 1 Value 90.9188102023 · 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: 90.9188102023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 96.03 Exact value 96.0343509693 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127238 · revision 1 Value 96.0343509693 · 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: 96.0343509693 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 93.99 Exact value 93.9909162684 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127237 · revision 1 Value 93.9909162684 · 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: 93.9909162684 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127236 · 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 05:20:06 · source revision unspecified

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