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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 70.80 Exact value 70.7978008552 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127415 · revision 1 Value 70.7978008552 · 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: 70.7978008552 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 64.60 Exact value 64.5963701147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127414 · revision 1 Value 64.5963701147 · 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: 64.5963701147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 56.06 Exact value 56.0580651923 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127413 · revision 1 Value 56.0580651923 · 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: 56.0580651923 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 59.79 Exact value 59.7921131590 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127412 · revision 1 Value 59.7921131590 · 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: 59.7921131590 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 53.15 Exact value 53.1524029297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127411 · revision 1 Value 53.1524029297 · 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: 53.1524029297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 51.59 Exact value 51.5917602996 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127410 · revision 1 Value 51.5917602996 · 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: 51.5917602996 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 52.55 Exact value 52.5451559934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127409 · revision 1 Value 52.5451559934 · 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: 52.5451559934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 48.63 Exact value 48.6324121846 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127408 · revision 1 Value 48.6324121846 · 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: 48.6324121846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 40.25 Exact value 40.2527075812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127407 · revision 1 Value 40.2527075812 · 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: 40.2527075812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 34.80 Exact value 34.8016301091 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127406 · revision 1 Value 34.8016301091 · 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: 34.8016301091 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 45.28 Exact value 45.2810937659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127405 · revision 1 Value 45.2810937659 · 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: 45.2810937659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 43.17 Exact value 43.1734496124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127404 · revision 1 Value 43.1734496124 · 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: 43.1734496124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 78.86 Exact value 78.8597570352 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127403 · revision 1 Value 78.8597570352 · 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: 78.8597570352 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 90.61 Exact value 90.6127305175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127402 · revision 1 Value 90.6127305175 · 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: 90.6127305175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 96.13 Exact value 96.1293320792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127401 · revision 1 Value 96.1293320792 · 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: 96.1293320792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 90.86 Exact value 90.8608896855 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127400 · revision 1 Value 90.8608896855 · 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: 90.8608896855 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 97.74 Exact value 97.7381011197 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127399 · revision 1 Value 97.7381011197 · 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: 97.7381011197 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 102.73 Exact value 102.7323155009 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127398 · revision 1 Value 102.7323155009 · 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: 102.7323155009 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 103.24 Exact value 103.2421580455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127397 · revision 1 Value 103.2421580455 · 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: 103.2421580455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 107.62 Exact value 107.6209305010 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127396 · revision 1 Value 107.6209305010 · 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: 107.6209305010 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 98.08 Exact value 98.0772130742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127395 · revision 1 Value 98.0772130742 · 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: 98.0772130742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 63.01 Exact value 63.0054352895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127394 · revision 1 Value 63.0054352895 · 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: 63.0054352895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 98.22 Exact value 98.2243189168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127393 · revision 1 Value 98.2243189168 · 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: 98.2243189168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 106.33 Exact value 106.3343609181 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127392 · revision 1 Value 106.3343609181 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 106.3343609181 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 76.52 Exact value 76.5248826381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127391 · revision 1 Value 76.5248826381 · 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: 76.5248826381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 56.90 Exact value 56.9049073327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127390 · revision 1 Value 56.9049073327 · 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: 56.9049073327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 41.11 Exact value 41.1101760615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127389 · revision 1 Value 41.1101760615 · 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: 41.1101760615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 47.55 Exact value 47.5489661921 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127388 · revision 1 Value 47.5489661921 · 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: 47.5489661921 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 63.78 Exact value 63.7811335968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127387 · revision 1 Value 63.7811335968 · 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: 63.7811335968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 78.99 Exact value 78.9939691850 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127386 · revision 1 Value 78.9939691850 · 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: 78.9939691850 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 50.98 Exact value 50.9757934373 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127385 · revision 1 Value 50.9757934373 · 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: 50.9757934373 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 164.28 Exact value 164.2840699671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127384 · revision 1 Value 164.2840699671 · 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: 164.2840699671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 156.32 Exact value 156.3216846823 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127383 · revision 1 Value 156.3216846823 · 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: 156.3216846823 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 161.07 Exact value 161.0702326097 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127382 · revision 1 Value 161.0702326097 · 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: 161.0702326097 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 137.51 Exact value 137.5111306872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127381 · revision 1 Value 137.5111306872 · 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: 137.5111306872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 137.66 Exact value 137.6585732013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #127380 · revision 1 Value 137.6585732013 · 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: 137.6585732013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:07 · source revision unspecified

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