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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Values and evidence for Sri Lanka. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 68.24 Exact value 68.2439151729 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128963 · revision 1 Value 68.2439151729 · 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: 68.2439151729 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 67.60 Exact value 67.5959123931 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128962 · revision 1 Value 67.5959123931 · 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: 67.5959123931 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 72.80 Exact value 72.8037565574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128961 · revision 1 Value 72.8037565574 · 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: 72.8037565574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 77.15 Exact value 77.1475183410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128960 · revision 1 Value 77.1475183410 · 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: 77.1475183410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 79.43 Exact value 79.4307906970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128959 · revision 1 Value 79.4307906970 · 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: 79.4307906970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 81.64 Exact value 81.6350490886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128958 · revision 1 Value 81.6350490886 · 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: 81.6350490886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 78.87 Exact value 78.8739637144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128957 · revision 1 Value 78.8739637144 · 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: 78.8739637144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 80.14 Exact value 80.1375533096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128956 · revision 1 Value 80.1375533096 · 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: 80.1375533096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 78.49 Exact value 78.4949891256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128955 · revision 1 Value 78.4949891256 · 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: 78.4949891256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 78.75 Exact value 78.7514783496 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128954 · revision 1 Value 78.7514783496 · 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: 78.7514783496 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 88.64 Exact value 88.6364417049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128953 · revision 1 Value 88.6364417049 · 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: 88.6364417049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 80.90 Exact value 80.8986015328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128952 · revision 1 Value 80.8986015328 · 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: 80.8986015328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 76.34 Exact value 76.3351317827 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128951 · revision 1 Value 76.3351317827 · 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: 76.3351317827 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 75.34 Exact value 75.3362473305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128950 · revision 1 Value 75.3362473305 · 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: 75.3362473305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 79.48 Exact value 79.4829449011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128949 · revision 1 Value 79.4829449011 · 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: 79.4829449011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 73.60 Exact value 73.6039729581 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128948 · revision 1 Value 73.6039729581 · 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: 73.6039729581 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 71.26 Exact value 71.2611784883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128947 · revision 1 Value 71.2611784883 · 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: 71.2611784883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 68.61 Exact value 68.6065116601 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128946 · revision 1 Value 68.6065116601 · 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: 68.6065116601 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 63.37 Exact value 63.3690436082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128945 · revision 1 Value 63.3690436082 · 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: 63.3690436082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 49.15 Exact value 49.1491415308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128944 · revision 1 Value 49.1491415308 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 49.1491415308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2010	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128943 · 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 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2011	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128942 · 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 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2012	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128941 · 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 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2013	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128940 · 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 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2014	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128939 · 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 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 46.92 Exact value 46.9179708089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128938 · revision 1 Value 46.9179708089 · 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: 46.9179708089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 46.47 Exact value 46.4715370251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128937 · revision 1 Value 46.4715370251 · 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: 46.4715370251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 47.14 Exact value 47.1404098001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128936 · revision 1 Value 47.1404098001 · 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: 47.1404098001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 49.81 Exact value 49.8093967520 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128935 · revision 1 Value 49.8093967520 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 49.8093967520 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 49.43 Exact value 49.4255238853 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128934 · revision 1 Value 49.4255238853 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 49.4255238853 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 37.09 Exact value 37.0891188568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128933 · revision 1 Value 37.0891188568 · 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: 37.0891188568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 41.23 Exact value 41.2288463295 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128932 · revision 1 Value 41.2288463295 · 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: 41.2288463295 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 46.68 Exact value 46.6826080179 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128931 · revision 1 Value 46.6826080179 · 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: 46.6826080179 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 43.35 Exact value 43.3476681195 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128930 · revision 1 Value 43.3476681195 · 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: 43.3476681195 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 42.12 Exact value 42.1196098331 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128929 · revision 1 Value 42.1196098331 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 42.1196098331 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 41.81 Exact value 41.8090026525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128928 · revision 1 Value 41.8090026525 · 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: 41.8090026525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:15 · source revision unspecified

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