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

Mauritania

Values and evidence for Mauritania. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 78.12 Exact value 78.1245487730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128207 · revision 1 Value 78.1245487730 · 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: 78.1245487730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 55.82 Exact value 55.8168511676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128206 · revision 1 Value 55.8168511676 · 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: 55.8168511676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 42.33 Exact value 42.3279201206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128205 · revision 1 Value 42.3279201206 · 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: 42.3279201206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 46.08 Exact value 46.0763040408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128204 · revision 1 Value 46.0763040408 · 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: 46.0763040408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 62.69 Exact value 62.6858836744 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128203 · revision 1 Value 62.6858836744 · 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: 62.6858836744 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 73.42 Exact value 73.4169402562 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128202 · revision 1 Value 73.4169402562 · 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: 73.4169402562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 70.46 Exact value 70.4558897549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128201 · revision 1 Value 70.4558897549 · 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: 70.4558897549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 62.75 Exact value 62.7495635657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128200 · revision 1 Value 62.7495635657 · 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: 62.7495635657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 51.39 Exact value 51.3910125507 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128199 · revision 1 Value 51.3910125507 · 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: 51.3910125507 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 49.02 Exact value 49.0169380398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128198 · revision 1 Value 49.0169380398 · 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: 49.0169380398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 58.94 Exact value 58.9403747671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128197 · revision 1 Value 58.9403747671 · 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: 58.9403747671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 60.70 Exact value 60.7012124605 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128196 · revision 1 Value 60.7012124605 · 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: 60.7012124605 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 56.79 Exact value 56.7855296002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128195 · revision 1 Value 56.7855296002 · 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: 56.7855296002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 55.32 Exact value 55.3180243332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128194 · revision 1 Value 55.3180243332 · 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: 55.3180243332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 75.22 Exact value 75.2188046788 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128193 · revision 1 Value 75.2188046788 · 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: 75.2188046788 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 88.24 Exact value 88.2350995596 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128192 · revision 1 Value 88.2350995596 · 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: 88.2350995596 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 82.79 Exact value 82.7885012130 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128191 · revision 1 Value 82.7885012130 · 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: 82.7885012130 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 86.06 Exact value 86.0640556779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128190 · revision 1 Value 86.0640556779 · 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: 86.0640556779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 94.12 Exact value 94.1202110004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128189 · revision 1 Value 94.1202110004 · 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: 94.1202110004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 82.01 Exact value 82.0086176018 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128188 · revision 1 Value 82.0086176018 · 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: 82.0086176018 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 93.42 Exact value 93.4207451335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128187 · revision 1 Value 93.4207451335 · 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: 93.4207451335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 98.49 Exact value 98.4853296042 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128186 · revision 1 Value 98.4853296042 · 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: 98.4853296042 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 110.79 Exact value 110.7881227434 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128185 · revision 1 Value 110.7881227434 · 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: 110.7881227434 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 102.40 Exact value 102.3988241832 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128184 · revision 1 Value 102.3988241832 · 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: 102.3988241832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 91.61 Exact value 91.6103713636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128183 · revision 1 Value 91.6103713636 · 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: 91.6103713636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 77.35 Exact value 77.3467864945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128182 · revision 1 Value 77.3467864945 · 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: 77.3467864945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 73.15 Exact value 73.1532616737 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128181 · revision 1 Value 73.1532616737 · 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: 73.1532616737 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 78.81 Exact value 78.8149801834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128180 · revision 1 Value 78.8149801834 · 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: 78.8149801834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 89.15 Exact value 89.1467294935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128179 · revision 1 Value 89.1467294935 · 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: 89.1467294935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 93.49 Exact value 93.4866941351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128178 · revision 1 Value 93.4866941351 · 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: 93.4866941351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 86.78 Exact value 86.7761681323 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128177 · revision 1 Value 86.7761681323 · 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: 86.7761681323 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 88.31 Exact value 88.3068737571 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128176 · revision 1 Value 88.3068737571 · 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: 88.3068737571 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 102.03 Exact value 102.0258991257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128175 · revision 1 Value 102.0258991257 · 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: 102.0258991257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 92.17 Exact value 92.1654445147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128174 · revision 1 Value 92.1654445147 · 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: 92.1654445147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 93.60 Exact value 93.5988355881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128173 · revision 1 Value 93.5988355881 · 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: 93.5988355881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 94.02 Exact value 94.0242632380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128172 · revision 1 Value 94.0242632380 · 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: 94.0242632380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:11 · source revision unspecified

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