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 Malaysia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 146.89 Exact value 146.8882525340 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128315 · revision 1 Value 146.8882525340 · 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: 146.8882525340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 159.31 Exact value 159.3114472633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128314 · revision 1 Value 159.3114472633 · 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: 159.3114472633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 150.61 Exact value 150.6112209819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128313 · revision 1 Value 150.6112209819 · 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: 150.6112209819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 157.94 Exact value 157.9404625016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128312 · revision 1 Value 157.9404625016 · 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: 157.9404625016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 179.90 Exact value 179.9049426740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128311 · revision 1 Value 179.9049426740 · 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: 179.9049426740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 192.11 Exact value 192.1132002535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128310 · revision 1 Value 192.1132002535 · 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: 192.1132002535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 181.77 Exact value 181.7669824855 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128309 · revision 1 Value 181.7669824855 · 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: 181.7669824855 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 185.67 Exact value 185.6651111624 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128308 · revision 1 Value 185.6651111624 · 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: 185.6651111624 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 209.49 Exact value 209.4922028082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128307 · revision 1 Value 209.4922028082 · 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: 209.4922028082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 217.57 Exact value 217.5709193919 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128306 · revision 1 Value 217.5709193919 · 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: 217.5709193919 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 220.41 Exact value 220.4067889821 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128305 · revision 1 Value 220.4067889821 · 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: 220.4067889821 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 203.36 Exact value 203.3646360107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128304 · revision 1 Value 203.3646360107 · 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: 203.3646360107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 199.36 Exact value 199.3562326957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128303 · revision 1 Value 199.3562326957 · 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: 199.3562326957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 194.20 Exact value 194.1951290568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128302 · revision 1 Value 194.1951290568 · 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: 194.1951290568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 210.37 Exact value 210.3742658971 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128301 · revision 1 Value 210.3742658971 · 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: 210.3742658971 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 203.85 Exact value 203.8546445956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128300 · revision 1 Value 203.8546445956 · 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: 203.8546445956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 202.58 Exact value 202.5771468404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128299 · revision 1 Value 202.5771468404 · 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: 202.5771468404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 192.47 Exact value 192.4655063577 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128298 · revision 1 Value 192.4655063577 · 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: 192.4655063577 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 176.67 Exact value 176.6683247851 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128297 · revision 1 Value 176.6683247851 · 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: 176.6683247851 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 162.56 Exact value 162.5589704527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128296 · revision 1 Value 162.5589704527 · 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: 162.5589704527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 157.94 Exact value 157.9447648868 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128295 · revision 1 Value 157.9447648868 · 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: 157.9447648868 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 154.94 Exact value 154.9376846072 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128294 · revision 1 Value 154.9376846072 · 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: 154.9376846072 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 147.84 Exact value 147.8417547660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128293 · revision 1 Value 147.8417547660 · 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: 147.8417547660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 142.72 Exact value 142.7209914649 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128292 · revision 1 Value 142.7209914649 · 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: 142.7209914649 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 138.31 Exact value 138.3122311768 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128291 · revision 1 Value 138.3122311768 · 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: 138.3122311768 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 131.37 Exact value 131.3700724453 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128290 · revision 1 Value 131.3700724453 · 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: 131.3700724453 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 126.90 Exact value 126.8990100257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128289 · revision 1 Value 126.8990100257 · 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: 126.8990100257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 133.16 Exact value 133.1551733720 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128288 · revision 1 Value 133.1551733720 · 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: 133.1551733720 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 130.40 Exact value 130.4026255021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128287 · revision 1 Value 130.4026255021 · 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: 130.4026255021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 123.03 Exact value 123.0285620279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128286 · revision 1 Value 123.0285620279 · 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: 123.0285620279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 116.79 Exact value 116.7881824376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128285 · revision 1 Value 116.7881824376 · 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: 116.7881824376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 134.04 Exact value 134.0359946907 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128284 · revision 1 Value 134.0359946907 · 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: 134.0359946907 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 146.42 Exact value 146.4246047539 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128283 · revision 1 Value 146.4246047539 · 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: 146.4246047539 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 132.59 Exact value 132.5934616416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128282 · revision 1 Value 132.5934616416 · 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: 132.5934616416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 137.36 Exact value 137.3625711616 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128281 · revision 1 Value 137.3625711616 · 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: 137.3625711616 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 136.40 Exact value 136.3964203230 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128280 · revision 1 Value 136.3964203230 · 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: 136.3964203230 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified

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