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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

Namibia

Values and evidence for Namibia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 93.76 Exact value 93.7592455854 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128351 · revision 1 Value 93.7592455854 · 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: 93.7592455854 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 93.86 Exact value 93.8647252201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128350 · revision 1 Value 93.8647252201 · 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: 93.8647252201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 91.97 Exact value 91.9734600107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128349 · revision 1 Value 91.9734600107 · 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: 91.9734600107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 96.10 Exact value 96.0955780097 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128348 · revision 1 Value 96.0955780097 · 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: 96.0955780097 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 89.49 Exact value 89.4936808345 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128347 · revision 1 Value 89.4936808345 · 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: 89.4936808345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 93.56 Exact value 93.5608471865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128346 · revision 1 Value 93.5608471865 · 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: 93.5608471865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 96.54 Exact value 96.5442239772 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128345 · revision 1 Value 96.5442239772 · 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: 96.5442239772 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 92.84 Exact value 92.8410903734 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128344 · revision 1 Value 92.8410903734 · 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: 92.8410903734 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 92.13 Exact value 92.1305009297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128343 · revision 1 Value 92.1305009297 · 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: 92.1305009297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 91.10 Exact value 91.1002051466 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128342 · revision 1 Value 91.1002051466 · 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: 91.1002051466 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 85.13 Exact value 85.1322442947 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128341 · revision 1 Value 85.1322442947 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 85.1322442947 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 88.58 Exact value 88.5841018380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128340 · revision 1 Value 88.5841018380 · 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: 88.5841018380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 94.42 Exact value 94.4152228949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128339 · revision 1 Value 94.4152228949 · 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: 94.4152228949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 95.95 Exact value 95.9524743817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128338 · revision 1 Value 95.9524743817 · 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: 95.9524743817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 81.86 Exact value 81.8622605917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128337 · revision 1 Value 81.8622605917 · 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: 81.8622605917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 80.68 Exact value 80.6803802940 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128336 · revision 1 Value 80.6803802940 · 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: 80.6803802940 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 86.83 Exact value 86.8339693260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128335 · revision 1 Value 86.8339693260 · 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: 86.8339693260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 104.98 Exact value 104.9793037589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128334 · revision 1 Value 104.9793037589 · 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: 104.9793037589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 119.64 Exact value 119.6444981848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128333 · revision 1 Value 119.6444981848 · 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: 119.6444981848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 123.76 Exact value 123.7628442930 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128332 · revision 1 Value 123.7628442930 · 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: 123.7628442930 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 108.07 Exact value 108.0724771736 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128331 · revision 1 Value 108.0724771736 · 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: 108.0724771736 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 102.19 Exact value 102.1891477541 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128330 · revision 1 Value 102.1891477541 · 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: 102.1891477541 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 100.21 Exact value 100.2134087743 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128329 · revision 1 Value 100.2134087743 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 100.2134087743 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 97.72 Exact value 97.7249042304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128328 · revision 1 Value 97.7249042304 · 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: 97.7249042304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 103.08 Exact value 103.0801370093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128327 · revision 1 Value 103.0801370093 · 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: 103.0801370093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 97.24 Exact value 97.2390317873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128326 · revision 1 Value 97.2390317873 · 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: 97.2390317873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 93.97 Exact value 93.9661879602 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128325 · revision 1 Value 93.9661879602 · 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: 93.9661879602 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 81.22 Exact value 81.2196661011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128324 · revision 1 Value 81.2196661011 · 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: 81.2196661011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 81.71 Exact value 81.7138652964 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128323 · revision 1 Value 81.7138652964 · 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: 81.7138652964 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 82.90 Exact value 82.9011507426 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128322 · revision 1 Value 82.9011507426 · 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: 82.9011507426 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 76.93 Exact value 76.9252424036 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128321 · revision 1 Value 76.9252424036 · 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: 76.9252424036 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 83.54 Exact value 83.5443030924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128320 · revision 1 Value 83.5443030924 · 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: 83.5443030924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 99.26 Exact value 99.2625547814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128319 · revision 1 Value 99.2625547814 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 99.2625547814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 109.82 Exact value 109.8175996703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128318 · revision 1 Value 109.8175996703 · 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: 109.8175996703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 108.00 Exact value 108.0011914662 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128317 · revision 1 Value 108.0011914662 · 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: 108.0011914662 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 108.58 Exact value 108.5805011738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128316 · revision 1 Value 108.5805011738 · 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: 108.5805011738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified

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