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 Nicaragua. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 71.29 Exact value 71.2908140831 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128495 · revision 1 Value 71.2908140831 · 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: 71.2908140831 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 74.33 Exact value 74.3279737422 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128494 · revision 1 Value 74.3279737422 · 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: 74.3279737422 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 70.52 Exact value 70.5176260598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128493 · revision 1 Value 70.5176260598 · 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: 70.5176260598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 68.29 Exact value 68.2859667892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128492 · revision 1 Value 68.2859667892 · 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: 68.2859667892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 39.08 Exact value 39.0812162922 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128491 · revision 1 Value 39.0812162922 · 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: 39.0812162922 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 44.04 Exact value 44.0397944057 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128490 · revision 1 Value 44.0397944057 · 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: 44.0397944057 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 48.48 Exact value 48.4828382973 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128489 · revision 1 Value 48.4828382973 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 48.4828382973 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 58.01 Exact value 58.0055306488 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128488 · revision 1 Value 58.0055306488 · 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: 58.0055306488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 57.01 Exact value 57.0137150680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128487 · revision 1 Value 57.0137150680 · 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: 57.0137150680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 62.54 Exact value 62.5376445208 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128486 · revision 1 Value 62.5376445208 · 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: 62.5376445208 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 61.30 Exact value 61.2984974600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128485 · revision 1 Value 61.2984974600 · 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: 61.2984974600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 57.98 Exact value 57.9801315472 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128484 · revision 1 Value 57.9801315472 · 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: 57.9801315472 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 58.09 Exact value 58.0912844081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128483 · revision 1 Value 58.0912844081 · 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: 58.0912844081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 62.18 Exact value 62.1750658878 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128482 · revision 1 Value 62.1750658878 · 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: 62.1750658878 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 67.20 Exact value 67.1953167800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128481 · revision 1 Value 67.1953167800 · 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: 67.1953167800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 71.65 Exact value 71.6457237073 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128480 · revision 1 Value 71.6457237073 · 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: 71.6457237073 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 87.31 Exact value 87.3096708321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128479 · revision 1 Value 87.3096708321 · 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: 87.3096708321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 93.03 Exact value 93.0257302293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128478 · revision 1 Value 93.0257302293 · 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: 93.0257302293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 96.79 Exact value 96.7939847302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128477 · revision 1 Value 96.7939847302 · 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: 96.7939847302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 86.99 Exact value 86.9936104453 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128476 · revision 1 Value 86.9936104453 · 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: 86.9936104453 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 100.36 Exact value 100.3640584239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128475 · revision 1 Value 100.3640584239 · 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: 100.3640584239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 111.83 Exact value 111.8274539360 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128474 · revision 1 Value 111.8274539360 · 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: 111.8274539360 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 115.18 Exact value 115.1772884742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128473 · revision 1 Value 115.1772884742 · 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: 115.1772884742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 110.98 Exact value 110.9842078804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128472 · revision 1 Value 110.9842078804 · 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: 110.9842078804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 106.70 Exact value 106.6982001908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128471 · revision 1 Value 106.6982001908 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 106.6982001908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 98.19 Exact value 98.1941645942 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128470 · revision 1 Value 98.1941645942 · 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: 98.1941645942 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 93.81 Exact value 93.8137278130 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128469 · revision 1 Value 93.8137278130 · 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: 93.8137278130 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 96.38 Exact value 96.3805864351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128468 · revision 1 Value 96.3805864351 · 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: 96.3805864351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 93.98 Exact value 93.9847404925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128467 · revision 1 Value 93.9847404925 · 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: 93.9847404925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 94.04 Exact value 94.0422159246 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128466 · revision 1 Value 94.0422159246 · 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: 94.0422159246 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 88.64 Exact value 88.6381231229 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128465 · revision 1 Value 88.6381231229 · 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: 88.6381231229 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 106.21 Exact value 106.2073980670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128464 · revision 1 Value 106.2073980670 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 106.2073980670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 115.45 Exact value 115.4546709319 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128463 · revision 1 Value 115.4546709319 · 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: 115.4546709319 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 105.02 Exact value 105.0195355799 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128462 · revision 1 Value 105.0195355799 · 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: 105.0195355799 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 99.15 Exact value 99.1460650899 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128461 · revision 1 Value 99.1460650899 · 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: 99.1460650899 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 96.45 Exact value 96.4496947305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128460 · revision 1 Value 96.4496947305 · 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: 96.4496947305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:12 · source revision unspecified

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