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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

Nepal

Values and evidence for Nepal. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 32.19 Exact value 32.1887541580 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128603 · revision 1 Value 32.1887541580 · 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: 32.1887541580 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 34.68 Exact value 34.6750551288 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128602 · revision 1 Value 34.6750551288 · 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: 34.6750551288 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 41.70 Exact value 41.6954131372 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128601 · revision 1 Value 41.6954131372 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 41.6954131372 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 47.19 Exact value 47.1895811751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128600 · revision 1 Value 47.1895811751 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 47.1895811751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 50.43 Exact value 50.4320727448 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128599 · revision 1 Value 50.4320727448 · 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: 50.4320727448 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 59.49 Exact value 59.4905183985 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128598 · revision 1 Value 59.4905183985 · 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: 59.4905183985 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 58.46 Exact value 58.4577686983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128597 · revision 1 Value 58.4577686983 · 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: 58.4577686983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 64.04 Exact value 64.0355348950 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128596 · revision 1 Value 64.0355348950 · 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: 64.0355348950 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 56.71 Exact value 56.7096012897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128595 · revision 1 Value 56.7096012897 · 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: 56.7096012897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 52.57 Exact value 52.5669812534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128594 · revision 1 Value 52.5669812534 · 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: 52.5669812534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 55.71 Exact value 55.7105890041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128593 · revision 1 Value 55.7105890041 · 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: 55.7105890041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 55.80 Exact value 55.7999210804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128592 · revision 1 Value 55.7999210804 · 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: 55.7999210804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 46.23 Exact value 46.2307185004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128591 · revision 1 Value 46.2307185004 · 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: 46.2307185004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 44.25 Exact value 44.2478836156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128590 · revision 1 Value 44.2478836156 · 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: 44.2478836156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 46.15 Exact value 46.1472867206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128589 · revision 1 Value 46.1472867206 · 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: 46.1472867206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 44.06 Exact value 44.0629474799 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128588 · revision 1 Value 44.0629474799 · 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: 44.0629474799 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 44.76 Exact value 44.7619877569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128587 · revision 1 Value 44.7619877569 · 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: 44.7619877569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 44.58 Exact value 44.5792750200 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128586 · revision 1 Value 44.5792750200 · 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: 44.5792750200 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 46.04 Exact value 46.0362063512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128585 · revision 1 Value 46.0362063512 · 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: 46.0362063512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 47.08 Exact value 47.0794477634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128584 · revision 1 Value 47.0794477634 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 47.0794477634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 45.98 Exact value 45.9849057743 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128583 · revision 1 Value 45.9849057743 · 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: 45.9849057743 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 36.30 Exact value 36.2967588899 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128582 · revision 1 Value 36.2967588899 · 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: 36.2967588899 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 37.92 Exact value 37.9219060588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128581 · revision 1 Value 37.9219060588 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 37.9219060588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 41.87 Exact value 41.8653757377 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128580 · revision 1 Value 41.8653757377 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 41.8653757377 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 45.98 Exact value 45.9826416116 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128579 · revision 1 Value 45.9826416116 · 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: 45.9826416116 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 46.67 Exact value 46.6657303895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128578 · revision 1 Value 46.6657303895 · 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: 46.6657303895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 42.12 Exact value 42.1154861222 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128577 · revision 1 Value 42.1154861222 · 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: 42.1154861222 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 44.64 Exact value 44.6424106217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128576 · revision 1 Value 44.6424106217 · 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: 44.6424106217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 48.45 Exact value 48.4473869464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128575 · revision 1 Value 48.4473869464 · 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: 48.4473869464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 49.25 Exact value 49.2495265869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128574 · revision 1 Value 49.2495265869 · 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: 49.2495265869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 40.92 Exact value 40.9188741248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128573 · revision 1 Value 40.9188741248 · 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: 40.9188741248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 43.05 Exact value 43.0538047912 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128572 · revision 1 Value 43.0538047912 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 43.0538047912 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 48.97 Exact value 48.9734014800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128571 · revision 1 Value 48.9734014800 · 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: 48.9734014800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 41.57 Exact value 41.5701502932 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128570 · revision 1 Value 41.5701502932 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 41.5701502932 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 40.17 Exact value 40.1700101627 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128569 · revision 1 Value 40.1700101627 · 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: 40.1700101627 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 42.55 Exact value 42.5520448428 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #128568 · revision 1 Value 42.5520448428 · 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: 42.5520448428 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:13 · source revision unspecified

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