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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 71.71 Exact value 71.7080755916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129539 · revision 1 Value 71.7080755916 · 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: 71.7080755916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 74.70 Exact value 74.6992988352 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129538 · revision 1 Value 74.6992988352 · 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: 74.6992988352 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 75.09 Exact value 75.0920345777 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129537 · revision 1 Value 75.0920345777 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 75.0920345777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 67.81 Exact value 67.8069743858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129536 · revision 1 Value 67.8069743858 · 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: 67.8069743858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 60.07 Exact value 60.0713114592 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129535 · revision 1 Value 60.0713114592 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 60.0713114592 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 65.04 Exact value 65.0417272084 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129534 · revision 1 Value 65.0417272084 · 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: 65.0417272084 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 66.65 Exact value 66.6538200680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129533 · revision 1 Value 66.6538200680 · 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: 66.6538200680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 65.19 Exact value 65.1880669440 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129532 · revision 1 Value 65.1880669440 · 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: 65.1880669440 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 56.09 Exact value 56.0883926106 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129531 · revision 1 Value 56.0883926106 · 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: 56.0883926106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 57.85 Exact value 57.8460488194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129530 · revision 1 Value 57.8460488194 · 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: 57.8460488194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 68.17 Exact value 68.1664488005 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129529 · revision 1 Value 68.1664488005 · 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: 68.1664488005 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 63.56 Exact value 63.5605836795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129528 · revision 1 Value 63.5605836795 · 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: 63.5605836795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 64.59 Exact value 64.5927974099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129527 · revision 1 Value 64.5927974099 · 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: 64.5927974099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 69.83 Exact value 69.8311707087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129526 · revision 1 Value 69.8311707087 · 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: 69.8311707087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 75.08 Exact value 75.0828366569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129525 · revision 1 Value 75.0828366569 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 75.0828366569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 81.95 Exact value 81.9540759410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129524 · revision 1 Value 81.9540759410 · 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: 81.9540759410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 89.94 Exact value 89.9446046769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129523 · revision 1 Value 89.9446046769 · 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: 89.9446046769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 94.86 Exact value 94.8633170968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129522 · revision 1 Value 94.8633170968 · 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: 94.8633170968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 96.10 Exact value 96.1026308742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129521 · revision 1 Value 96.1026308742 · 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: 96.1026308742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 84.86 Exact value 84.8583415625 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129520 · revision 1 Value 84.8583415625 · 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: 84.8583415625 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 82.55 Exact value 82.5496850228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129519 · revision 1 Value 82.5496850228 · 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: 82.5496850228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 84.36 Exact value 84.3594342439 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129518 · revision 1 Value 84.3594342439 · 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: 84.3594342439 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 81.74 Exact value 81.7406785462 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129517 · revision 1 Value 81.7406785462 · 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: 81.7406785462 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 80.25 Exact value 80.2515014287 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129516 · revision 1 Value 80.2515014287 · 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: 80.2515014287 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 78.00 Exact value 78.0001111177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129515 · revision 1 Value 78.0001111177 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 78.0001111177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 67.11 Exact value 67.1052692301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129514 · revision 1 Value 67.1052692301 · 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: 67.1052692301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 57.92 Exact value 57.9216635110 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129513 · revision 1 Value 57.9216635110 · 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: 57.9216635110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 59.53 Exact value 59.5319791578 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129512 · revision 1 Value 59.5319791578 · 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: 59.5319791578 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 59.10 Exact value 59.1029104697 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129511 · revision 1 Value 59.1029104697 · 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: 59.1029104697 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 56.79 Exact value 56.7938204887 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129510 · revision 1 Value 56.7938204887 · 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: 56.7938204887 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 47.53 Exact value 47.5331592250 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129509 · revision 1 Value 47.5331592250 · 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: 47.5331592250 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 50.88 Exact value 50.8839263399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129508 · revision 1 Value 50.8839263399 · 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: 50.8839263399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 56.82 Exact value 56.8241647749 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129507 · revision 1 Value 56.8241647749 · 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: 56.8241647749 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 55.80 Exact value 55.7974682325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129506 · revision 1 Value 55.7974682325 · 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: 55.7974682325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 56.40 Exact value 56.4049374148 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129505 · revision 1 Value 56.4049374148 · 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: 56.4049374148 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 57.92 Exact value 57.9182238580 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129504 · revision 1 Value 57.9182238580 · 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: 57.9182238580 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:17 · source revision unspecified

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