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	≈ 68.69 Exact value 68.6906673714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129719 · revision 1 Value 68.6906673714 · 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: 68.6906673714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 60.24 Exact value 60.2440496087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129718 · revision 1 Value 60.2440496087 · 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: 60.2440496087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 64.49 Exact value 64.4928752529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129717 · revision 1 Value 64.4928752529 · 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: 64.4928752529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 52.86 Exact value 52.8598375892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129716 · revision 1 Value 52.8598375892 · 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: 52.8598375892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 55.16 Exact value 55.1600675188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129715 · revision 1 Value 55.1600675188 · 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: 55.1600675188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 45.03 Exact value 45.0292504376 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129714 · revision 1 Value 45.0292504376 · 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: 45.0292504376 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 49.60 Exact value 49.5955306541 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129713 · revision 1 Value 49.5955306541 · 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: 49.5955306541 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 28.28 Exact value 28.2780240363 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129712 · revision 1 Value 28.2780240363 · 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: 28.2780240363 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 35.33 Exact value 35.3326795564 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129711 · revision 1 Value 35.3326795564 · 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: 35.3326795564 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 33.75 Exact value 33.7491637024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129710 · revision 1 Value 33.7491637024 · 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: 33.7491637024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 57.53 Exact value 57.5299628959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129709 · revision 1 Value 57.5299628959 · 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: 57.5299628959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 35.94 Exact value 35.9381586081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129708 · revision 1 Value 35.9381586081 · 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: 35.9381586081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 38.92 Exact value 38.9169111969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129707 · revision 1 Value 38.9169111969 · 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: 38.9169111969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 46.45 Exact value 46.4464363703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129706 · revision 1 Value 46.4464363703 · 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: 46.4464363703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 46.17 Exact value 46.1719991766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129705 · revision 1 Value 46.1719991766 · 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: 46.1719991766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 47.55 Exact value 47.5479839892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129704 · revision 1 Value 47.5479839892 · 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: 47.5479839892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 22.09 Exact value 22.0888664740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129703 · revision 1 Value 22.0888664740 · 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: 22.0888664740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 21.81 Exact value 21.8067992689 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129702 · revision 1 Value 21.8067992689 · 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: 21.8067992689 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 21.26 Exact value 21.2566155637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129701 · revision 1 Value 21.2566155637 · 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: 21.2566155637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 23.08 Exact value 23.0753395977 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129700 · revision 1 Value 23.0753395977 · 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: 23.0753395977 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 27.95 Exact value 27.9541259241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129699 · revision 1 Value 27.9541259241 · 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: 27.9541259241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 43.78 Exact value 43.7807969333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129698 · revision 1 Value 43.7807969333 · 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: 43.7807969333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 53.38 Exact value 53.3813447139 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129697 · revision 1 Value 53.3813447139 · 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: 53.3813447139 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 53.36 Exact value 53.3627646114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129696 · revision 1 Value 53.3627646114 · 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: 53.3627646114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 51.12 Exact value 51.1187772789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129695 · revision 1 Value 51.1187772789 · 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: 51.1187772789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 36.48 Exact value 36.4823958242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129694 · revision 1 Value 36.4823958242 · 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: 36.4823958242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 43.07 Exact value 43.0672126970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129693 · revision 1 Value 43.0672126970 · 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: 43.0672126970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 41.52 Exact value 41.5213782344 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129692 · revision 1 Value 41.5213782344 · 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: 41.5213782344 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 37.38 Exact value 37.3774603119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129691 · revision 1 Value 37.3774603119 · 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: 37.3774603119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 37.56 Exact value 37.5619529967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129690 · revision 1 Value 37.5619529967 · 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: 37.5619529967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 30.61 Exact value 30.6131009438 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129689 · revision 1 Value 30.6131009438 · 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: 30.6131009438 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 42.14 Exact value 42.1435161621 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129688 · revision 1 Value 42.1435161621 · 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: 42.1435161621 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 45.05 Exact value 45.0542128096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129687 · revision 1 Value 45.0542128096 · 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: 45.0542128096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 55.29 Exact value 55.2867969688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129686 · revision 1 Value 55.2867969688 · 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: 55.2867969688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 40.55 Exact value 40.5454450723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129685 · revision 1 Value 40.5454450723 · 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: 40.5454450723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 49.10 Exact value 49.0960746822 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129684 · revision 1 Value 49.0960746822 · 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: 49.0960746822 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:18 · source revision unspecified

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