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	≈ 49.62 Exact value 49.6156277783 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126947 · revision 1 Value 49.6156277783 · 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: 49.6156277783 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 47.75 Exact value 47.7534309264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126946 · revision 1 Value 47.7534309264 · 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: 47.7534309264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 48.68 Exact value 48.6752458239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126945 · revision 1 Value 48.6752458239 · 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: 48.6752458239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 53.53 Exact value 53.5272904870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126944 · revision 1 Value 53.5272904870 · 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: 53.5272904870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 55.15 Exact value 55.1486486416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126943 · revision 1 Value 55.1486486416 · 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: 55.1486486416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 59.36 Exact value 59.3607543358 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126942 · revision 1 Value 59.3607543358 · 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: 59.3607543358 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 55.28 Exact value 55.2818567293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126941 · revision 1 Value 55.2818567293 · 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: 55.2818567293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 63.56 Exact value 63.5570927549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126940 · revision 1 Value 63.5570927549 · 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: 63.5570927549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 60.87 Exact value 60.8722907510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126939 · revision 1 Value 60.8722907510 · 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: 60.8722907510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 60.99 Exact value 60.9904896201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126938 · revision 1 Value 60.9904896201 · 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: 60.9904896201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 68.71 Exact value 68.7100889045 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126937 · revision 1 Value 68.7100889045 · 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: 68.7100889045 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 65.89 Exact value 65.8907385362 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126936 · revision 1 Value 65.8907385362 · 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: 65.8907385362 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 65.92 Exact value 65.9190907768 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126935 · revision 1 Value 65.9190907768 · 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: 65.9190907768 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 68.24 Exact value 68.2369824786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126934 · revision 1 Value 68.2369824786 · 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: 68.2369824786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 69.78 Exact value 69.7822641768 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126933 · revision 1 Value 69.7822641768 · 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: 69.7822641768 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 69.72 Exact value 69.7158116751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126932 · revision 1 Value 69.7158116751 · 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: 69.7158116751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 73.46 Exact value 73.4555675070 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126931 · revision 1 Value 73.4555675070 · 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: 73.4555675070 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 77.62 Exact value 77.6210560348 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126930 · revision 1 Value 77.6210560348 · 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: 77.6210560348 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 80.67 Exact value 80.6659739399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126929 · revision 1 Value 80.6659739399 · 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: 80.6659739399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 66.07 Exact value 66.0711911744 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126928 · revision 1 Value 66.0711911744 · 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: 66.0711911744 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 73.54 Exact value 73.5372876725 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126927 · revision 1 Value 73.5372876725 · 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: 73.5372876725 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 79.28 Exact value 79.2766437025 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126926 · revision 1 Value 79.2766437025 · 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: 79.2766437025 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 77.65 Exact value 77.6485716223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126925 · revision 1 Value 77.6485716223 · 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: 77.6485716223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 80.45 Exact value 80.4511944908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126924 · revision 1 Value 80.4511944908 · 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: 80.4511944908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 78.10 Exact value 78.1044257478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126923 · revision 1 Value 78.1044257478 · 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: 78.1044257478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 76.56 Exact value 76.5602707371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126922 · revision 1 Value 76.5602707371 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 76.5602707371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 72.82 Exact value 72.8190933731 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126921 · revision 1 Value 72.8190933731 · 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: 72.8190933731 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 74.30 Exact value 74.3046511917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126920 · revision 1 Value 74.3046511917 · 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: 74.3046511917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 75.63 Exact value 75.6336168880 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126919 · revision 1 Value 75.6336168880 · 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: 75.6336168880 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 76.04 Exact value 76.0420130991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126918 · revision 1 Value 76.0420130991 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 76.0420130991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 66.46 Exact value 66.4595069497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126917 · revision 1 Value 66.4595069497 · 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: 66.4595069497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 81.85 Exact value 81.8450759801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126916 · revision 1 Value 81.8450759801 · 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: 81.8450759801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 88.70 Exact value 88.7011372098 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126915 · revision 1 Value 88.7011372098 · 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: 88.7011372098 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 79.81 Exact value 79.8122651788 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126914 · revision 1 Value 79.8122651788 · 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: 79.8122651788 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 85.68 Exact value 85.6825726575 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126913 · revision 1 Value 85.6825726575 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 85.6825726575 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 88.16 Exact value 88.1580664327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #126912 · revision 1 Value 88.1580664327 · 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: 88.1580664327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:05 · source revision unspecified

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