Trade share of GDP

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Trade share of GDP

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Values and evidence for Sao Tome and Principe. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129899 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129898 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129897 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129896 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129895 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129894 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1996	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129893 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1997	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129892 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1998	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129891 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
1999	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129890 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2000	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129889 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2001	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129888 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2002	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129887 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2003	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129886 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129885 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2005	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129884 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129883 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2007	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129882 · revision 1 Value Missing · 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: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 72.80 Exact value 72.8032735326 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129881 · revision 1 Value 72.8032735326 · 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: 72.8032735326 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 71.03 Exact value 71.0282157640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129880 · revision 1 Value 71.0282157640 · 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: 71.0282157640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 84.65 Exact value 84.6502605115 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129879 · revision 1 Value 84.6502605115 · 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: 84.6502605115 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 86.11 Exact value 86.1122609020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129878 · revision 1 Value 86.1122609020 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 86.1122609020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 83.20 Exact value 83.2030197080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129877 · revision 1 Value 83.2030197080 · 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: 83.2030197080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 83.46 Exact value 83.4581625069 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129876 · revision 1 Value 83.4581625069 · 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: 83.4581625069 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 114.77 Exact value 114.7699551023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129875 · revision 1 Value 114.7699551023 · 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: 114.7699551023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 112.66 Exact value 112.6595793390 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129874 · revision 1 Value 112.6595793390 · 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: 112.6595793390 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 100.40 Exact value 100.3954706051 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129873 · revision 1 Value 100.3954706051 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 100.3954706051 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 92.90 Exact value 92.8973617603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129872 · revision 1 Value 92.8973617603 · 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: 92.8973617603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 79.20 Exact value 79.2002901441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129871 · revision 1 Value 79.2002901441 · 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: 79.2002901441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 67.57 Exact value 67.5747989989 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129870 · revision 1 Value 67.5747989989 · 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: 67.5747989989 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 48.66 Exact value 48.6640079712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129869 · revision 1 Value 48.6640079712 · 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: 48.6640079712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 57.94 Exact value 57.9403473155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129868 · revision 1 Value 57.9403473155 · 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: 57.9403473155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 64.99 Exact value 64.9920379104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129867 · revision 1 Value 64.9920379104 · 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: 64.9920379104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 46.97 Exact value 46.9745787337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129866 · revision 1 Value 46.9745787337 · 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: 46.9745787337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 44.28 Exact value 44.2789124818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129865 · revision 1 Value 44.2789124818 · 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: 44.2789124818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 46.57 Exact value 46.5686308941 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #129864 · revision 1 Value 46.5686308941 · 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: 46.5686308941 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:19 · source revision unspecified

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