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	≈ 56.29 Exact value 56.2900629081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130151 · revision 1 Value 56.2900629081 · 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: 56.2900629081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 56.48 Exact value 56.4792466395 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130150 · revision 1 Value 56.4792466395 · 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: 56.4792466395 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 63.89 Exact value 63.8880068886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130149 · revision 1 Value 63.8880068886 · 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: 63.8880068886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 68.77 Exact value 68.7691991638 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130148 · revision 1 Value 68.7691991638 · 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: 68.7691991638 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 78.45 Exact value 78.4544982128 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130147 · revision 1 Value 78.4544982128 · 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: 78.4544982128 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 68.98 Exact value 68.9765751565 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130146 · revision 1 Value 68.9765751565 · 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: 68.9765751565 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 69.91 Exact value 69.9141790559 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130145 · revision 1 Value 69.9141790559 · 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: 69.9141790559 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 66.22 Exact value 66.2229786914 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130144 · revision 1 Value 66.2229786914 · 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: 66.2229786914 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 61.42 Exact value 61.4248447708 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130143 · revision 1 Value 61.4248447708 · 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: 61.4248447708 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 64.31 Exact value 64.3084049167 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130142 · revision 1 Value 64.3084049167 · 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: 64.3084049167 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 65.29 Exact value 65.2850582895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130141 · revision 1 Value 65.2850582895 · 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: 65.2850582895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 67.90 Exact value 67.8996836658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130140 · revision 1 Value 67.8996836658 · 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: 67.8996836658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 71.24 Exact value 71.2388878455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130139 · revision 1 Value 71.2388878455 · 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: 71.2388878455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 61.55 Exact value 61.5469905405 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130138 · revision 1 Value 61.5469905405 · 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: 61.5469905405 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 78.12 Exact value 78.1150532903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130137 · revision 1 Value 78.1150532903 · 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: 78.1150532903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 80.13 Exact value 80.1330802848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130136 · revision 1 Value 80.1330802848 · 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: 80.1330802848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 74.21 Exact value 74.2051735963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130135 · revision 1 Value 74.2051735963 · 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: 74.2051735963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 76.38 Exact value 76.3793296607 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130134 · revision 1 Value 76.3793296607 · 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: 76.3793296607 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 74.23 Exact value 74.2279603412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130133 · revision 1 Value 74.2279603412 · 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: 74.2279603412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 59.94 Exact value 59.9438413962 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130132 · revision 1 Value 59.9438413962 · 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: 59.9438413962 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 64.01 Exact value 64.0101621944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130131 · revision 1 Value 64.0101621944 · 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: 64.0101621944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 50.70 Exact value 50.6960903037 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130130 · revision 1 Value 50.6960903037 · 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: 50.6960903037 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 35.37 Exact value 35.3686903316 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130129 · revision 1 Value 35.3686903316 · 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: 35.3686903316 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 44.71 Exact value 44.7052547836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130128 · revision 1 Value 44.7052547836 · 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: 44.7052547836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 54.26 Exact value 54.2644225208 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130127 · revision 1 Value 54.2644225208 · 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: 54.2644225208 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 51.09 Exact value 51.0862130409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130126 · revision 1 Value 51.0862130409 · 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: 51.0862130409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 67.11 Exact value 67.1119407366 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130125 · revision 1 Value 67.1119407366 · 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: 67.1119407366 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 61.05 Exact value 61.0508545099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130124 · revision 1 Value 61.0508545099 · 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: 61.0508545099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 50.66 Exact value 50.6591076441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130123 · revision 1 Value 50.6591076441 · 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: 50.6591076441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 42.00 Exact value 41.9994681766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130122 · revision 1 Value 41.9994681766 · 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: 41.9994681766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 43.19 Exact value 43.1916195452 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130121 · revision 1 Value 43.1916195452 · 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: 43.1916195452 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 59.00 Exact value 59.0020122463 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130120 · revision 1 Value 59.0020122463 · 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: 59.0020122463 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 35.44 Exact value 35.4372421452 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130119 · revision 1 Value 35.4372421452 · 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: 35.4372421452 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130118 · 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 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130117 · 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 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130116 · 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 05:20:20 · source revision unspecified

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