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	≈ 19.82 Exact value 19.8150673537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125183 · revision 1 Value 19.8150673537 · 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: 19.8150673537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 19.79 Exact value 19.7864481241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125182 · revision 1 Value 19.7864481241 · 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: 19.7864481241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 19.95 Exact value 19.9505945024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125181 · revision 1 Value 19.9505945024 · 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: 19.9505945024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 20.04 Exact value 20.0446187020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125180 · revision 1 Value 20.0446187020 · 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: 20.0446187020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 21.06 Exact value 21.0554591617 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125179 · revision 1 Value 21.0554591617 · 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: 21.0554591617 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 22.45 Exact value 22.4533816491 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125178 · revision 1 Value 22.4533816491 · 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: 22.4533816491 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 22.69 Exact value 22.6870719902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125177 · revision 1 Value 22.6870719902 · 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: 22.6870719902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 23.43 Exact value 23.4283278026 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125176 · revision 1 Value 23.4283278026 · 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: 23.4283278026 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 22.83 Exact value 22.8258939798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125175 · revision 1 Value 22.8258939798 · 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: 22.8258939798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 23.31 Exact value 23.3135697296 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125174 · revision 1 Value 23.3135697296 · 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: 23.3135697296 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 25.10 Exact value 25.1029855569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125173 · revision 1 Value 25.1029855569 · 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: 25.1029855569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 22.97 Exact value 22.9671830155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125172 · revision 1 Value 22.9671830155 · 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: 22.9671830155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 22.29 Exact value 22.2863842136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125171 · revision 1 Value 22.2863842136 · 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: 22.2863842136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 22.63 Exact value 22.6272972867 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125170 · revision 1 Value 22.6272972867 · 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: 22.6272972867 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 24.45 Exact value 24.4480566572 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125169 · revision 1 Value 24.4480566572 · 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: 24.4480566572 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 25.64 Exact value 25.6385573437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125168 · revision 1 Value 25.6385573437 · 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: 25.6385573437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 26.98 Exact value 26.9752858059 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125167 · revision 1 Value 26.9752858059 · 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: 26.9752858059 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 28.01 Exact value 28.0120155631 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125166 · revision 1 Value 28.0120155631 · 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: 28.0120155631 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 29.87 Exact value 29.8677875257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125165 · revision 1 Value 29.8677875257 · 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: 29.8677875257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 24.76 Exact value 24.7595276358 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125164 · revision 1 Value 24.7595276358 · 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: 24.7595276358 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 28.22 Exact value 28.2198829408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125163 · revision 1 Value 28.2198829408 · 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: 28.2198829408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 30.84 Exact value 30.8424785759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125162 · revision 1 Value 30.8424785759 · 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: 30.8424785759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 30.68 Exact value 30.6818395752 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125161 · revision 1 Value 30.6818395752 · 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: 30.6818395752 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 29.94 Exact value 29.9413062848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125160 · revision 1 Value 29.9413062848 · 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: 29.9413062848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 29.91 Exact value 29.9065693374 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125159 · revision 1 Value 29.9065693374 · 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: 29.9065693374 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 27.69 Exact value 27.6882139341 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125158 · revision 1 Value 27.6882139341 · 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: 27.6882139341 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 26.45 Exact value 26.4525977865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125157 · revision 1 Value 26.4525977865 · 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: 26.4525977865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 27.13 Exact value 27.1253382223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125156 · revision 1 Value 27.1253382223 · 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: 27.1253382223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 27.45 Exact value 27.4453591303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125155 · revision 1 Value 27.4453591303 · 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: 27.4453591303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 26.26 Exact value 26.2584806245 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125154 · revision 1 Value 26.2584806245 · 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: 26.2584806245 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 23.14 Exact value 23.1399437509 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125153 · revision 1 Value 23.1399437509 · 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: 23.1399437509 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 25.23 Exact value 25.2327260228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125152 · revision 1 Value 25.2327260228 · 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: 25.2327260228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 26.91 Exact value 26.9078981558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125151 · revision 1 Value 26.9078981558 · 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: 26.9078981558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 24.93 Exact value 24.9292981753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125150 · revision 1 Value 24.9292981753 · 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: 24.9292981753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 25.02 Exact value 25.0160172978 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125149 · revision 1 Value 25.0160172978 · 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: 25.0160172978 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #125148 · 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 05:19:57 · source revision unspecified

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