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.
TRADE_GDP_SHARE · raw · annual · percent
Trade openness
Trade share of GDP
Trade openness
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.
Data and evidence
Trade share of GDP
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| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ≈ 112.58
Exact value112.5752440690 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131051 · revision 1
Value 112.5752440690 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 112.5752440690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 94.22
Exact value94.2228152101 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131050 · revision 1
Value 94.2228152101 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 94.2228152101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 94.64
Exact value94.6391665612 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131049 · revision 1
Value 94.6391665612 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 94.6391665612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 94.97
Exact value94.9704627502 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131048 · revision 1
Value 94.9704627502 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 94.9704627502 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 92.87
Exact value92.8723717100 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131047 · revision 1
Value 92.8723717100 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 92.8723717100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 91.96
Exact value91.9615068150 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131046 · revision 1
Value 91.9615068150 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 91.9615068150 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 92.94
Exact value92.9417808219 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131045 · revision 1
Value 92.9417808219 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 92.9417808219 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 96.20
Exact value96.1969246346 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131044 · revision 1
Value 96.1969246346 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 96.1969246346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 94.74
Exact value94.7409334170 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131043 · revision 1
Value 94.7409334170 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 94.7409334170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 91.23
Exact value91.2323302402 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131042 · revision 1
Value 91.2323302402 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 91.2323302402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 87.16
Exact value87.1557917791 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131041 · revision 1
Value 87.1557917791 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 87.1557917791 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 87.77
Exact value87.7721451441 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131040 · revision 1
Value 87.7721451441 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 87.7721451441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 91.70
Exact value91.6997236889 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131039 · revision 1
Value 91.6997236889 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 91.6997236889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 91.57
Exact value91.5679895901 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131038 · revision 1
Value 91.5679895901 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 91.5679895901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 98.71
Exact value98.7059775017 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131037 · revision 1
Value 98.7059775017 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 98.7059775017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 100.17
Exact value100.1738203393 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131036 · revision 1
Value 100.1738203393 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 100.1738203393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 89.54
Exact value89.5414618091 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131035 · revision 1
Value 89.5414618091 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 89.5414618091 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 90.17
Exact value90.1716511021 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131034 · revision 1
Value 90.1716511021 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 90.1716511021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 105.77
Exact value105.7748525801 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131033 · revision 1
Value 105.7748525801 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 105.7748525801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 108.49
Exact value108.4891790632 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131032 · revision 1
Value 108.4891790632 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 108.4891790632 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 103.82
Exact value103.8233122038 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131031 · revision 1
Value 103.8233122038 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 103.8233122038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 97.00
Exact value96.9987664175 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131030 · revision 1
Value 96.9987664175 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 96.9987664175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 104.45
Exact value104.4516296660 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131029 · revision 1
Value 104.4516296660 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 104.4516296660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 93.46
Exact value93.4638521005 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131028 · revision 1
Value 93.4638521005 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 93.4638521005 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 91.39
Exact value91.3913104612 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131027 · revision 1
Value 91.3913104612 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 91.3913104612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 92.54
Exact value92.5427728614 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131026 · revision 1
Value 92.5427728614 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 92.5427728614 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 93.29
Exact value93.2943778278 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131025 · revision 1
Value 93.2943778278 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 93.2943778278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 90.07
Exact value90.0680828140 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131024 · revision 1
Value 90.0680828140 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 90.0680828140 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 89.68
Exact value89.6801368961 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131023 · revision 1
Value 89.6801368961 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 89.6801368961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 85.29
Exact value85.2923789349 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131022 · revision 1
Value 85.2923789349 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 85.2923789349 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 65.48
Exact value65.4819913449 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131021 · revision 1
Value 65.4819913449 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 65.4819913449 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 60.14
Exact value60.1426638379 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131020 · revision 1
Value 60.1426638379 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 60.1426638379 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 70.47
Exact value70.4738394846 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131019 · revision 1
Value 70.4738394846 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 70.4738394846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 78.06
Exact value78.0648945040 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131018 · revision 1
Value 78.0648945040 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 78.0648945040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 73.38
Exact value73.3835043415 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131017 · revision 1
Value 73.3835043415 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: 73.3835043415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131016 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceSum 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified |
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