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	≈ 38.21 Exact value 38.2118009242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130583 · revision 1 Value 38.2118009242 · 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: 38.2118009242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 34.88 Exact value 34.8816092570 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130582 · revision 1 Value 34.8816092570 · 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: 34.8816092570 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 34.32 Exact value 34.3213534993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130581 · revision 1 Value 34.3213534993 · 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: 34.3213534993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 35.70 Exact value 35.6981243460 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130580 · revision 1 Value 35.6981243460 · 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: 35.6981243460 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 37.11 Exact value 37.1146091666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130579 · revision 1 Value 37.1146091666 · 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: 37.1146091666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 39.48 Exact value 39.4780337793 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130578 · revision 1 Value 39.4780337793 · 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: 39.4780337793 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 42.20 Exact value 42.1992517325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130577 · revision 1 Value 42.1992517325 · 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: 42.1992517325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 42.30 Exact value 42.3013344292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130576 · revision 1 Value 42.3013344292 · 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: 42.3013344292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 44.04 Exact value 44.0357453369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130575 · revision 1 Value 44.0357453369 · 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: 44.0357453369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 42.26 Exact value 42.2582960173 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130574 · revision 1 Value 42.2582960173 · 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: 42.2582960173 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 46.22 Exact value 46.2207217354 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130573 · revision 1 Value 46.2207217354 · 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: 46.2207217354 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 49.17 Exact value 49.1709451858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130572 · revision 1 Value 49.1709451858 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 49.1709451858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 53.47 Exact value 53.4655016294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130571 · revision 1 Value 53.4655016294 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 53.4655016294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 45.72 Exact value 45.7238625690 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130570 · revision 1 Value 45.7238625690 · 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: 45.7238625690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 45.64 Exact value 45.6435752240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130569 · revision 1 Value 45.6435752240 · 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: 45.6435752240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 47.43 Exact value 47.4277813970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130568 · revision 1 Value 47.4277813970 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 47.4277813970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 53.77 Exact value 53.7681412741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130567 · revision 1 Value 53.7681412741 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 53.7681412741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 57.13 Exact value 57.1251391377 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130566 · revision 1 Value 57.1251391377 · 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: 57.1251391377 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 65.97 Exact value 65.9745237996 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130565 · revision 1 Value 65.9745237996 · 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: 65.9745237996 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 49.59 Exact value 49.5875353279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130564 · revision 1 Value 49.5875353279 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 49.5875353279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 50.41 Exact value 50.4060871626 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130563 · revision 1 Value 50.4060871626 · 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: 50.4060871626 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 54.64 Exact value 54.6363504359 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130562 · revision 1 Value 54.6363504359 · 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: 54.6363504359 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 55.58 Exact value 55.5826171933 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130561 · revision 1 Value 55.5826171933 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 55.5826171933 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 58.88 Exact value 58.8750276301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130560 · revision 1 Value 58.8750276301 · 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: 58.8750276301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 59.50 Exact value 59.4995740551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130559 · revision 1 Value 59.4995740551 · 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: 59.4995740551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 56.73 Exact value 56.7266761447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130558 · revision 1 Value 56.7266761447 · 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: 56.7266761447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 55.86 Exact value 55.8612575049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130557 · revision 1 Value 55.8612575049 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 55.8612575049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 53.54 Exact value 53.5359318294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130556 · revision 1 Value 53.5359318294 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 53.5359318294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 54.49 Exact value 54.4855451276 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130555 · revision 1 Value 54.4855451276 · 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: 54.4855451276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 53.90 Exact value 53.8979964081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130554 · revision 1 Value 53.8979964081 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 53.8979964081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 50.76 Exact value 50.7596590804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130553 · revision 1 Value 50.7596590804 · 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: 50.7596590804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 56.16 Exact value 56.1647136278 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130552 · revision 1 Value 56.1647136278 · 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: 56.1647136278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 64.95 Exact value 64.9471344023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130551 · revision 1 Value 64.9471344023 · 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: 64.9471344023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 65.68 Exact value 65.6798759741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130550 · revision 1 Value 65.6798759741 · 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: 65.6798759741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 61.65 Exact value 61.6467704730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130549 · revision 1 Value 61.6467704730 · 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: 61.6467704730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 60.91 Exact value 60.9110971394 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #130548 · revision 1 Value 60.9110971394 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 60.9110971394 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:22 · source revision unspecified

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