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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

Zambia

Values and evidence for Zambia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131123 · 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 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131122 · 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 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131121 · 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 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131120 · 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 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 66.65 Exact value 66.6505948296 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131119 · revision 1 Value 66.6505948296 · 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: 66.6505948296 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 69.23 Exact value 69.2267746956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131118 · revision 1 Value 69.2267746956 · 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: 69.2267746956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 63.82 Exact value 63.8214821755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131117 · revision 1 Value 63.8214821755 · 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: 63.8214821755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 58.27 Exact value 58.2728626223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131116 · revision 1 Value 58.2728626223 · 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: 58.2728626223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 56.25 Exact value 56.2503070200 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131115 · revision 1 Value 56.2503070200 · 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: 56.2503070200 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 59.77 Exact value 59.7675342029 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131114 · revision 1 Value 59.7675342029 · 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: 59.7675342029 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 60.39 Exact value 60.3874689885 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131113 · revision 1 Value 60.3874689885 · 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: 60.3874689885 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 64.67 Exact value 64.6682827090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131112 · revision 1 Value 64.6682827090 · 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: 64.6682827090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 64.92 Exact value 64.9164969991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131111 · revision 1 Value 64.9164969991 · 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: 64.9164969991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 62.31 Exact value 62.3128446758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131110 · revision 1 Value 62.3128446758 · 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: 62.3128446758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 70.81 Exact value 70.8130749318 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131109 · revision 1 Value 70.8130749318 · 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: 70.8130749318 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 62.20 Exact value 62.2002821914 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131108 · revision 1 Value 62.2002821914 · 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: 62.2002821914 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 57.86 Exact value 57.8568188739 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131107 · revision 1 Value 57.8568188739 · 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: 57.8568188739 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 65.77 Exact value 65.7714586909 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131106 · revision 1 Value 65.7714586909 · 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: 65.7714586909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 59.45 Exact value 59.4548891206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131105 · revision 1 Value 59.4548891206 · 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: 59.4548891206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 56.12 Exact value 56.1213809555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131104 · revision 1 Value 56.1213809555 · 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: 56.1213809555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 67.90 Exact value 67.9009190300 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131103 · revision 1 Value 67.9009190300 · 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: 67.9009190300 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 72.80 Exact value 72.7954324384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131102 · revision 1 Value 72.7954324384 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 72.7954324384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 75.37 Exact value 75.3677098559 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131101 · revision 1 Value 75.3677098559 · 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: 75.3677098559 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 80.46 Exact value 80.4562410213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131100 · revision 1 Value 80.4562410213 · 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: 80.4562410213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 76.19 Exact value 76.1934997276 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131099 · revision 1 Value 76.1934997276 · 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: 76.1934997276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 79.87 Exact value 79.8652687574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131098 · revision 1 Value 79.8652687574 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 79.8652687574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 73.96 Exact value 73.9585612546 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131097 · revision 1 Value 73.9585612546 · 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: 73.9585612546 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 71.59 Exact value 71.5856946543 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131096 · revision 1 Value 71.5856946543 · 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: 71.5856946543 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 74.89 Exact value 74.8883695275 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131095 · revision 1 Value 74.8883695275 · 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: 74.8883695275 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 68.79 Exact value 68.7912049361 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131094 · revision 1 Value 68.7912049361 · 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: 68.7912049361 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 79.21 Exact value 79.2068494096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131093 · revision 1 Value 79.2068494096 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 79.2068494096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 86.21 Exact value 86.2085111935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131092 · revision 1 Value 86.2085111935 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 86.2085111935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 69.30 Exact value 69.2973154193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131091 · revision 1 Value 69.2973154193 · 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: 69.2973154193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 78.24 Exact value 78.2418870451 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131090 · revision 1 Value 78.2418870451 · 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: 78.2418870451 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 62.53 Exact value 62.5348874064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131089 · revision 1 Value 62.5348874064 · 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: 62.5348874064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131088 · 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 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified

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