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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Values and evidence for Zimbabwe. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 45.66 Exact value 45.6592519741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131159 · revision 1 Value 45.6592519741 · 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: 45.6592519741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 51.05 Exact value 51.0525098311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131158 · revision 1 Value 51.0525098311 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 51.0525098311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 63.71 Exact value 63.7120651369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131157 · revision 1 Value 63.7120651369 · 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: 63.7120651369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 63.17 Exact value 63.1695153984 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131156 · revision 1 Value 63.1695153984 · 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: 63.1695153984 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 71.12 Exact value 71.1208615876 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131155 · revision 1 Value 71.1208615876 · 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: 71.1208615876 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 79.16 Exact value 79.1567111736 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131154 · revision 1 Value 79.1567111736 · 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: 79.1567111736 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 72.07 Exact value 72.0683610868 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131153 · revision 1 Value 72.0683610868 · 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: 72.0683610868 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 82.20 Exact value 82.2035387860 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131152 · revision 1 Value 82.2035387860 · 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: 82.2035387860 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 88.51 Exact value 88.5133289099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131151 · revision 1 Value 88.5133289099 · 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: 88.5133289099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 70.92 Exact value 70.9210813962 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131150 · revision 1 Value 70.9210813962 · 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: 70.9210813962 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 74.07 Exact value 74.0708923169 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131149 · revision 1 Value 74.0708923169 · 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: 74.0708923169 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 67.90 Exact value 67.8980938687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131148 · revision 1 Value 67.8980938687 · 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: 67.8980938687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 66.81 Exact value 66.8098183681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131147 · revision 1 Value 66.8098183681 · 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: 66.8098183681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 70.45 Exact value 70.4519675421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131146 · revision 1 Value 70.4519675421 · 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: 70.4519675421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 76.04 Exact value 76.0394249806 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131145 · revision 1 Value 76.0394249806 · 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: 76.0394249806 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 76.04 Exact value 76.0430686406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131144 · revision 1 Value 76.0430686406 · 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: 76.0430686406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 82.82 Exact value 82.8200302933 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131143 · revision 1 Value 82.8200302933 · 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: 82.8200302933 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 84.17 Exact value 84.1682798999 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131142 · revision 1 Value 84.1682798999 · 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: 84.1682798999 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 109.52 Exact value 109.5235400634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131141 · revision 1 Value 109.5235400634 · 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: 109.5235400634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 61.78 Exact value 61.7764909650 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131140 · revision 1 Value 61.7764909650 · 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: 61.7764909650 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 83.12 Exact value 83.1234047851 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131139 · revision 1 Value 83.1234047851 · 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: 83.1234047851 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 89.47 Exact value 89.4659437239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131138 · revision 1 Value 89.4659437239 · 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: 89.4659437239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 74.16 Exact value 74.1627003825 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131137 · revision 1 Value 74.1627003825 · 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: 74.1627003825 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 58.66 Exact value 58.6560737144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131136 · revision 1 Value 58.6560737144 · 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: 58.6560737144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 54.67 Exact value 54.6717592474 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131135 · revision 1 Value 54.6717592474 · 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: 54.6717592474 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 56.75 Exact value 56.7496526604 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131134 · revision 1 Value 56.7496526604 · 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: 56.7496526604 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 51.22 Exact value 51.2190376594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131133 · revision 1 Value 51.2190376594 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 51.2190376594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 55.03 Exact value 55.0283178311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131132 · revision 1 Value 55.0283178311 · 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: 55.0283178311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 54.55 Exact value 54.5503165875 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131131 · revision 1 Value 54.5503165875 · 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: 54.5503165875 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 36.52 Exact value 36.5178684980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131130 · revision 1 Value 36.5178684980 · 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: 36.5178684980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 31.82 Exact value 31.8225698755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131129 · revision 1 Value 31.8225698755 · 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: 31.8225698755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 34.94 Exact value 34.9401169483 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131128 · revision 1 Value 34.9401169483 · 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: 34.9401169483 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 43.62 Exact value 43.6150764298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131127 · revision 1 Value 43.6150764298 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 43.6150764298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 40.29 Exact value 40.2912612047 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131126 · revision 1 Value 40.2912612047 · 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: 40.2912612047 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 41.50 Exact value 41.5039527239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131125 · revision 1 Value 41.5039527239 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 41.5039527239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:20:25 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #131124 · 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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