The latest plotted observation compared with the one immediately before it.
Exports as a share of GDP
The value of goods and services sold abroad as a percentage of GDP.
World · 2025
One period comparison, not annualized
Observed source series
Explain this chart
Foreign demand, Exchange rates, Competitiveness
It does not show which products or partners drive trade, or the imported inputs used in exports.
View accessible data table
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.5% | observed |
| 2024 | 29.1% | observed |
| 2023 | 29.1% | observed |
| 2022 | 30.7% | observed |
| 2021 | 28.5% | observed |
| 2020 | 26% | observed |
| 2019 | 27.9% | observed |
| 2018 | 28.9% | observed |
| 2017 | 28% | observed |
| 2016 | 27.1% | observed |
Why it matters
It indicates how much foreign demand contributes to an economy’s measured output.
- Export businesses
- Workers
- Public revenues
- 01Foreign demand
- 02Exchange rates
- 03Competitiveness
- 04Commodity prices
These are common mechanisms, not claims about what caused the latest movement.
Limits of this data
It does not show which products or partners drive trade, or the imported inputs used in exports.
Revision status: The API does not expose a revision flag for these observations. Treat recent values as revisable.
World Bank: World Development Indicators
Series NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS. Snapshot retrieved Aug 17, 2026. Reporting frequency: annual. Seasonal adjustment: not applicable.
Series source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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