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Trade · observed
Trade as a share of the economy
The combined value of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP.
Latest available value68.5%
World · 2025
Change from 2024+11.8 pts
One period comparison, not annualized
Data statusLatest available
Observed source series
Historical observationsTrade share in World
68.5%2025
Explain this chart
Economic size, Geography, Trade policy
A high share does not by itself show dependency, resilience, or whether trade creates broadly shared gains.
View accessible data table
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.5% | observed |
| 2024 | 56.7% | observed |
| 2023 | 58.1% | observed |
| 2022 | 62.1% | observed |
| 2021 | 56.5% | observed |
| 2020 | 51.9% | observed |
| 2019 | 55.8% | observed |
| 2018 | 57% | observed |
| 2017 | 55.5% | observed |
| 2016 | 53.8% | observed |
Why it matters
It gives a broad sense of how connected an economy is to demand and supply across borders.
People often affected
- Exporters
- Importers
- Consumers
- Workers
- 01Economic size
- 02Geography
- 03Trade policy
- 04Supply chains
These are common mechanisms, not claims about what caused the latest movement.
Limits of this data
A high share does not by itself show dependency, resilience, or whether trade creates broadly shared gains.
Revision status: The API does not expose a revision flag for these observations. Treat recent values as revisable.
Publisher source record
World Bank: World Development Indicators
Series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Snapshot retrieved Aug 17, 2026. Reporting frequency: annual. Seasonal adjustment: not applicable.
Series source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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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