Trade as a share of GDP
Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.
Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.
Key facts
- Trade as a share of GDP in the World was 68.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Trade as a share of GDP in the United States was 25% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- Hong Kong had the highest trade as a share of GDP of 171 countries in 2024, at 359.4%, and Sudan the lowest, at 2%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 194 places, with figures from 1960 to 2025.
Rankings
Countries by trade as a share of GDP, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Morocco
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
- Afghanistan
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