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Trade as a share of GDP in United States

Trade as a share of GDP in the United States was 25% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 167th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202425%
Change on 2023+0.1 pts
Rank167th of 171Countries ranked
Series high30.82011
Series low10.81971

Trade as a share of GDP in United States, 1970 to 2024

101520253035197019781986199420022010201820241970: 10.8 %1971: 10.8 %1972: 11.3 %1973: 13.1 %1974: 16.4 %1975: 15.5 %1976: 16 %1977: 16.4 %1978: 17 %1979: 18.4 %1980: 20.1 %1981: 19.4 %1982: 17.5 %1983: 16.7 %1984: 17.5 %1985: 16.6 %1986: 16.9 %1987: 18 %1988: 19.1 %1989: 19.4 %1990: 19.8 %1991: 19.8 %1992: 20 %1993: 20 %1994: 21.1 %1995: 22.5 %1996: 22.7 %1997: 23.4 %1998: 22.8 %1999: 23.3 %2000: 25.1 %2001: 23 %2002: 22.3 %2003: 22.6 %2004: 24.4 %2005: 25.6 %2006: 27 %2007: 28 %2008: 29.9 %2009: 24.8 %2010: 28.2 %2011: 30.8 %2012: 30.7 %2013: 29.9 %2014: 29.9 %2015: 27.7 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 27.1 %2018: 27.4 %2019: 26.3 %2020: 23.1 %2021: 25.2 %2022: 26.9 %2023: 24.9 %2024: 25 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 55 values
Period%
202425
202324.9
202226.9
202125.2
202023.1
201926.3
201827.4
201727.1
201626.5
201527.7
201429.9
201329.9
201230.7
201130.8
201028.2
200924.8
200829.9
200728
200627
200525.6
200424.4
200322.6
200222.3
200123
200025.1
199923.3
199822.8
199723.4
199622.7
199522.5
199421.1
199320
199220
199119.8
199019.8
198919.4
198819.1
198718
198616.9
198516.6
198417.5
198316.7
198217.5
198119.4
198020.1
197918.4
197817
197716.4
197616
197515.5
197416.4
197313.1
197211.3
197110.8
197010.8

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in United States?

Trade as a share of GDP in the United States was 25% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 167th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in United States?

30.8% in 2011, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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