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Trade as a share of GDP in World

Trade as a share of GDP in the World was 68.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 11.8 pts from 2024.

202568.5%
Change on 2024+11.8 pts
Series high68.52025
Series low25.81970

Trade as a share of GDP in World, 1970 to 2025

203040506070197019781986199420022010201820251970: 25.8 %1971: 25.8 %1972: 26 %1973: 29 %1974: 33.7 %1975: 31.9 %1976: 32.7 %1977: 33.1 %1978: 33.5 %1979: 35.7 %1980: 38.6 %1981: 39.1 %1982: 37.1 %1983: 36.2 %1984: 37.5 %1985: 37.1 %1986: 34.6 %1987: 35.9 %1988: 37.7 %1989: 38.1 %1990: 38.1 %1991: 37.8 %1992: 40.6 %1993: 40.2 %1994: 41 %1995: 42.7 %1996: 42.8 %1997: 44.6 %1998: 45.3 %1999: 45.8 %2000: 50.1 %2001: 49 %2002: 49 %2003: 50.7 %2004: 54.2 %2005: 56.2 %2006: 58.4 %2007: 58.7 %2008: 60.3 %2009: 51.9 %2010: 56.2 %2011: 59.3 %2012: 59.3 %2013: 58.6 %2014: 58 %2015: 55.6 %2016: 53.8 %2017: 55.5 %2018: 57 %2019: 55.8 %2020: 51.9 %2021: 56.5 %2022: 62.1 %2023: 58.1 %2024: 56.7 %2025: 68.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 56 values
Period%
202568.5
202456.7
202358.1
202262.1
202156.5
202051.9
201955.8
201857
201755.5
201653.8
201555.6
201458
201358.6
201259.3
201159.3
201056.2
200951.9
200860.3
200758.7
200658.4
200556.2
200454.2
200350.7
200249
200149
200050.1
199945.8
199845.3
199744.6
199642.8
199542.7
199441
199340.2
199240.6
199137.8
199038.1
198938.1
198837.7
198735.9
198634.6
198537.1
198437.5
198336.2
198237.1
198139.1
198038.6
197935.7
197833.5
197733.1
197632.7
197531.9
197433.7
197329
197226
197125.8
197025.8

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 World?

Trade as a share of GDP in the World was 68.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 11.8 pts from 2024.

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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 World?

68.5% in 2025, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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