Arab World - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Arab World was 62.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.98 in 2012, while its lowest value was 36.20 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 45.37
1961 42.02
1962 36.36
1963 42.39
1964 40.29
1965 37.79
1966 38.86
1967 36.20
1968 40.90
1969 41.23
1970 40.61
1971 43.62
1972 44.27
1973 50.98
1974 72.36
1975 68.15
1976 66.04
1977 67.16
1978 65.27
1979 67.88
1980 73.34
1981 74.59
1982 67.66
1983 58.36
1984 53.92
1985 48.15
1986 39.48
1987 39.62
1988 46.66
1989 49.36
1990 39.33
1991 52.80
1992 53.85
1993 51.37
1994 50.17
1995 51.75
1996 53.89
1997 51.84
1998 47.15
1999 47.10
2000 52.81
2001 51.62
2002 53.50
2003 58.07
2004 65.24
2005 69.48
2006 69.77
2007 73.41
2008 78.35
2009 67.86
2010 68.97
2011 80.52
2012 82.98
2013 82.14
2014 76.96
2015 70.53
2016 65.98
2017 70.56
2018 73.76
2019 70.07
2020 62.79

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade