IDA total - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in IDA total was 33.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 47.80 in 1980, while its lowest value was 25.68 in 1986.

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 32.67
1961 31.51
1962 30.17
1963 29.60
1964 33.73
1965 31.83
1966 29.81
1967 30.48
1968 28.17
1969 28.64
1970 27.67
1971 30.87
1972 30.17
1973 33.82
1974 39.13
1975 35.16
1976 39.23
1977 42.78
1978 40.33
1979 41.45
1980 47.80
1981 30.34
1982 26.90
1983 29.55
1984 31.32
1985 30.03
1986 25.68
1987 25.85
1988 28.17
1989 31.29
1990 32.08
1991 32.04
1992 34.11
1993 34.92
1994 36.59
1995 38.10
1996 37.53
1997 36.45
1998 33.45
1999 33.67
2000 33.46
2001 33.96
2002 32.63
2003 34.50
2004 37.60
2005 39.84
2006 39.29
2007 39.70
2008 41.82
2009 35.07
2010 37.82
2011 46.99
2012 44.14
2013 41.06
2014 40.13
2015 34.78
2016 33.66
2017 36.27
2018 38.97
2019 37.76
2020 33.93

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade