Low income - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Low income was 36.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.25 in 2011, while its lowest value was 18.29 in 1987.

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 25.83
1961 24.01
1962 22.62
1963 20.20
1964 25.12
1965 21.15
1966 21.69
1967 22.19
1968 23.59
1969 23.20
1970 24.49
1971 23.40
1972 23.59
1973 23.93
1974 27.36
1975 25.55
1976 26.96
1977 26.60
1978 24.77
1979 28.22
1980 35.52
1981 31.12
1982 26.30
1983 27.60
1984 27.65
1985 23.88
1986 20.57
1987 18.29
1988 23.51
1989 24.75
1990 25.55
1991 23.00
1992 24.42
1993 23.61
1994 26.39
1995 25.65
1996 26.20
1997 22.91
1998 21.57
1999 21.17
2000 21.27
2001 22.92
2002 24.09
2003 25.05
2004 27.68
2005 29.20
2006 29.30
2007 28.83
2008 30.24
2009 25.73
2010 27.52
2011 45.25
2012 44.95
2013 44.42
2014 42.30
2015 36.52
2016 35.58
2017 37.99
2018 41.00
2019 38.59
2020 36.63

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade