OECD members - Trade

Trade (% of GDP)

Trade (% of GDP) in OECD members was 51.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 56.89 in 2018, while its lowest value was 25.23 in 1970.

Definition: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 25.23
1971 25.26
1972 25.34
1973 27.80
1974 33.04
1975 30.80
1976 31.98
1977 32.15
1978 31.40
1979 33.39
1980 36.47
1981 36.87
1982 35.69
1983 35.14
1984 37.04
1985 36.60
1986 34.06
1987 34.12
1988 34.91
1989 35.95
1990 35.88
1991 35.41
1992 35.36
1993 35.12
1994 36.88
1995 39.40
1996 40.24
1997 42.30
1998 42.65
1999 42.78
2000 46.73
2001 45.52
2002 44.13
2003 43.89
2004 46.18
2005 48.10
2006 50.86
2007 52.00
2008 54.24
2009 47.24
2010 51.86
2011 55.71
2012 56.14
2013 55.72
2014 55.84
2015 54.81
2016 53.66
2017 55.58
2018 56.89
2019 56.15
2020 51.77

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts