Zambia - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Zambia was 72.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 105.63 in 1971, while its lowest value was 40.29 in 1997.

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 80.22
1961 80.86
1962 73.58
1963 73.05
1964 82.08
1965 76.28
1966 81.94
1967 79.97
1968 75.72
1969 76.82
1970 80.97
1971 105.63
1972 69.24
1973 73.92
1974 70.28
1975 66.41
1976 63.49
1977 63.11
1978 52.39
1979 63.81
1980 68.86
1981 60.42
1982 55.70
1983 52.45
1984 50.45
1985 63.04
1986 70.10
1987 74.41
1988 54.23
1989 56.34
1990 76.98
1991 56.26
1992 48.74
1993 49.95
1994 41.60
1995 45.70
1996 52.04
1997 40.29
1998 60.27
1999 55.37
2000 49.44
2001 50.53
2002 49.07
2003 52.10
2004 59.93
2005 52.43
2006 53.65
2007 61.35
2008 56.72
2009 53.13
2010 61.78
2011 68.97
2012 71.25
2013 75.59
2014 71.48
2015 68.43
2016 65.19
2017 61.79
2018 70.31
2019 61.04
2020 72.57

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade