Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe

Exports (% of GDP) in Southern Europe in 2025 — 36.87%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 13.41 pp.

2025 36.87% −0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 40.54%2022
Period minimum 23.26%2009

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, 1995–2025202530354045199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 23.46%1996: 23.29%1997: 24.44%1998: 24.63%1999: 24.3%2000: 26.91%2001: 26.64%2002: 25.37%2003: 24.41%2004: 24.94%2005: 25.2%2006: 26.34%2007: 27.35%2008: 27.04%2009: 23.26%2010: 26.13%2011: 28.79%2012: 30.61%2013: 31.46%2014: 32.12%2015: 32.66%2016: 32.62%2017: 34.33%2018: 35.06%2019: 35.2%2020: 31.64%2021: 35.08%2022: 40.54%2023: 38.34%2024: 37.32%2025: 36.87%
Change over the period: +13.41 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe

Southern Europe 36.87%
World 29.48%
Exports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.87 −0.45 pp
2024 37.32 −1.02 pp
2023 38.34 −2.19 pp
2022 40.54 +5.46 pp
2021 35.08 +3.43 pp
2020 31.64 −3.55 pp
2019 35.2 +0.14 pp
2018 35.06 +0.74 pp
2017 34.33 +1.71 pp
2016 32.62 −0.04 pp
2015 32.66 +0.54 pp
2014 32.12 +0.66 pp
2013 31.46 +0.85 pp
2012 30.61 +1.83 pp
2011 28.79 +2.66 pp
2010 26.13 +2.88 pp
2009 23.26 −3.79 pp
2008 27.04 −0.31 pp
2007 27.35 +1.01 pp
2006 26.34 +1.15 pp
2005 25.2 +0.26 pp
2004 24.94 +0.53 pp
2003 24.41 −0.96 pp
2002 25.37 −1.28 pp
2001 26.64 −0.26 pp
2000 26.91 +2.61 pp
1999 24.3 −0.33 pp
1998 24.63 +0.19 pp
1997 24.44 +1.15 pp
1996 23.29 −0.17 pp
1995 23.46

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.