Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Western Asia

Exports (% of GDP) in Western Asia in 2024 — 33.44%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 17.28 pp.

2024 33.44% −11.24 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 50.73%1980
Period minimum 22.91%1990

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Western Asia, 1980–2024203040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 50.73%1981: 46.67%1982: 38.35%1983: 31.98%1984: 31.67%1985: 29.51%1986: 24.16%1987: 28.25%1988: 27.68%1989: 28.68%1990: 22.91%1991: 26.66%1992: 27.79%1993: 26.3%1994: 30.65%1995: 28.49%1996: 29.72%1997: 31.69%1998: 28.45%1999: 31.82%2000: 36.81%2001: 38.6%2002: 38.13%2003: 39.01%2004: 42.12%2005: 44.5%2006: 46.1%2007: 45.5%2008: 48.42%2009: 41.98%2010: 43.07%2011: 48.45%2012: 50.18%2013: 48.35%2014: 46.76%2015: 40.69%2016: 38.36%2017: 41.12%2018: 44.43%2019: 43.44%2020: 38.35%2021: 43.84%2022: 49.4%2023: 44.68%2024: 33.44%
Change over the period: −17.28 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 33.44%
World 29.08%
Exports (% of GDP) — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 33.44 −11.24 pp
2023 44.68 −4.72 pp
2022 49.4 +5.57 pp
2021 43.84 +5.48 pp
2020 38.35 −5.09 pp
2019 43.44 −0.99 pp
2018 44.43 +3.31 pp
2017 41.12 +2.76 pp
2016 38.36 −2.33 pp
2015 40.69 −6.07 pp
2014 46.76 −1.59 pp
2013 48.35 −1.83 pp
2012 50.18 +1.73 pp
2011 48.45 +5.37 pp
2010 43.07 +1.1 pp
2009 41.98 −6.45 pp
2008 48.42 +2.92 pp
2007 45.5 −0.6 pp
2006 46.1 +1.61 pp
2005 44.5 +2.37 pp
2004 42.12 +3.11 pp
2003 39.01 +0.88 pp
2002 38.13 −0.47 pp
2001 38.6 +1.79 pp
2000 36.81 +4.99 pp
1999 31.82 +3.37 pp
1998 28.45 −3.24 pp
1997 31.69 +1.97 pp
1996 29.72 +1.23 pp
1995 28.49 −2.16 pp
1994 30.65 +4.34 pp
1993 26.3 −1.48 pp
1992 27.79 +1.13 pp
1991 26.66 +3.74 pp
1990 22.91 −5.76 pp
1989 28.68 +0.99 pp
1988 27.68 −0.57 pp
1987 28.25 +4.09 pp
1986 24.16 −5.35 pp
1985 29.51 −2.16 pp
1984 31.67 −0.31 pp
1983 31.98 −6.37 pp
1982 38.35 −8.32 pp
1981 46.67 −4.06 pp
1980 50.73

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.