Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Western Europe

Exports (% of GDP) in Western Europe in 2025 — 50.11%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 28.47 pp.

2025 50.11% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 55.96%2022
Period minimum 21.4%1971

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Western Europe, 1970–2025203040506019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 21.64%1971: 21.4%1972: 21.51%1973: 22.57%1974: 26.15%1975: 24.26%1976: 25.4%1977: 25.51%1978: 25.09%1979: 25.83%1980: 26.59%1981: 28.36%1982: 28.34%1983: 28.31%1984: 30.36%1985: 30.86%1986: 27.71%1987: 26.84%1988: 27.77%1989: 29.43%1990: 29.03%1991: 29.36%1992: 28.38%1993: 26.94%1994: 27.94%1995: 29.06%1996: 29.77%1997: 32.66%1998: 33.32%1999: 33.78%2000: 37.9%2001: 37.9%2002: 37.56%2003: 36.85%2004: 38.96%2005: 40.86%2006: 43.2%2007: 44.45%2008: 45.13%2009: 39.64%2010: 44.06%2011: 46.71%2012: 47.97%2013: 47.95%2014: 47.67%2015: 48.58%2016: 48.17%2017: 49.29%2018: 50.01%2019: 49.9%2020: 46.49%2021: 50.77%2022: 55.96%2023: 52.05%2024: 50.43%2025: 50.11%
Change over the period: +28.47 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Europe 50.11%
World 29.48%
Exports (% of GDP) — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.11 −0.32 pp
2024 50.43 −1.62 pp
2023 52.05 −3.9 pp
2022 55.96 +5.19 pp
2021 50.77 +4.28 pp
2020 46.49 −3.41 pp
2019 49.9 −0.12 pp
2018 50.01 +0.73 pp
2017 49.29 +1.12 pp
2016 48.17 −0.41 pp
2015 48.58 +0.91 pp
2014 47.67 −0.28 pp
2013 47.95 −0.02 pp
2012 47.97 +1.26 pp
2011 46.71 +2.65 pp
2010 44.06 +4.42 pp
2009 39.64 −5.49 pp
2008 45.13 +0.68 pp
2007 44.45 +1.25 pp
2006 43.2 +2.34 pp
2005 40.86 +1.9 pp
2004 38.96 +2.11 pp
2003 36.85 −0.71 pp
2002 37.56 −0.33 pp
2001 37.9 +0 pp
2000 37.9 +4.12 pp
1999 33.78 +0.46 pp
1998 33.32 +0.66 pp
1997 32.66 +2.89 pp
1996 29.77 +0.71 pp
1995 29.06 +1.12 pp
1994 27.94 +1 pp
1993 26.94 −1.43 pp
1992 28.38 −0.99 pp
1991 29.36 +0.33 pp
1990 29.03 −0.4 pp
1989 29.43 +1.66 pp
1988 27.77 +0.93 pp
1987 26.84 −0.87 pp
1986 27.71 −3.15 pp
1985 30.86 +0.5 pp
1984 30.36 +2.05 pp
1983 28.31 −0.02 pp
1982 28.34 −0.03 pp
1981 28.36 +1.77 pp
1980 26.59 +0.76 pp
1979 25.83 +0.74 pp
1978 25.09 −0.42 pp
1977 25.51 +0.11 pp
1976 25.4 +1.14 pp
1975 24.26 −1.88 pp
1974 26.15 +3.58 pp
1973 22.57 +1.06 pp
1972 21.51 +0.11 pp
1971 21.4 −0.24 pp
1970 21.64

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.