Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Upper-middle-income countries

Exports (% of GDP) in upper-middle-income countries in 2025 — 24.65%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.61 pp.

2025 24.65% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 32.53%2006
Period minimum 18.04%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Upper-middle-income countries, 1990–2025152025303519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 18.04%1991: 18.69%1992: 19.82%1993: 18.48%1994: 19.25%1995: 20.03%1996: 20.18%1997: 21.05%1998: 20.96%1999: 22.72%2000: 25.09%2001: 24.56%2002: 26.57%2003: 28.39%2004: 30.69%2005: 31.54%2006: 32.53%2007: 31.98%2008: 31.5%2009: 25.6%2010: 26.78%2011: 27.2%2012: 26.87%2013: 25.84%2014: 25.01%2015: 23.42%2016: 22.21%2017: 22.59%2018: 23.15%2019: 22.47%2020: 21.58%2021: 23.7%2022: 25.4%2023: 23.78%2024: 24.45%2025: 24.65%
Change over the period: +6.61 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 24.65%
World 29.48%
Exports (% of GDP) — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.65 +0.2 pp
2024 24.45 +0.68 pp
2023 23.78 −1.62 pp
2022 25.4 +1.7 pp
2021 23.7 +2.12 pp
2020 21.58 −0.89 pp
2019 22.47 −0.68 pp
2018 23.15 +0.56 pp
2017 22.59 +0.38 pp
2016 22.21 −1.21 pp
2015 23.42 −1.6 pp
2014 25.01 −0.83 pp
2013 25.84 −1.03 pp
2012 26.87 −0.33 pp
2011 27.2 +0.42 pp
2010 26.78 +1.18 pp
2009 25.6 −5.9 pp
2008 31.5 −0.49 pp
2007 31.98 −0.54 pp
2006 32.53 +0.98 pp
2005 31.54 +0.85 pp
2004 30.69 +2.3 pp
2003 28.39 +1.83 pp
2002 26.57 +2.01 pp
2001 24.56 −0.53 pp
2000 25.09 +2.37 pp
1999 22.72 +1.76 pp
1998 20.96 −0.09 pp
1997 21.05 +0.87 pp
1996 20.18 +0.14 pp
1995 20.03 +0.78 pp
1994 19.25 +0.77 pp
1993 18.48 −1.34 pp
1992 19.82 +1.13 pp
1991 18.69 +0.65 pp
1990 18.04

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.