Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — World

Exports (% of GDP) in the world in 2025 — 29.48%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 16.64 pp.

2025 29.48% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 30.72%2022
Period minimum 12.84%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — World, 1970–202510152025303519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 12.84%1971: 13.03%1972: 13.38%1973: 14.98%1974: 17.91%1975: 17.11%1976: 17.55%1977: 17.6%1978: 17.37%1979: 18.84%1980: 20.2%1981: 19.55%1982: 18.54%1983: 17.89%1984: 18.22%1985: 17.62%1986: 16.69%1987: 17.36%1988: 17.86%1989: 18.48%1990: 18.82%1991: 18.7%1992: 19.8%1993: 18.88%1994: 19.43%1995: 20.61%1996: 21.04%1997: 21.91%1998: 21.79%1999: 21.87%2000: 23.42%2001: 22.84%2002: 23.09%2003: 23.86%2004: 25.71%2005: 26.97%2006: 28.61%2007: 29.56%2008: 30.69%2009: 26.17%2010: 28.41%2011: 30.25%2012: 30.02%2013: 30.02%2014: 29.73%2015: 28.05%2016: 27.08%2017: 28%2018: 28.88%2019: 27.94%2020: 26.03%2021: 28.46%2022: 30.72%2023: 29.07%2024: 29.08%2025: 29.48%
Change over the period: +16.64 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 29.48%
World 29.48%
Exports (% of GDP) — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.48 +0.4 pp
2024 29.08 +0.01 pp
2023 29.07 −1.65 pp
2022 30.72 +2.26 pp
2021 28.46 +2.44 pp
2020 26.03 −1.91 pp
2019 27.94 −0.93 pp
2018 28.88 +0.87 pp
2017 28 +0.92 pp
2016 27.08 −0.97 pp
2015 28.05 −1.69 pp
2014 29.73 −0.29 pp
2013 30.02 −0 pp
2012 30.02 −0.23 pp
2011 30.25 +1.84 pp
2010 28.41 +2.24 pp
2009 26.17 −4.52 pp
2008 30.69 +1.14 pp
2007 29.56 +0.95 pp
2006 28.61 +1.64 pp
2005 26.97 +1.25 pp
2004 25.71 +1.85 pp
2003 23.86 +0.77 pp
2002 23.09 +0.25 pp
2001 22.84 −0.57 pp
2000 23.42 +1.55 pp
1999 21.87 +0.08 pp
1998 21.79 −0.12 pp
1997 21.91 +0.87 pp
1996 21.04 +0.43 pp
1995 20.61 +1.18 pp
1994 19.43 +0.55 pp
1993 18.88 −0.92 pp
1992 19.8 +1.1 pp
1991 18.7 −0.13 pp
1990 18.82 +0.34 pp
1989 18.48 +0.62 pp
1988 17.86 +0.5 pp
1987 17.36 +0.67 pp
1986 16.69 −0.93 pp
1985 17.62 −0.6 pp
1984 18.22 +0.33 pp
1983 17.89 −0.65 pp
1982 18.54 −1.01 pp
1981 19.55 −0.64 pp
1980 20.2 +1.36 pp
1979 18.84 +1.47 pp
1978 17.37 −0.23 pp
1977 17.6 +0.05 pp
1976 17.55 +0.44 pp
1975 17.11 −0.8 pp
1974 17.91 +2.93 pp
1973 14.98 +1.6 pp
1972 13.38 +0.35 pp
1971 13.03 +0.19 pp
1970 12.84

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.