Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Czechia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Czechia in 2025 — 137.32%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 189. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 66.66 pp.

2025 137.32% −5.67 pp vs 2024
World rank 11of 189
Period maximum 158.59%2022
Period minimum 69%1994

Trend over time

1993–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Czechia, 1993–202550751001251501751993199720012005200920132017202120251993: 70.66%1994: 69%1995: 76.64%1996: 73.69%1997: 79.09%1998: 80.66%1999: 83.89%2000: 98.22%2001: 102.18%2002: 95.81%2003: 99.99%2004: 115.65%2005: 112.65%2006: 120.41%2007: 126.64%2008: 122.13%2009: 105.33%2010: 122.95%2011: 136.14%2012: 141.88%2013: 143.9%2014: 156.11%2015: 158.24%2016: 154.28%2017: 155.93%2018: 153.54%2019: 147.26%2020: 144.56%2021: 150.71%2022: 158.59%2023: 141.27%2024: 142.99%2025: 137.32%
Change over the period: +66.66 pp Annual average: 2.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Czechia 137.32%
World 43.89%
Eastern Europe computed 61.84%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 137.32 −5.67 pp
2024 142.99 +1.72 pp
2023 141.27 −17.32 pp
2022 158.59 +7.88 pp
2021 150.71 +6.15 pp
2020 144.56 −2.7 pp
2019 147.26 −6.27 pp
2018 153.54 −2.4 pp
2017 155.93 +1.65 pp
2016 154.28 −3.95 pp
2015 158.24 +2.13 pp
2014 156.11 +12.22 pp
2013 143.9 +2.02 pp
2012 141.88 +5.74 pp
2011 136.14 +13.19 pp
2010 122.95 +17.62 pp
2009 105.33 −16.8 pp
2008 122.13 −4.51 pp
2007 126.64 +6.23 pp
2006 120.41 +7.76 pp
2005 112.65 −3.01 pp
2004 115.65 +15.66 pp
2003 99.99 +4.18 pp
2002 95.81 −6.37 pp
2001 102.18 +3.96 pp
2000 98.22 +14.33 pp
1999 83.89 +3.22 pp
1998 80.66 +1.57 pp
1997 79.09 +5.4 pp
1996 73.69 −2.95 pp
1995 76.64 +7.64 pp
1994 69 −1.66 pp
1993 70.66

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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