Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Hungary

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Hungary in 2025 — 133.08%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 189. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 59.55 pp.

2025 133.08% −5.61 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 189
Period maximum 179.41%2022
Period minimum 53.25%1993

Trend over time

1968–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Hungary, 1968–2025050100150200196819741980198619921998200420102016202220251968: 73.53%1969: 73.89%1970: 83.43%1971: 87.26%1972: 87.35%1973: 91.4%1974: 106.89%1975: 116.17%1976: 79.05%1977: 83.57%1978: 83.29%1979: 83.23%1980: 77%1981: 75.47%1982: 73.44%1983: 79.07%1984: 78.85%1985: 77.43%1986: 75.73%1987: 71.39%1988: 65%1989: 60.93%1990: 58.99%1991: 61.82%1992: 56.06%1993: 53.25%1994: 58.31%1995: 60.82%1996: 72.28%1997: 85.1%1998: 99.85%1999: 107.91%2000: 127.68%2001: 119.06%2002: 106.85%2003: 106.7%2004: 111.62%2005: 114.49%2006: 132.8%2007: 136.28%2008: 137.42%2009: 122.91%2010: 139.24%2011: 151.54%2012: 154.7%2013: 153.06%2014: 152.71%2015: 152.1%2016: 151.8%2017: 154.41%2018: 152.28%2019: 148.17%2020: 149.35%2021: 155.36%2022: 179.41%2023: 150.22%2024: 138.69%2025: 133.08%
Change over the period: +59.55 pp Annual average: 1.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Hungary 133.08%
World 43.89%
Eastern Europe computed 61.84%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 133.08 −5.61 pp
2024 138.69 −11.53 pp
2023 150.22 −29.19 pp
2022 179.41 +24.05 pp
2021 155.36 +6.01 pp
2020 149.35 +1.18 pp
2019 148.17 −4.11 pp
2018 152.28 −2.13 pp
2017 154.41 +2.61 pp
2016 151.8 −0.3 pp
2015 152.1 −0.61 pp
2014 152.71 −0.34 pp
2013 153.06 −1.65 pp
2012 154.7 +3.16 pp
2011 151.54 +12.3 pp
2010 139.24 +16.34 pp
2009 122.91 −14.52 pp
2008 137.42 +1.14 pp
2007 136.28 +3.49 pp
2006 132.8 +18.3 pp
2005 114.49 +2.87 pp
2004 111.62 +4.92 pp
2003 106.7 −0.15 pp
2002 106.85 −12.2 pp
2001 119.06 −8.63 pp
2000 127.68 +19.78 pp
1999 107.91 +8.06 pp
1998 99.85 +14.75 pp
1997 85.1 +12.82 pp
1996 72.28 +11.45 pp
1995 60.82 +2.51 pp
1994 58.31 +5.07 pp
1993 53.25 −2.82 pp
1992 56.06 −5.76 pp
1991 61.82 +2.83 pp
1990 58.99 −1.93 pp
1989 60.93 −4.08 pp
1988 65 −6.39 pp
1987 71.39 −4.35 pp
1986 75.73 −1.69 pp
1985 77.43 −1.42 pp
1984 78.85 −0.22 pp
1983 79.07 +5.63 pp
1982 73.44 −2.03 pp
1981 75.47 −1.53 pp
1980 77 −6.23 pp
1979 83.23 −0.06 pp
1978 83.29 −0.28 pp
1977 83.57 +4.51 pp
1976 79.05 −37.12 pp
1975 116.17 +9.28 pp
1974 106.89 +15.49 pp
1973 91.4 +4.04 pp
1972 87.35 +0.09 pp
1971 87.26 +3.83 pp
1970 83.43 +9.54 pp
1969 73.89 +0.36 pp
1968 73.53

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.