Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mexico

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Mexico in 2025 — 73.55%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 58.59 pp.

2025 73.55% +4 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 189
Period maximum 82.16%2022
Period minimum 9.76%1972

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mexico, 1960–2025025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14.95%1962: 13.64%1964: 12.68%1966: 11.53%1968: 10.95%1970: 10.88%1972: 9.76%1974: 12.52%1976: 10.63%1978: 13.75%1980: 19.54%1982: 22.64%1984: 24.86%1986: 29.26%1988: 33.09%1990: 32.25%1992: 30.4%1994: 25.81%1996: 43.5%1998: 44.22%2000: 46.6%2002: 41.17%2004: 47.62%2006: 50.32%2008: 52.48%2010: 55.05%2012: 59.86%2014: 59.25%2016: 69.36%2018: 73.83%2020: 72.29%2022: 82.16%2024: 69.54%2025: 73.55%
Change over the period: +58.59 pp Annual average: 0.9 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mexico 73.55%
World 43.89%
Central America computed 69.64%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 73.55 +4 pp
2024 69.54 +1.47 pp
2023 68.07 −14.09 pp
2022 82.16 +4.88 pp
2021 77.28 +4.98 pp
2020 72.29 +1.15 pp
2019 71.14 −2.69 pp
2018 73.83 +3.15 pp
2017 70.68 +1.32 pp
2016 69.36 +4.59 pp
2015 64.77 +5.52 pp
2014 59.25 +1.17 pp
2013 58.08 −1.77 pp
2012 59.86 +2.03 pp
2011 57.82 +2.77 pp
2010 55.05 +5.1 pp
2009 49.95 −2.53 pp
2008 52.48 +1.49 pp
2007 50.99 +0.66 pp
2006 50.32 +2.1 pp
2005 48.22 +0.6 pp
2004 47.62 +3.15 pp
2003 44.47 +3.3 pp
2002 41.17 −0.48 pp
2001 41.65 −4.95 pp
2000 46.6 +1.86 pp
1999 44.75 +0.52 pp
1998 44.22 +1.52 pp
1997 42.71 −0.79 pp
1996 43.5 +3 pp
1995 40.5 +14.7 pp
1994 25.81 +3.28 pp
1993 22.53 −7.87 pp
1992 30.4 +0.25 pp
1991 30.15 −2.1 pp
1990 32.25 −0.07 pp
1989 32.33 −0.76 pp
1988 33.09 +1.03 pp
1987 32.06 +2.79 pp
1986 29.26 +5.77 pp
1985 23.5 −1.36 pp
1984 24.86 +0.25 pp
1983 24.61 +1.97 pp
1982 22.64 +3.02 pp
1981 19.62 +0.08 pp
1980 19.54 +3.88 pp
1979 15.66 +1.91 pp
1978 13.75 +1.96 pp
1977 11.79 +1.16 pp
1976 10.63 −0.15 pp
1975 10.78 −1.74 pp
1974 12.52 +1.55 pp
1973 10.97 +1.21 pp
1972 9.76 −0.22 pp
1971 9.98 −0.9 pp
1970 10.88 +0.07 pp
1969 10.81 −0.14 pp
1968 10.95 +0.05 pp
1967 10.89 −0.64 pp
1966 11.53 −0.86 pp
1965 12.39 −0.3 pp
1964 12.68 −0.43 pp
1963 13.12 −0.52 pp
1962 13.64 −0.24 pp
1961 13.88 −1.08 pp
1960 14.95

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.