Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Nauru

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Nauru in 2025 — 55.67%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 189. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 81.5 pp.

2025 55.67% −2.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 189
Period maximum 137.17%2014
Period minimum 42.75%2018

Trend over time

2014–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Nauru, 2014–202505010015020142016201820202022202420252014: 137.17%2015: 120.19%2016: 70.74%2017: 53.04%2018: 42.75%2019: 94.28%2020: 56.94%2021: 85.08%2022: 72.51%2023: 66.86%2024: 57.8%2025: 55.67%
Change over the period: −81.5 pp Annual average: -7.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nauru 55.67%
World 43.89%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 82.2%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Nauru, by year Nauru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.67 −2.13 pp
2024 57.8 −9.06 pp
2023 66.86 −5.65 pp
2022 72.51 −12.57 pp
2021 85.08 +28.14 pp
2020 56.94 −37.34 pp
2019 94.28 +51.53 pp
2018 42.75 −10.29 pp
2017 53.04 −17.7 pp
2016 70.74 −49.45 pp
2015 120.19 −16.97 pp
2014 137.17

Micronesia, 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.