Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — New Caledonia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in New Caledonia in 2024 — 41.09%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 199. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 47.88 pp.

2024 41.09% −13.27 pp vs 2023
World rank 141of 199
Period maximum 117.61%1970
Period minimum 36.75%1998

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — New Caledonia, 1965–2024050100150196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 88.98%1966: 88.3%1967: 85.54%1968: 95.59%1969: 99.2%1970: 117.61%1971: 104.83%1972: 78.73%1973: 76.34%1974: 88.01%1975: 82.53%1976: 73.03%1977: 72.47%1978: 60.76%1979: 69.61%1980: 73.91%1981: 77.22%1982: 69.98%1983: 55.71%1984: 65.07%1985: 72.41%1986: 54.02%1987: 57.19%1988: 51.53%1989: 65.95%1990: 52.66%1991: 49.25%1992: 45.35%1993: 43.12%1994: 40.87%1995: 41.95%1996: 42.42%1997: 44.73%1998: 36.75%1999: 40.41%2000: 44.68%2001: 41.66%2002: 40.11%2003: 47.32%2004: 45.28%2005: 45.96%2006: 49.71%2007: 55.7%2008: 49.99%2009: 40.98%2010: 51.31%2011: 51.79%2012: 47.32%2013: 43.59%2014: 46.24%2015: 44.72%2016: 42.7%2017: 44.39%2018: 47.84%2019: 49.01%2020: 45.63%2021: 45.82%2022: 61.76%2023: 54.36%2024: 41.09%
Change over the period: −47.88 pp Annual average: -0.81 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

New Caledonia 41.09%
World 44.3%
Melanesia computed 59.15%
High-income countries computed 45.26%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 41.09 −13.27 pp
2023 54.36 −7.39 pp
2022 61.76 +15.93 pp
2021 45.82 +0.19 pp
2020 45.63 −3.38 pp
2019 49.01 +1.17 pp
2018 47.84 +3.45 pp
2017 44.39 +1.69 pp
2016 42.7 −2.03 pp
2015 44.72 −1.52 pp
2014 46.24 +2.65 pp
2013 43.59 −3.73 pp
2012 47.32 −4.47 pp
2011 51.79 +0.48 pp
2010 51.31 +10.33 pp
2009 40.98 −9.01 pp
2008 49.99 −5.71 pp
2007 55.7 +6 pp
2006 49.71 +3.75 pp
2005 45.96 +0.68 pp
2004 45.28 −2.05 pp
2003 47.32 +7.21 pp
2002 40.11 −1.56 pp
2001 41.66 −3.01 pp
2000 44.68 +4.27 pp
1999 40.41 +3.66 pp
1998 36.75 −7.97 pp
1997 44.73 +2.31 pp
1996 42.42 +0.47 pp
1995 41.95 +1.07 pp
1994 40.87 −2.25 pp
1993 43.12 −2.23 pp
1992 45.35 −3.9 pp
1991 49.25 −3.41 pp
1990 52.66 −13.29 pp
1989 65.95 +14.42 pp
1988 51.53 −5.66 pp
1987 57.19 +3.16 pp
1986 54.02 −18.39 pp
1985 72.41 +7.34 pp
1984 65.07 +9.36 pp
1983 55.71 −14.26 pp
1982 69.98 −7.24 pp
1981 77.22 +3.31 pp
1980 73.91 +4.3 pp
1979 69.61 +8.86 pp
1978 60.76 −11.71 pp
1977 72.47 −0.56 pp
1976 73.03 −9.5 pp
1975 82.53 −5.48 pp
1974 88.01 +11.67 pp
1973 76.34 −2.39 pp
1972 78.73 −26.11 pp
1971 104.83 −12.77 pp
1970 117.61 +18.41 pp
1969 99.2 +3.61 pp
1968 95.59 +10.05 pp
1967 85.54 −2.77 pp
1966 88.3 −0.67 pp
1965 88.98

Melanesia, 2024

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.