Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Slovakia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Slovakia in 2025 — 160.52%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 189. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 76.29 pp.

2025 160.52% −2.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 189
Period maximum 190.73%2022
Period minimum 82.16%1994

Trend over time

1993–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Slovakia, 1993–2025501001502001993199720012005200920132017202120251993: 84.23%1994: 82.16%1995: 85.44%1996: 91.27%1997: 96.97%1998: 103.89%1999: 103.44%2000: 119.23%2001: 127.96%2002: 125.04%2003: 131.39%2004: 134.09%2005: 135.85%2006: 152.46%2007: 155.16%2008: 150.2%2009: 125.38%2010: 145.5%2011: 160.4%2012: 166.97%2013: 169.08%2014: 164.95%2015: 165.94%2016: 167.95%2017: 171.95%2018: 174.77%2019: 169.6%2020: 158.76%2021: 172.42%2022: 190.73%2023: 172.95%2024: 162.91%2025: 160.52%
Change over the period: +76.29 pp Annual average: 2.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovakia 160.52%
World 43.89%
Eastern Europe computed 61.84%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 160.52 −2.4 pp
2024 162.91 −10.03 pp
2023 172.95 −17.78 pp
2022 190.73 +18.31 pp
2021 172.42 +13.66 pp
2020 158.76 −10.84 pp
2019 169.6 −5.17 pp
2018 174.77 +2.83 pp
2017 171.95 +3.99 pp
2016 167.95 +2.01 pp
2015 165.94 +0.99 pp
2014 164.95 −4.13 pp
2013 169.08 +2.11 pp
2012 166.97 +6.58 pp
2011 160.4 +14.89 pp
2010 145.5 +20.12 pp
2009 125.38 −24.82 pp
2008 150.2 −4.96 pp
2007 155.16 +2.7 pp
2006 152.46 +16.61 pp
2005 135.85 +1.76 pp
2004 134.09 +2.7 pp
2003 131.39 +6.36 pp
2002 125.04 −2.93 pp
2001 127.96 +8.74 pp
2000 119.23 +15.79 pp
1999 103.44 −0.45 pp
1998 103.89 +6.91 pp
1997 96.97 +5.71 pp
1996 91.27 +5.82 pp
1995 85.44 +3.28 pp
1994 82.16 −2.07 pp
1993 84.23

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.