Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Turks and Caicos Islands

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2024 — 26.24%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 199. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 16.83 pp.

2024 26.24% −1.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 182of 199
Period maximum 43.07%2014
Period minimum 25.88%2019

Trend over time

2014–2024 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Turks and Caicos Islands, 2014–20242530354045201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242014: 43.07%2015: 38.49%2016: 32.69%2017: 31.22%2018: 27.85%2019: 25.88%2020: 35.82%2021: 33.56%2022: 32.98%2023: 27.28%2024: 26.24%
Change over the period: −16.83 pp Annual average: -1.68 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands 26.24%
World 44.3%
Caribbean computed 37.78%
High-income countries computed 45.26%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Turks and Caicos Islands, by year Turks and Caicos Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.24 −1.04 pp
2023 27.28 −5.7 pp
2022 32.98 −0.58 pp
2021 33.56 −2.26 pp
2020 35.82 +9.95 pp
2019 25.88 −1.97 pp
2018 27.85 −3.37 pp
2017 31.22 −1.47 pp
2016 32.69 −5.79 pp
2015 38.49 −4.58 pp
2014 43.07

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.