Merchandise trade in Armenia
Armenia: Merchandise trade was 73.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Armenia, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Armenia stood at 73.3%.
That represents a change of down 36.9% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Armenia peaked at 116.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 59th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.7% | — |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +50.3% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +38.8% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 68.6% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 116.2% | +31.9% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | -36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 22.7% | 71.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 46.6% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 44.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 56.2% | 116.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 43.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 29.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,223 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Armenia?
- Merchandise trade in Armenia was 73.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for merchandise trade?
- Armenia ranks 59th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.