Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Grenada
Grenada: Merchandise trade was 48.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Grenada, 1977–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Grenada stood at 48.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Grenada peaked at 64.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2016.
That places Grenada 113th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 64.3% | — |
| 1978 | 60.0% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 63.6% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 60.4% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 63.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 59.8% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 57.7% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 50.8% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 56.3% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 52.9% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 47.5% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | -3.4% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 48.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 48.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.4%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.6% | 60.0% | 64.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 47.5% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 40.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 40.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 35.9% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 40.3% | 51.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,567 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Grenada?
- Merchandise trade in Grenada was 48.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2016.
- How does Grenada rank for merchandise trade?
- Grenada ranks 113th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.