Merchandise trade in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise trade was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in IBRD only is 42.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IBRD only peaked at 54.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1965.
IBRD only ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.7% | — |
| 1961 | 18.3% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 17.8% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 16.5% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 25.0% | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 31.5% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 27.4% | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 16.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 25.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 41.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 39.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 39.4% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,748 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IBRD only?
- Merchandise trade in IBRD only was 42.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1965.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise trade?
- IBRD only ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.