Merchandise trade in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise trade was 42.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 42.2% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 53.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1969.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.5% | — |
| 1961 | 19.8% | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 18.1% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 26.5% | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 29.4% | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 18.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 25.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 30.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 41.7% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 38.4% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 38.6% | 45.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,354 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise trade in IDA & IBRD total was 42.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1969.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise trade?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.