Merchandise trade in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise trade was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 44.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IDA only peaked at 49.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1991.
That places IDA only 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.7% | — |
| 1961 | 29.3% | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 27.8% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 26.4% | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 30.9% | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 27.7% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 24.5% | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 27.8% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 29.1% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 26.9% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 29.5% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 30.9% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 27.2% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 23.4% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 30.8% | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4% | 26.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 24.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 24.2% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 23.4% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 39.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 39.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 37.9% | 44.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 373.15 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IDA only?
- Merchandise trade in IDA only was 44.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1991.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise trade?
- IDA only ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.