Merchandise trade in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise trade was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in IDA total is 40.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IDA total peaked at 45.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1982.
IDA total ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.5% | — |
| 1961 | 30.1% | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 28.9% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 32.6% | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 30.5% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 29.2% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 27.2% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 26.7% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 29.3% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 36.7% | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 33.3% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 29.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 29.6% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 28.3% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.6% | 27.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 26.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 28.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 36.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 32.1% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 29.9% | 40.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 362.38 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IDA total?
- Merchandise trade in IDA total was 40.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise trade?
- IDA total ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.