Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Merchandise trade (% of GDP) was 83.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Micronesia (country), 1988–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Micronesia (country) stood at 83.5%.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Micronesia (country) peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1995.
That places Micronesia (country) 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 56.9% | — |
| 1989 | 55.5% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +39.9% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 83.5% | -15.6% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 83.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 83.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.3%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.2% | 55.5% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 50.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 55.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 61.1% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 83.5% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More private sector data for Micronesia (country)
- Food imports 27.8% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 36.1% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 310.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 99.2% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 109.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 958.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -41.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,727 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Micronesia (country)?
- Merchandise trade in Micronesia (country) was 83.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1995.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for merchandise trade?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.