Merchandise trade in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise trade was 70.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Other small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Other small states is 70.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Other small states peaked at 87.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1967.
That places Other small states 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.4% | — |
| 1961 | 63.9% | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 63.2% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 62.4% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 61.3% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 59.1% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 56.8% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 65.2% | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 68.9% | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 71.7% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 87.0% | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 68.5% | -21.2% |
| 1973 | 74.8% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 65.9% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 69.6% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 68.4% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 70.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.9% | 56.8% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.6% | 65.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.2% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 63.6% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 66.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 71.4% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 70.4% | 87.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 7,993 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Other small states?
- Merchandise trade in Other small states was 70.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 1967.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise trade?
- Other small states ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.