Merchandise trade in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Merchandise trade was 66.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Pacific island small states stood at 66.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Pacific island small states peaked at 102.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2020.
That places Pacific island small states 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.5% | — |
| 1961 | 70.9% | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 74.9% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 88.1% | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 102.1% | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 91.8% | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 80.3% | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 84.6% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 80.2% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 75.6% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 73.5% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 67.8% | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 62.1% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 72.8% | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 84.3% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 80.2% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 71.4% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 62.8% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 67.3% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 69.6% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 70.9% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.3% | 62.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 62.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 62.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 63.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 60.5% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 55.0% | 69.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,341 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Pacific island small states?
- Merchandise trade in Pacific island small states was 66.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2020.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for merchandise trade?
- Pacific island small states ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.