U.S. Trade to GDP Ratio 1970-2024

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was 27.04%, a 1.79% increase from 2021.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 25.25%, a 2.15% increase from 2020.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 23.10%, a 3.17% decline from 2019.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 26.28%, a 1.17% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Luxembourg 388.51%
Hong Kong 384.86%
Singapore 332.98%
Malta 318.67%
Ireland 234.27%
Slovak Republic 203.95%
Belgium 193.03%
Cyprus 189.76%
Seychelles 186.17%
Slovenia 186.03%
Hungary 185.27%
Netherlands 176.71%
Lithuania 175.61%
Macao 173.62%
Estonia 172.09%
Aruba 160.46%
Czech Republic 151.92%
Latvia 150.37%
Brunei 146.97%
Switzerland 140.17%
Denmark 128.93%
Faroe Islands 124.91%
Poland 123.98%
Croatia 123.83%
Austria 123.69%
Antigua and Barbuda 117.63%
Greece 108.00%
Sweden 102.99%
Portugal 101.61%
Qatar 100.19%
Germany 99.88%
Puerto Rico 98.50%
South Korea 96.54%
Panama 95.91%
Finland 93.23%
Palau 92.54%
Iceland 91.72%
Bahamas 83.17%
Norway 82.61%
Spain 80.54%
Barbados 76.46%
Bermuda 75.51%
Chile 74.99%
Italy 74.64%
France 73.25%
Guam 71.87%
United Kingdom 69.53%
Canada 67.56%
French Polynesia 67.23%
Saudi Arabia 63.51%
Israel 60.50%
Uruguay 58.83%
New Zealand 54.09%
Japan 46.84%
Australia 45.14%
Argentina 31.65%
United States 27.04%
U.S. Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 27.04% 1.79%
2021 25.25% 2.15%
2020 23.10% -3.17%
2019 26.28% -1.17%
2018 27.45% 0.32%
2017 27.13% 0.67%
2016 26.45% -1.24%
2015 27.69% -2.22%
2014 29.91% -0.03%
2013 29.94% -0.74%
2012 30.68% -0.16%
2011 30.84% 2.62%
2010 28.22% 3.46%
2009 24.76% -5.11%
2008 29.87% 1.86%
2007 28.01% 1.04%
2006 26.98% 1.34%
2005 25.64% 1.19%
2004 24.45% 1.82%
2003 22.63% 0.34%
2002 22.29% -0.68%
2001 22.97% -2.14%
2000 25.10% 1.79%
1999 23.31% 0.49%
1998 22.83% -0.60%
1997 23.43% 0.74%
1996 22.69% 0.23%
1995 22.45% 1.40%
1994 21.06% 1.01%
1993 20.04% 0.09%
1992 19.95% 0.16%
1991 19.79% -0.03%
1990 19.82% 0.40%
1989 19.42% 0.34%
1988 19.07% 1.10%
1987 17.97% 1.08%
1986 16.90% 0.29%
1985 16.60% -0.92%
1984 17.52% 0.86%
1983 16.67% -0.87%
1982 17.54% -1.89%
1981 19.43% -0.68%
1980 20.11% 1.73%
1979 18.38% 1.40%
1978 16.97% 0.55%
1977 16.42% 0.37%
1976 16.05% 0.53%
1975 15.52% -0.93%
1974 16.45% 3.37%
1973 13.08% 1.74%
1972 11.34% 0.58%
1971 10.76% 0.00%
1970 10.76% 0.00%