U.S. Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2024

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 27.36%, a 1.81% increase from 2021.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 25.56%, a 2.16% increase from 2020.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 23.39%, a 3.06% decline from 2019.
  • U.S. trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 26.45%, a 1.16% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Luxembourg 388.51%
Hong Kong 383.79%
Singapore 336.86%
Malta 317.75%
Ireland 234.27%
Seychelles 233.07%
Slovak Republic 204.12%
Belgium 193.09%
Cyprus 189.76%
Hungary 186.72%
Slovenia 186.03%
Macao 177.93%
Netherlands 176.71%
Lithuania 175.70%
Estonia 171.57%
Aruba 160.46%
Czech Republic 151.92%
Latvia 148.50%
Brunei 146.97%
Switzerland 140.17%
Denmark 128.93%
Faroe Islands 124.91%
Croatia 124.52%
Poland 123.93%
Austria 123.69%
Antigua and Barbuda 117.63%
Greece 108.00%
Sweden 102.92%
Portugal 101.61%
Qatar 99.98%
Germany 99.88%
Puerto Rico 98.11%
South Korea 96.54%
Iceland 93.57%
Finland 93.07%
Norway 82.61%
Spain 80.54%
Bahamas 80.20%
Barbados 78.35%
Bermuda 78.33%
Chile 75.02%
Italy 74.78%
France 73.25%
United Kingdom 69.52%
Canada 67.56%
French Polynesia 67.23%
Saudi Arabia 63.51%
Israel 60.50%
Uruguay 57.19%
New Zealand 53.81%
Japan 46.84%
Australia 45.14%
Argentina 31.65%
United States 27.36%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Monaco 0.00%
Panama 0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00%
Cayman Islands 0.00%
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
Curacao 0.00%
Andorra 0.00%
Bahrain 0.00%
Guam 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Channel Islands 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00%
New Caledonia 0.00%
British Virgin Islands 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
U.S. Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 27.36% 1.81%
2021 25.56% 2.16%
2020 23.39% -3.06%
2019 26.45% -1.16%
2018 27.61% 0.30%
2017 27.31% 0.70%
2016 26.61% -1.22%
2015 27.82% -2.18%
2014 30.00% 0.00%
2013 30.01% -0.67%
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% 10.76%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%