European Union 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.
  • European Union trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was 105.96%, a 12.97% increase from 2021.
  • European Union trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 92.98%, a 7.71% increase from 2020.
  • European Union trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 85.27%, a 7% decline from 2019.
  • European Union trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 92.27%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
European Union 105.96%
Euro Area 103.32%
OECD members 64.05%
World 62.56%
East Asia & Pacific 61.12%
Sub-Saharan Africa 59.77%
Latin America & Caribbean 56.99%
South Asia 46.72%
North America 30.81%
European Union Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 105.96% 12.97%
2021 92.98% 7.71%
2020 85.27% -7.00%
2019 92.27% 0.13%
2018 92.14% 1.68%
2017 90.46% 3.04%
2016 87.42% -0.98%
2015 88.40% 1.32%
2014 87.08% 0.84%
2013 86.24% -0.50%
2012 86.74% 1.65%
2011 85.09% 5.44%
2010 79.66% 7.94%
2009 71.72% -10.30%
2008 82.01% 1.14%
2007 80.87% 1.91%
2006 78.96% 4.68%
2005 74.28% 3.29%
2004 70.99% 3.13%
2003 67.86% -0.96%
2002 68.82% -2.27%
2001 71.09% -0.75%
2000 71.84% 7.65%
1999 64.19% 0.88%
1998 63.31% 1.34%
1997 61.98% 4.13%
1996 57.85% 0.78%
1995 57.07% 3.01%
1994 54.06% 2.62%
1993 51.44% -1.52%
1992 52.96% -0.33%
1991 53.29% 0.22%
1990 53.06% -0.96%
1989 54.03% 2.76%
1988 51.26% 1.21%
1987 50.05% -0.60%
1986 50.65% -6.70%
1985 57.36% 0.49%
1984 56.87% 2.88%
1983 53.99% -0.11%
1982 54.10% -0.07%
1981 54.17% 2.53%
1980 51.64% 2.39%
1979 49.26% 3.02%
1978 46.24% -1.21%
1977 47.45% 0.10%
1976 47.35% 2.49%
1975 44.85% -4.01%
1974 48.86% 6.97%
1973 41.89% 2.27%
1972 39.62% 0.07%
1971 39.55% -0.35%
1970 39.89% 39.89%
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%