Exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) measure how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output. Latest: 36.64% in 2025.
Small open economies often show high ratios; large continental economies show lower ones. The ratio is not an export growth rate. From 1970 to 2025 (56 years): latest 36.64% (2025), previous year 37.06% (2024); low 12.15% (1970), high 39.67% (2022).
Exports as a share of GDP use gross trade, not just domestic value added. Imported components and re-exports can produce high ratios in small open economies. This is a ratio, not export growth or a stand-alone measure of competitiveness.
World Bank: NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
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