South Asia - Trade

Trade (% of GDP)

Trade (% of GDP) in South Asia was 36.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.79 in 2012, while its lowest value was 10.72 in 1972.

Definition: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 14.28
1961 13.48
1962 13.49
1963 13.74
1964 13.17
1965 12.60
1966 13.74
1967 12.95
1968 11.93
1969 10.79
1970 11.11
1971 10.84
1972 10.72
1973 12.93
1974 14.62
1975 15.79
1976 16.65
1977 16.26
1978 16.93
1979 19.17
1980 20.65
1981 19.34
1982 18.63
1983 18.34
1984 17.90
1985 17.10
1986 16.25
1987 16.64
1988 17.55
1989 19.06
1990 19.56
1991 20.77
1992 22.44
1993 23.86
1994 23.96
1995 26.64
1996 25.86
1997 26.38
1998 26.96
1999 27.69
2000 29.07
2001 28.53
2002 30.87
2003 31.79
2004 37.16
2005 41.52
2006 45.02
2007 44.78
2008 51.17
2009 44.61
2010 46.80
2011 52.72
2012 52.79
2013 51.14
2014 47.09
2015 41.03
2016 39.00
2017 39.45
2018 42.34
2019 38.99
2020 36.56

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts