Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 38.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.22 in 2012, while its lowest value was 28.17 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 33.82
1961 33.17
1962 30.66
1963 28.17
1964 33.71
1965 30.99
1966 30.46
1967 32.24
1968 33.61
1969 33.11
1970 34.75
1971 34.35
1972 32.04
1973 34.35
1974 38.72
1975 34.88
1976 35.86
1977 36.26
1978 34.03
1979 35.01
1980 42.01
1981 37.13
1982 33.26
1983 33.97
1984 33.11
1985 31.97
1986 29.86
1987 28.50
1988 28.78
1989 31.47
1990 31.08
1991 28.59
1992 32.13
1993 30.92
1994 38.07
1995 38.97
1996 39.25
1997 38.22
1998 37.93
1999 37.71
2000 36.39
2001 39.35
2002 39.62
2003 40.71
2004 44.23
2005 46.74
2006 46.89
2007 46.69
2008 49.07
2009 43.07
2010 47.42
2011 53.45
2012 54.22
2013 51.11
2014 49.17
2015 46.47
2016 42.56
2017 42.96
2018 44.55
2019 42.07
2020 38.67

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade