Merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise trade was 41.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 41.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 71.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 12.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 30.6% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 46.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 49.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 38.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 37.3% | 42.4% | 6 |
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 659.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.2% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 913.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 41.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1971.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.