Merchandise trade in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise trade was 42.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in IBRD only is 42.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IBRD only peaked at 54.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 16.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 25.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 41.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 39.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 39.4% | 46.2% | 6 |
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 2.00 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 23.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 40.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.99 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IBRD only?
- Merchandise trade in IBRD only was 42.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1965.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.