Merchandise trade in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise trade was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 44.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in IDA only peaked at 49.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4% | 26.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 24.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 24.2% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 23.4% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 39.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 39.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 37.9% | 44.6% | 6 |
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Commercial service exports 92.42 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 47.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 26.9% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 112.19 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in IDA only?
- Merchandise trade in IDA only was 44.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1991.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.