Merchandise trade in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise trade was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 43.6% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 49.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 19.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 26.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 26.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 34.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 41.0% | 49.5% | 6 |
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 6.24 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.4% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 50.9% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.38 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise trade in Post-demographic dividend was 43.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1962.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.