Merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise trade was 45.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 45.3%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 53.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.3% | 25.8% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 28.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 28.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 20.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 38.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 34.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 29.8% | 46.8% | 6 |
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 40.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 26.0% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 118.42 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise trade in Pre-demographic dividend was 45.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1990.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.