33
/
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
August 1, 2025
44449
Least developed countries: UN classification
LDC
false
2
1
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973
Download
Global statistics library →Least developed countries: UN classification →

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

This statistics in other country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Rep.KuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)SpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1973 to 2016 of Least developed countries: UN classification. No data until 1972. Number of actual observations by date: 44.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

Categories, topics:

Private Sector, Trade

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
37.228
Minimum:
23.443
jan 1, 1987
Maximum:
57.166
jan 1, 2009
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1973
28.651
+28.651
0.0%
jan 1, 1974
29.908
+1.257
4.39%
jan 1, 1975
29.096
-0.812
-2.72%
jan 1, 1976
24.244
-4.852
-16.68%
jan 1, 1977
29.167
+4.923
20.31%
jan 1, 1978
31.31
+2.143
7.35%
jan 1, 1979
30.036
-1.273
-4.07%
jan 1, 1980
31.07
+1.033
3.44%
jan 1, 1981
35.101
+4.032
12.98%
jan 1, 1982
30.663
-4.439
-12.65%
jan 1, 1983
28.614
-2.049
-6.68%
jan 1, 1984
27.98
-0.634
-2.21%
jan 1, 1985
27.148
-0.832
-2.97%
jan 1, 1986
25.259
-1.889
-6.96%
jan 1, 1987
23.443
-1.816
-7.19%
jan 1, 1988
24.371
+0.927
3.96%
jan 1, 1989
26.393
+2.023
8.3%
jan 1, 1990
26.779
+0.386
1.46%
jan 1, 1991
28.938
+2.158
8.06%
jan 1, 1992
25.316
-3.622
-12.52%
jan 1, 1993
29.322
+4.006
15.83%
jan 1, 1994
30.587
+1.265
4.31%
jan 1, 1995
35.492
+4.905
16.04%
jan 1, 1996
39.119
+3.627
10.22%
jan 1, 1997
39.261
+0.143
0.36%
jan 1, 1998
37.62
-1.642
-4.18%
jan 1, 1999
36.509
-1.111
-2.95%
jan 1, 2000
38.967
+2.458
6.73%
jan 1, 2001
39.135
+0.168
0.43%
jan 1, 2002
42.922
+3.787
9.68%
jan 1, 2003
42.82
-0.101
-0.24%
jan 1, 2004
44.552
+1.732
4.04%
jan 1, 2005
47.941
+3.389
7.61%
jan 1, 2006
52.414
+4.474
9.33%
jan 1, 2007
53.872
+1.457
2.78%
jan 1, 2008
54.789
+0.917
1.7%
jan 1, 2009
57.166
+2.377
4.34%
jan 1, 2010
48.066
-9.1
-15.92%
jan 1, 2011
50.092
+2.027
4.22%
jan 1, 2012
54.553
+4.461
8.91%
jan 1, 2013
53.761
-0.792
-1.45%
jan 1, 2014
53.026
-0.735
-1.37%
jan 1, 2015
50.006
-3.02
-5.7%
jan 1, 2016
42.575
-7.431
-14.86%

Ranking of countries by current statistics by years