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United States
Trade (% of GDP)

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.

Global rank#168out of 172 countries
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Historical trend

30.825.820.815.810.8197019972024United States · 2024: 25.02%United States

Analytical takeaways

  • United States records 25.02% for Trade (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #168 globally out of 172 countries.
  • Trade (% of GDP) increased from 10.76% in 1970 to 25.02% in 2024, a gain of 14.26%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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