Exports of goods and services in IDA total
IDA total: Exports of goods and services was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in IDA total, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 23.7% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in IDA total peaked at 25.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1982.
IDA total ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.2% | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +35.0% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +35.0% | 18.4% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 11.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 16.6% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in IDA total?
- Exports of goods and services in IDA total was 23.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for exports of goods and services?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.