Trade in services (% of GDP) in Nauru
Nauru: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 91.0% for trade in services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 55.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Nauru peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2009.
Nauru ranks 13th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.8% | — |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +203.4% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +55.9% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 91.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 2.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 91.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5%, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +203.4% | 21.6% | 65.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 21.6% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 55.7% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 325.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0409 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 237.81 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Nauru?
- Trade in services in Nauru was 91.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- How does Nauru rank for trade in services?
- Nauru ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to 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.