Trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Trade was 46.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 46.9% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 70.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1962.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.6% | — |
| 1961 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 9.0% | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 10.9% | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | +34.1% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 34.1% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 9.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 24.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 32.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 49.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 42.9% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 40.8% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 46.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1962.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for trade?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.