Trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Trade was 61.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 61.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 82.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1991.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.3% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | +56.9% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | -5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +56.9% | 39.3% | 61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 39.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 61.9% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 61.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 61.2% | 82.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 205.6% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 199.0% compare
- 10 Guyana 194.4% compare
- 11 Viet Nam 190.3% compare
- 12 Cyprus 189.5% compare
- 13 Seychelles 172.3% compare
- 14 Slovakia 170.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 61.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1991.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for trade?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.