Canada Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025)
Canada's Merchandise Trade (% of GDP): 48.8 % of GDP in 2025, -1.5pp YoY. World Bank (TG.VAL.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1976–2025.
Canada (2025)
48.8
% of GDP
-1.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.8 | -1.5pp |
| 2024 | 50.3 | -1.6pp |
| 2023 | 51.9 | -2.1pp |
| 2022 | 54 | +3.8pp |
| 2021 | 50.2 | +1.2pp |
| 2020 | 49 | -3.3pp |
| 2019 | 52.3 | -1.1pp |
| 2018 | 53.4 | +1pp |
| 2017 | 52.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2016 | 52.5 | -1.5pp |
| 2015 | 54 | +1.3pp |
| 2014 | 52.7 | +2.1pp |
| 2013 | 50.6 | -0.4pp |
| 2012 | 51 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 51 | +2.1pp |
| 2010 | 48.9 | +1.9pp |
| 2009 | 47 | -9.4pp |
| 2008 | 56.4 | +1.2pp |
| 2007 | 55.2 | -1.4pp |
| 2006 | 56.6 | -1.6pp |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 48.8 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -1.5pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 39 in 1976 to 70 in 2000.
This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Canada from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Canada from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 70 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 39 in 1976. The latest reading of 48.8 in 2025 represents a change of -1.5pp.