Saudi Arabia (2025)
44.2
% of GDP
+1.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
66
years of data

Data

Saudi Arabia Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 44.2 +1.3pp
2024 42.9 -0.3pp
2023 43.2 -5.3pp
2022 48.5 +4.8pp
2021 43.7 +3.1pp
2020 40.6 -6.1pp
2019 46.7 -2pp
2018 48.7 +0.6pp
2017 48.1 +1.1pp
2016 47 -7.5pp
2015 54.5 -11.1pp
2014 65.6 -5.1pp
2013 70.7 -1.6pp
2012 72.3 -0.6pp
2011 72.9 +5.1pp
2010 67.8 +0.7pp
2009 67.1 -15.4pp
2008 82.5 +4.7pp
2007 77.8 +3.2pp
2006 74.6 +1.5pp

About this Dataset

Saudi Arabia recorded 44.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +1.3pp. Across 1960–2025 the series ranges from 40.6 % of GDP in 2020 to 84.6 % of GDP in 1980.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia. 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 1960–2025 (66 observations).

The series peaked at 84.6 % of GDP in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40.6 % of GDP in 2020. The latest reading is 44.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +1.3pp.