Exports plus imports of goods and services as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Trade Openness (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.9% |
| 2024 | 61.6% |
| 2023 | 65.7% |
| 2022 | 64.9% |
| 2021 | 56.2% |
| 2020 | 50.8% |
| 2019 | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 54.5% |
| 2017 | 53.5% |
| 2016 | 55.9% |
| 2015 | 56.7% |
| 2014 | 59.5% |
49 countries carry a recent trade as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.