Based on a comparison of 162 countries in 2013, Macao ranked the highest in balance of trade as a share of GDP with 60.9% followed by Qatar and Kuwait. On the other end of the scale was East Timor with -112%, Lesotho with -60.7% and Liberia with -57.2%.
Average balance of trade as a share of GDP reached 0.155% in 2013 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 135 % more than in the previous year and -110 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average balance of trade as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.580% in 1997 and an all time low of -1.04% in 1980. The average annual growth amounted to nan % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Balance of Trade (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Balance of Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Azerbaijan | % | 39.6% | 42.3% | 28.5% | 33.6% | 32.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | % | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.6% | 31.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 40.0% | 50.7% | 37.0% | 48.6% | 51.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 29.4% | 36.8% | 17.5% | 22.0% | 27.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 8.85% | 8.72% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 35.1% | 40.8% | 30.1% | 36.3% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 32.4% | 32.6% | 32.9% | 33.6% | 33.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macao | % | 27.6% | 33.8% | 44.5% | 56.1% | 58.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 16.5% | 21.3% | 16.0% | 24.4% | 33.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 16.7% | 18.4% | 20.9% | 22.1% | 21.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | ... | 24.4% | 33.3% | 22.1% | 38.4% | 45.9% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 25.0% | 28.1% | 9.32% | 16.6% | 26.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 30.8% | 20.9% | 23.5% | 26.4% | 26.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 28.0% | 35.8% | 13.7% | 23.1% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 36.7% | 23.7% | 29.4% | 32.5% | 31.2% | ... |
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