Merchandise trade as a share of GDP rose 14.8% to 186% in Slovenia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Slovenia reached an all time high of 186% in 2021 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 1994. When compared to Slovenia's main peers, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Austria amounted to 87.9%, 83.2% in Croatia, 156% in Hungary and 55.4% in Italy in 2021.
Slovenia has been ranked 5th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of merchandise trade as a share of GDP, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Merchandise Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 80.8% | 78.3% | 82.4% | 83.2% | 81.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 86.9% | 85.6% | 93.5% | 93.2% | 87.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 66.7% | 68.2% | 72.6% | 73.2% | 72.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 159% | 156% | 158% | 155% | 150% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 44.2% | 43.2% | 44.5% | 45.1% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 70.8% | 68.9% | 70.7% | 71.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 152% | 152% | 155% | 153% | 149% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 47.3% | 46.3% | 49.0% | 50.3% | 50.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.0% | 60.5% | 62.5% | 63.2% | 60.9% | ||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 82.9% | 85.8% | 89.2% | 90.4% | 89.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78.8% | 83.8% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 90.0% | ||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 166% | 169% | 173% | 176% | 170% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 143% | 142% | 153% | 160% | 164% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 78.2% | 83.3% | 81.9% | 81.4% | 82.0% |
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