Trade (exports plus imports) in South America

9 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
76.5 %
Median country
49.7 %
half above, half below
World
68.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
25.0 to 76.5
Venezuela - Paraguay

How to read it

Across 9 countries in South America, the highest value is in Paraguay (76.5 %) and the lowest in Venezuela (25.0 %).

The median country is at 49.7 %: half are above, half below.

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and… · via World Bank WDI (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) · licence

Trade over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Paraguay76.5
2Chile65.0
3Ecuador59.4
4Peru51.8
5Uruguay49.7
6Colombia35.4
7Brazil35.3
8Argentina30.4
9Venezuela25.0
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