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CHART 4.5

Trade in goods as a percent of GDP, 2003

  • This indicator shows the relative importance of trade in goods to an economy; the U.S. and Japan had the lowest ratios, at about 20 percent of GDP.

  • The relatively high figures for Singapore and the Netherlands reflect their status as platforms for re-exports and trans-shipments.

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Chart of trade in goods as a percent of GDP, 2003

SOURCE: World Bank.

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