East Germany: Exports (% of GDP)

Name: East Germany: Exports (% of GDP)
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Percent of GDP · 1980–1989 · 10 observations · exports_GDP

1989: 39.9%percent of GDP
Change on 1988: +0.8 pointsfrom 39.1%
Average, 1980–1989: 41.6%10 years
Record high and low: 46.2% (1984)low 35.0% (1980)

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Year	Value
1989	39.9
1988	39.1
1987	40.5
1986	42.6
1985	45.0
1984	46.2
1983	45.7
1982	42.7
1981	39.0
1980	35.0

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This series is derived from other GMD variables.

East Germany documentation (PDF)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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