East Germany: Imports (% of GDP)

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

1989: 41.0%percent of GDP
Change on 1988: +0.0 pointsfrom 40.9%
Average, 1980–1989: 43.4%10 years
Record high and low: 46.3% (1984)low 40.9% (1988)

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Year	Value
1989	41.0
1988	40.9
1987	42.3
1986	45.7
1985	45.2
1984	46.3
1983	44.8
1982	43.0
1981	43.0
1980	41.8

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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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