Figure 1. U.S. trade as a percentage of real gross domestic product, 1970–2010
| Year |
Import percentage of GDP |
Export percentage of GDP |
Imports and exports (billions of chained 2009 dollars) |
|
1970
|
4 |
5 |
$441 |
|
1975
|
5 |
5 |
532 |
|
1980
|
6 |
6 |
746 |
|
1985
|
5 |
7 |
941 |
|
1990
|
7 |
8 |
1,367 |
|
1995
|
9 |
10 |
1,924 |
|
2000
|
10 |
14 |
2,995 |
|
2005
|
10 |
15 |
3,546 |
|
2010
|
12 |
15 |
4,012 |