Türkiye's slice of global trade expanded dramatically over the 15 years from 1990 to 2005, rising from 0.51 percent to 0.91 percent of worldwide trade volume, according to figures from the State Planning Organization (DPT).
That 78.4 percent gain placed Türkiye 24th among OECD member nations by 2005 and ranked it fourth globally in terms of the size of its trade-share increase over that period.
China posted the largest gain among all countries surveyed, with its share surging from 1.36 percent in 1990 to 6.75 percent in 2005, a rise of roughly 396 percent. Thailand and Poland also recorded steep climbs, at 135.5 percent and 129.3 percent respectively.
Several major economies moved in the opposite direction. Germany, Japan, France, and Britain each saw their shares shrink by more than 20 percent across the same period, while Switzerland recorded the steepest decline at 41.1 percent.
The United States held the largest single share of world trade in both years, though its portion edged down slightly from 12.86 percent to 12.50 percent between 1990 and 2005.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in December 2006, in its own words.