* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP, 2018:

The average for 2018 based on 172 countries was 92.17 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 376.89 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 21.87 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Trade openness, 2018 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 376.89 1 1961 - 2023
Luxembourg 362.42 2 1970 - 2023
Singapore 326.72 3 1960 - 2023
San Marino 309.49 4 2015 - 2021
Malta 302.7 5 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 300.4 6 2013 - 2023
Ireland 216.54 7 1970 - 2023
Slovakia 189.8 8 1990 - 2023
Seychelles 185.71 9 1976 - 2023
Belgium 166.49 10 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 164.66 11 1986 - 2022
Hungary 163.26 12 1991 - 2023
Slovenia 161.14 13 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 158.82 14 1969 - 2023
UA Emirates 157.92 15 2001 - 2020
Bahrain 150.81 16 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 148.59 17 1995 - 2023
Cyprus 148.53 18 1975 - 2023
Czechia 147.95 19 1990 - 2023
Estonia 145.92 20 1993 - 2023
Aruba 145.21 21 1995 - 2022
Lesotho 144.43 22 1960 - 2022
Belarus 139.39 23 1992 - 2023
North Macedonia 133.22 24 1990 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 130.66 25 2014 - 2022
Malaysia 130.4 26 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 128.9 27 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 126.36 28 1981 - 2023
Cambodia 124.9 29 1993 - 2023
Mozambique 124.61 30 1991 - 2022
Switzerland 124.43 31 1970 - 2023
Latvia 123.62 32 1995 - 2023
Thailand 120.84 33 1960 - 2023
Palau 117.04 34 2005 - 2022
Macao 115.87 35 1982 - 2023
Georgia 109.85 36 1987 - 2023
Montenegro 109.61 37 2000 - 2023
Serbia 109.49 38 1995 - 2023
Austria 107.92 39 1970 - 2023
Denmark 106.97 40 1966 - 2023
Dominica 106.96 41 2006 - 2018
Faroe Isl. 106.87 42 1965 - 2022
Puerto Rico 106 43 1971 - 2023
Cape Verde 105.87 44 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 103.87 45 1965 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 103.65 46 2005 - 2023
Honduras 103.55 47 1960 - 2023
Poland 103.45 48 1995 - 2023
Micronesia 103.41 49 1983 - 2023
Fiji 103.24 50 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 103.12 51 1965 - 2019
Belize 100.69 52 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 100.58 53 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 99.2 54 1989 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 98.88 55 1990 - 2022
Croatia 98.76 56 1995 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 98.43 57 1994 - 2023
Vanuatu 98.34 58 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 98.09 59 1976 - 2023
Nicaragua 93.98 60 1988 - 2023
Brunei 93.9 61 1974 - 2023
Armenia 92.47 62 1990 - 2023
Qatar 91.84 63 1994 - 2022
Azerbaijan 91.67 64 1990 - 2023
Jamaica 89.98 65 1960 - 2019
Oman 89.28 66 1967 - 2021
Mauritania 89.15 67 1961 - 2023
Sweden 89.13 68 1960 - 2023
Guinea 88.98 69 1986 - 2023
Iceland 88.64 70 1970 - 2023
Germany 88.52 71 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 88.49 72 1980 - 2022
Jordan 87.96 73 1976 - 2021
Tonga 87.59 74 1975 - 2021
Botswana 87.46 75 1960 - 2023
Moldova 87.45 76 1995 - 2023
Romania 86.47 77 1990 - 2023
Portugal 86.43 78 1970 - 2023
Panama 86.16 79 1960 - 2022
Swaziland 84.75 80 1960 - 2022
Namibia 81.71 81 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 81 82 1972 - 2023
Barbados 80.75 83 1975 - 2022
Mexico 80.21 84 1960 - 2023
Greece 80.15 85 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 79.74 86 1980 - 2022
South Korea 78.99 87 1960 - 2023
Samoa 78.93 88 2002 - 2023
Finland 78.19 89 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 77.56 90 2010 - 2022
Morocco 77.25 91 1960 - 2023
Gabon 77.04 92 1960 - 2023
Albania 76.81 93 1984 - 2023
Bahamas 76.2 94 1977 - 2023
El Salvador 75.63 95 1965 - 2023
Somalia 75.39 96 1960 - 2023
Zambia 74.89 97 1994 - 2023
Chad 74.2 98 1960 - 2023
Philippines 72.16 99 1981 - 2023
Paraguay 72.07 100 1962 - 2023
Palestine 71.4 101 1994 - 2023
Uzbekistan 71.21 102 1997 - 2023
Norway 70 103 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 69.92 104 1994 - 2023
Lebanon 68.26 105 1989 - 2023
Ghana 67.96 106 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 67.84 107 1960 - 2023
Spain 67.57 108 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 66.95 109 1960 - 2023
Canada 66.6 110 1961 - 2023
Angola 66.38 111 2002 - 2023
Iraq 65.8 112 1970 - 2021
UK 64.54 113 1970 - 2023
France 64.44 114 1960 - 2023
Libya 63.78 115 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 63.53 116 1992 - 2022
Gambia 63.11 117 1966 - 2023
Turkey 62.61 118 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 61.96 119 1968 - 2023
Benin 61.8 120 1960 - 2023
Senegal 61.79 121 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 60.6 122 1960 - 2023
Italy 60.3 123 1970 - 2023
Mali 60.14 124 1967 - 2023
Yemen 58.9 125 1990 - 2018
Israel 58.89 126 1970 - 2023
Iran 58.57 127 1960 - 2023
Chile 58.18 128 1960 - 2023
Togo 57.36 129 1963 - 2023
Bolivia 57.11 130 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 56.7 131 1964 - 2023
Tajikistan 55.85 132 1993 - 2022
New Zealand 55.8 133 1970 - 2022
Rwanda 55.78 134 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 55.02 135 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 54.55 136 1975 - 2022
South Africa 54.49 137 1960 - 2023
Algeria 52.44 138 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 52.06 139 1960 - 2023
Russia 51.58 140 1989 - 2023
Turkmenistan 50.9 141 1991 - 2023
Syria 50.66 142 1960 - 2021
Sri Lanka 49.81 143 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 49.66 144 1960 - 2023
Peru 48.63 145 1982 - 2023
Nepal 48.45 146 1965 - 2023
Ecuador 48.01 147 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 47.79 148 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 47.01 149 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 46.04 150 1960 - 2023
Egypt 45.91 151 1965 - 2023
Haiti 45.14 152 1988 - 2023
India 43.62 153 1960 - 2023
Australia 43.35 154 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 43.07 155 1967 - 2023
Comoros 43 156 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 40.59 157 1965 - 2023
China 37.57 158 1960 - 2023
Niger 37.54 159 1960 - 2023
Uganda 36.64 160 1960 - 2023
Japan 36.61 161 1970 - 2022
Colombia 36.53 162 1960 - 2023
Kenya 34.41 163 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 32.64 164 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 32.51 165 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 31.2 166 2011 - 2023
Argentina 30.76 167 1983 - 2023
Brazil 28.88 168 1989 - 2023
Pakistan 27.63 169 1960 - 2023
USA 27.45 170 1970 - 2022
Burundi 26.6 171 1960 - 2023
Sudan 21.87 172 1960 - 2023



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376.89
362.42
326.72
309.49
302.70
300.40
216.54
189.80
185.71
166.49
164.66
163.26
161.14
158.82
157.92
150.81
148.59
148.53
147.95
145.92
145.21
144.43
139.39
133.22
130.66
130.40
128.90
126.36
124.90
124.61
124.43
123.62
120.84
117.04
115.87
109.85
109.61
109.49
107.92
106.97
106.96
106.87
106.00
105.87
103.87
103.65
103.55
103.45
103.41
103.24
103.12
100.69
100.58
99.20
98.88
98.76
98.43
98.34
98.09
93.98
93.90
92.47
91.84
91.67
89.98
89.28
89.15
89.13
88.98
88.64
88.52
88.49
87.96
87.59
87.46
87.45
86.47
86.43
86.16
84.75
81.71
81.00
80.75
80.21
80.15
79.74
78.99
78.93
78.19
77.56
77.25
77.04
76.81
76.20
75.63
75.39
74.89
74.20
72.16
72.07
71.40
71.21
70.00
69.92
68.26
67.96
67.84
67.57
66.95
66.60
66.38
65.80
64.54
64.44
63.78
63.53
63.11
62.61
61.96
61.80
61.79
60.60
60.30
60.14
58.90
58.89
58.57
58.18
57.36
57.11
56.70
55.85
55.80
55.78
55.02
54.55
54.49
52.44
52.06
51.58
50.90
50.66
49.81
49.66
48.63
48.45
48.01
47.79
47.01
46.04
45.91
45.14
43.62
43.35
43.07
43.00
40.59
37.57
37.54
36.64
36.61
36.53
34.41
32.64
32.51
31.20
30.76
28.88
27.63
27.45
26.60
21.87
0
94.2
188.4
282.7
376.89


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