Trade openness - Country rankings

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

The average for 2018 based on 173 countries was 92.45 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 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Trade openness, 2018	Global rank	Available data
Hong Kong	376.89	1	1961 - 2022
Luxembourg	362.42	2	1970 - 2022
Singapore	325.2	3	1960 - 2022
San Marino	309.49	4	2015 - 2021
Malta	307.44	5	1970 - 2022
Djibouti	300.4	6	2013 - 2020
Ireland	217.08	7	1970 - 2022
Seychelles	208.69	8	1976 - 2022
Slovakia	189.8	9	1990 - 2022
Belgium	166.49	10	1970 - 2022
Vietnam	164.66	11	1986 - 2021
Hungary	163.26	12	1991 - 2022
Slovenia	161.14	13	1995 - 2022
Netherlands	158.82	14	1969 - 2022
UA Emirates	157.92	15	2001 - 2020
Maldives	153.83	16	1980 - 2021
Bahrain	150.81	17	1980 - 2021
Lithuania	148.59	18	1995 - 2022
Cyprus	148.53	19	1975 - 2022
Czechia	147.95	20	1990 - 2022
Estonia	145.92	21	1995 - 2022
Aruba	145.21	22	1995 - 2021
Lesotho	142.63	23	1960 - 2021
Belarus	139.39	24	1990 - 2022
Ant.& Barb.	135.16	25	1993 - 2020
North Macedonia	133.22	26	1990 - 2022
Malaysia	130.4	27	1960 - 2022
Bulgaria	128.85	28	1980 - 2022
Mozambique	127.2	29	1991 - 2021
Mongolia	126.36	30	1981 - 2022
Cambodia	124.9	31	1960 - 2022
Switzerland	124.43	32	1980 - 2022
Latvia	123.58	33	1995 - 2022
Thailand	120.84	34	1960 - 2022
R. of Congo	120.04	35	1960 - 2022
Macao	115.63	36	1982 - 2022
Georgia	111.76	37	1990 - 2022
Montenegro	109.61	38	2000 - 2022
Serbia	109.49	39	1995 - 2022
Austria	107.92	40	1970 - 2022
Denmark	106.97	41	1966 - 2022
Dominica	106.96	42	2006 - 2018
Faroe Isl.	106.87	43	1998 - 2021
Somalia	106.57	44	1960 - 2022
Puerto Rico	106	45	1971 - 2022
Cape Verde	105.87	46	1980 - 2022
Tunisia	103.87	47	1965 - 2022
Eq. Guinea	103.65	48	2005 - 2022
Honduras	103.55	49	1960 - 2022
Poland	103.45	50	1995 - 2022
Fiji	103.24	51	1980 - 2022
Kuwait	103.12	52	1965 - 2019
Micronesia	100.85	53	1983 - 2022
Belize	99.72	54	1980 - 2022
Croatia	99.66	55	1995 - 2022
Ukraine	99.2	56	1989 - 2022
Kiribati	99.07	57	1972 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	98.88	58	1990 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	98.43	59	1994 - 2022
Vanuatu	98.34	60	1980 - 2022
Mauritius	98.09	61	1976 - 2022
Nicaragua	93.98	62	1960 - 2022
Brunei	93.9	63	1974 - 2022
Armenia	92.47	64	1990 - 2022
Qatar	91.84	65	1994 - 2021
Azerbaijan	91.67	66	1990 - 2022
Jamaica	89.98	67	1960 - 2022
Oman	89.28	68	1967 - 2021
Mauritania	89.15	69	1961 - 2022
Sweden	89.13	70	1960 - 2022
Guinea	88.98	71	1986 - 2022
Iceland	88.64	72	1970 - 2022
Germany	88.52	73	1970 - 2022
Solomon Isl.	88.5	74	1980 - 2022
Jordan	87.96	75	1976 - 2019
Tonga	87.59	76	1975 - 2021
Botswana	87.46	77	1960 - 2022
Moldova	87.45	78	1995 - 2022
Romania	86.47	79	1990 - 2022
Portugal	86.43	80	1970 - 2022
Swaziland	84.75	81	1960 - 2021
Bhutan	84.19	82	1980 - 2021
Namibia	81.71	83	1980 - 2022
Mexico	80.56	84	1960 - 2022
Greece	80.15	85	1960 - 2022
South Korea	78.99	86	1960 - 2022
Samoa	78.93	87	2002 - 2022
Finland	78.19	88	1970 - 2022
Bermuda	77.56	89	2010 - 2022
Morocco	77.25	90	1960 - 2022
Gabon	77.04	91	1960 - 2022
Albania	76.81	92	1984 - 2022
Bahamas	76.17	93	1977 - 2022
El Salvador	75.63	94	1965 - 2022
Barbados	75.46	95	1975 - 2021
Zambia	74.89	96	1994 - 2022
Chad	74.2	97	1960 - 2022
Philippines	72.16	98	1981 - 2022
Paraguay	72.07	99	1965 - 2022
Palestine	71.4	100	1994 - 2022
Uzbekistan	71.21	101	1997 - 2022
Norway	70	102	1970 - 2022
DR Congo	69.92	103	1994 - 2022
Lebanon	68.26	104	1989 - 2021
Ghana	67.96	105	1960 - 2022
Madagascar	67.84	106	1960 - 2022
Spain	67.57	107	1970 - 2022
Costa Rica	66.95	108	1960 - 2022
Canada	66.6	109	1961 - 2022
Angola	66.38	110	2000 - 2021
Iraq	65.8	111	1970 - 2021
France	64.44	112	1960 - 2022
UK	64	113	1970 - 2022
Libya	63.78	114	1990 - 2019
Kazakhstan	63.53	115	1992 - 2021
Gambia	63.11	116	1966 - 2022
Turkey	62.55	117	1960 - 2022
Burma	62.45	118	2010 - 2022
Saudi Arabia	61.96	119	1968 - 2022
Benin	61.8	120	1960 - 2022
Senegal	61.79	121	1960 - 2022
Burkina Faso	60.6	122	1960 - 2019
Italy	60.3	123	1970 - 2022
Mali	60.14	124	1967 - 2022
Israel	58.91	125	1995 - 2022
Iran	58.38	126	1960 - 2022
Chile	58.18	127	1960 - 2022
Algeria	58.07	128	1960 - 2022
Togo	57.96	129	1960 - 2022
Bolivia	57.11	130	1960 - 2021
Sierra Leone	56.7	131	1964 - 2021
G.-Bissau	56.02	132	1970 - 2020
Tajikistan	55.85	133	1993 - 2021
New Zealand	55.8	134	1971 - 2021
Rwanda	55.79	135	1960 - 2022
South Africa	54.63	136	1960 - 2022
Zimbabwe	54.55	137	1975 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	52.06	138	1960 - 2022
Russia	51.58	139	1989 - 2022
Turkmenistan	50.9	140	1991 - 2020
Syria	50.66	141	1960 - 2020
Sri Lanka	49.81	142	1960 - 2022
C.A. Republic	49.66	143	1960 - 2022
Yemen	49.3	144	2010 - 2018
Peru	48.63	145	1960 - 2022
Nepal	48.45	146	1965 - 2022
Uruguay	47.92	147	1960 - 2022
Guatemala	47.01	148	1960 - 2022
Ecuador	46.36	149	1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast	46.04	150	1960 - 2022
Egypt	45.91	151	1965 - 2022
Haiti	45.14	152	1988 - 2022
India	43.62	153	1960 - 2022
Australia	43.39	154	1960 - 2022
Indonesia	43.07	155	1967 - 2022
Comoros	43	156	1980 - 2022
Cameroon	40.59	157	1965 - 2022
Niger	38.13	158	1960 - 2022
China	37.57	159	1960 - 2022
Uganda	36.64	160	1960 - 2022
Japan	36.61	161	1970 - 2021
Colombia	36.53	162	1960 - 2022
Kenya	34.41	163	1960 - 2022
Nigeria	33.01	164	1960 - 2021
Tanzania	32.64	165	1990 - 2022
Bangladesh	32.51	166	1960 - 2022
Ethiopia	31.2	167	2011 - 2022
Argentina	30.76	168	1962 - 2022
Brazil	28.88	169	1960 - 2022
Pakistan	27.63	170	1960 - 2022
USA	27.61	171	1970 - 2021
Burundi	26.6	172	1960 - 2022
Sudan	21.87	173	1960 - 2022

Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

1. Hong Kong

2. Luxembourg

3. Singapore

4. San Marino

5. Malta

6. Djibouti

7. Ireland

8. Seychelles

9. Slovakia

10. Belgium

11. Vietnam

12. Hungary

13. Slovenia

14. Netherlands

15. UA Emirates

16. Maldives

17. Bahrain

18. Lithuania

19. Cyprus

20. Czechia

21. Estonia

22. Aruba

23. Lesotho

24. Belarus

25. Ant.& Barb.

26. North Macedonia

27. Malaysia

28. Bulgaria

29. Mozambique

30. Mongolia

31. Cambodia

32. Switzerland

33. Latvia

34. Thailand

35. R. of Congo

36. Macao

37. Georgia

38. Montenegro

39. Serbia

40. Austria

41. Denmark

42. Dominica

43. Faroe Isl.

44. Somalia

45. Puerto Rico

46. Cape Verde

47. Tunisia

48. Eq. Guinea

49. Honduras

50. Poland

51. Fiji

52. Kuwait

53. Micronesia

54. Belize

55. Croatia

56. Ukraine

57. Kiribati

58. Kyrgyzstan

59. Bosnia & Herz.

60. Vanuatu

61. Mauritius

62. Nicaragua

63. Brunei

64. Armenia

65. Qatar

66. Azerbaijan

67. Jamaica

68. Oman

69. Mauritania

70. Sweden

71. Guinea

72. Iceland

73. Germany

74. Solomon Isl.

75. Jordan

76. Tonga

77. Botswana

78. Moldova

79. Romania

80. Portugal

81. Swaziland

82. Bhutan

83. Namibia

84. Mexico

85. Greece

86. South Korea

87. Samoa

88. Finland

89. Bermuda

90. Morocco

91. Gabon

92. Albania

93. Bahamas

94. El Salvador

95. Barbados

96. Zambia

97. Chad

98. Philippines

99. Paraguay

100. Palestine

101. Uzbekistan

102. Norway

103. DR Congo

104. Lebanon

105. Ghana

106. Madagascar

107. Spain

108. Costa Rica

109. Canada

110. Angola

111. Iraq

112. France

113. UK

114. Libya

115. Kazakhstan

116. Gambia

117. Turkey

118. Burma

119. Saudi Arabia

120. Benin

121. Senegal

122. Burkina Faso

123. Italy

124. Mali

125. Israel

126. Iran

127. Chile

128. Algeria

129. Togo

130. Bolivia

131. Sierra Leone

132. G.-Bissau

133. Tajikistan

134. New Zealand

135. Rwanda

136. South Africa

137. Zimbabwe

138. Domin. Rep.

139. Russia

140. Turkmenistan

141. Syria

142. Sri Lanka

143. C.A. Republic

144. Yemen

145. Peru

146. Nepal

147. Uruguay

148. Guatemala

149. Ecuador

150. Ivory Coast

151. Egypt

152. Haiti

153. India

154. Australia

155. Indonesia

156. Comoros

157. Cameroon

158. Niger

159. China

160. Uganda

161. Japan

162. Colombia

163. Kenya

164. Nigeria

165. Tanzania

166. Bangladesh

167. Ethiopia

168. Argentina

169. Brazil

170. Pakistan

171. USA

172. Burundi

173. Sudan

376.89

362.42

325.20

309.49

307.44

300.40

217.08

208.69

189.80

166.49

164.66

163.26

161.14

158.82

157.92

153.83

150.81

148.59

148.53

147.95

145.92

145.21

142.63

139.39

135.16

133.22

130.40

128.85

127.20

126.36

124.90

124.43

123.58

120.84

120.04

115.63

111.76

109.61

109.49

107.92

106.97

106.96

106.87

106.57

106.00

105.87

103.87

103.65

103.55

103.45

103.24

103.12

100.85

99.72

99.66

99.20

99.07

98.88

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

88.50

87.96

87.59

87.46

87.45

86.47

86.43

84.75

84.19

81.71

80.56

80.15

78.99

78.93

78.19

77.56

77.25

77.04

76.81

76.17

75.63

75.46

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

64.44

64.00

63.78

63.53

63.11

62.55

62.45

61.96

61.80

61.79

60.60

60.30

60.14

58.91

58.38

58.18

58.07

57.96

57.11

56.70

56.02

55.85

55.80

55.79

54.63

54.55

52.06

51.58

50.90

50.66

49.81

49.66

49.30

48.63

48.45

47.92

47.01

46.36

46.04

45.91

45.14

43.62

43.39

43.07

43.00

40.59

38.13

37.57

36.64

36.61

36.53

34.41

33.01

32.64

32.51

31.20

30.76

28.88

27.63

27.61

26.60

21.87

94.2

188.4

282.7

376.89

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