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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.
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
0
94.2
188.4
282.7
376.89
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