Trade openness - Country rankings
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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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Countries | Trade openness, 2018 | Global rank | Available data |
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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
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94.2
188.4
282.7
376.89
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