Trade openness - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 76.27 percent. The highest value was in Djibouti: 342.7 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 2.47 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Djibouti 342.7 1 2013 - 2023
Seychelles 183.07 2 1976 - 2023
Libya 155.66 3 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 141.51 4 1960 - 2023
Namibia 109.61 5 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 107.9 6 1976 - 2023
Tunisia 107.18 7 1965 - 2023
Mozambique 105.63 8 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 96.21 9 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 94.74 10 1980 - 2023
Morocco 93.79 11 1960 - 2023
Somalia 92.69 12 1960 - 2023
Chad 91.58 13 1960 - 2023
Gabon 91.48 14 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 91.47 15 1961 - 2023
DR Congo 91.26 16 1994 - 2023
Guinea 90.54 17 1986 - 2023
Zambia 78.24 18 1994 - 2023
Senegal 71 19 1960 - 2023
Mali 69.39 20 1967 - 2023
Ghana 69.04 21 1960 - 2023
Botswana 68.86 22 1960 - 2023
Angola 67.04 23 2002 - 2023
Rwanda 65.98 24 1960 - 2023
South Africa 65.18 25 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 64.82 26 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 61.44 27 2005 - 2023
Togo 61.43 28 1963 - 2023
Madagascar 60.78 29 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 55.87 30 1964 - 2023
Ivory Coast 52.57 31 1960 - 2023
Benin 51.35 32 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 50.79 33 1975 - 2023
Comoros 47.94 34 1980 - 2023
Algeria 43.68 35 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 43.48 36 1960 - 2023
Gambia 42.44 37 1966 - 2023
G.-Bissau 42.03 38 1970 - 2023
Egypt 40.44 39 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 38.21 40 1990 - 2023
Cameroon 37.22 41 1965 - 2023
Uganda 33.34 42 1960 - 2023
Kenya 32.09 43 1960 - 2023
Niger 30.42 44 1960 - 2023
Burundi 29.59 45 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 20.59 46 2011 - 2023
Sudan 2.47 47 1960 - 2023


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1. Djibouti
2. Seychelles
3. Libya
4. Lesotho
5. Namibia
6. Mauritius
7. Tunisia
8. Mozambique
9. R. of Congo
10. Cape Verde
11. Morocco
12. Somalia
13. Chad
14. Gabon
15. Mauritania
16. DR Congo
17. Guinea
18. Zambia
19. Senegal
20. Mali
21. Ghana
22. Botswana
23. Angola
24. Rwanda
25. South Africa
26. Burkina Faso
27. Eq. Guinea
28. Togo
29. Madagascar
30. Sierra Leone
31. Ivory Coast
32. Benin
33. Zimbabwe
34. Comoros
35. Algeria
36. C.A. Republic
37. Gambia
38. G.-Bissau
39. Egypt
40. Tanzania
41. Cameroon
42. Uganda
43. Kenya
44. Niger
45. Burundi
46. Ethiopia
47. Sudan
342.70
183.07
155.66
141.51
109.61
107.90
107.18
105.63
96.21
94.74
93.79
92.69
91.58
91.48
91.47
91.26
90.54
78.24
71.00
69.39
69.04
68.86
67.04
65.98
65.18
64.82
61.44
61.43
60.78
55.87
52.57
51.35
50.79
47.94
43.68
43.48
42.44
42.03
40.44
38.21
37.22
33.34
32.09
30.42
29.59
20.59
2.47
0
85.7
171.4
257
342.7


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