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 42 countries was 125.17 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 394.22 percent and the lowest value was in Russia: 41.83 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
Luxembourg 394.22 1 1970 - 2023
Ireland 237.22 2 1970 - 2023
Malta 227.45 3 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 192.79 4 1975 - 2023
Slovakia 182.31 5 1990 - 2023
Belgium 168.93 6 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 165.91 7 1969 - 2023
Slovenia 160.1 8 1990 - 2023
Hungary 157.3 9 1991 - 2023
Estonia 154.86 10 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 149.04 11 1995 - 2023
North Macedonia 148.67 12 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 138.22 13 1970 - 2023
Latvia 137.68 14 1995 - 2023
Belarus 133 15 1990 - 2023
Czechia 132.95 16 1990 - 2023
Denmark 127.77 17 1966 - 2023
Bulgaria 119.67 18 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 118.54 19 2000 - 2023
Austria 116.81 20 1970 - 2023
Serbia 114.49 21 1995 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 114.34 22 1965 - 2023
Poland 110.47 23 1995 - 2023
Croatia 107.7 24 1995 - 2023
Sweden 106.37 25 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 99.9 26 1994 - 2023
Moldova 95.13 27 1995 - 2023
Portugal 93.77 28 1970 - 2023
Greece 92.16 29 1960 - 2023
Iceland 86.79 30 1970 - 2023
Finland 85.33 31 1970 - 2023
Romania 83.09 32 1990 - 2023
Germany 82.8 33 1970 - 2023
Albania 82.49 34 1980 - 2023
Norway 79.67 35 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 78.1 36 1989 - 2023
Spain 72.19 37 1970 - 2023
France 70.56 38 1960 - 2023
Turkey 66.28 39 1960 - 2023
Italy 66.24 40 1970 - 2023
UK 63.88 41 1970 - 2023
Russia 41.83 42 1989 - 2023


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Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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All articles

1. Luxembourg
2. Ireland
3. Malta
4. Cyprus
5. Slovakia
6. Belgium
7. Netherlands
8. Slovenia
9. Hungary
10. Estonia
11. Lithuania
12. North Macedonia
13. Switzerland
14. Latvia
15. Belarus
16. Czechia
17. Denmark
18. Bulgaria
19. Montenegro
20. Austria
21. Serbia
22. Faroe Isl.
23. Poland
24. Croatia
25. Sweden
26. Bosnia & Herz.
27. Moldova
28. Portugal
29. Greece
30. Iceland
31. Finland
32. Romania
33. Germany
34. Albania
35. Norway
36. Ukraine
37. Spain
38. France
39. Turkey
40. Italy
41. UK
42. Russia
394.22
237.22
227.45
192.79
182.31
168.93
165.91
160.10
157.30
154.86
149.04
148.67
138.22
137.68
133.00
132.95
127.77
119.67
118.54
116.81
114.49
114.34
110.47
107.70
106.37
99.90
95.13
93.77
92.16
86.79
85.33
83.09
82.80
82.49
79.67
78.10
72.19
70.56
66.28
66.24
63.88
41.83
0
98.6
197.1
295.7
394.22


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