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

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 140.58 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 394.22 percent and the lowest value was in Italy: 66.24 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
Latvia 137.68 12 1995 - 2023
Czechia 132.95 13 1990 - 2023
Denmark 127.77 14 1966 - 2023
Bulgaria 119.67 15 1980 - 2023
Austria 116.81 16 1970 - 2023
Poland 110.47 17 1995 - 2023
Croatia 107.7 18 1995 - 2023
Sweden 106.37 19 1960 - 2023
Portugal 93.77 20 1970 - 2023
Greece 92.16 21 1960 - 2023
Finland 85.33 22 1970 - 2023
Romania 83.09 23 1990 - 2023
Germany 82.8 24 1970 - 2023
Spain 72.19 25 1970 - 2023
France 70.56 26 1960 - 2023
Italy 66.24 27 1970 - 2023



Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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