Trade openness - Country rankings

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

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 63.74 percent. The highest value was in Nicaragua: 104.87 percent and the lowest value was in Argentina: 26.64 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
Nicaragua 104.87 1 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 101.73 2 1971 - 2023
Honduras 97.95 3 1960 - 2023
Panama 89.53 4 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 82.99 5 1962 - 2023
El Salvador 80.92 6 1965 - 2023
Mexico 73.16 7 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 72.47 8 1960 - 2023
Chile 60.97 9 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 57.85 10 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 56.46 11 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 51.73 12 1960 - 2023
Peru 50.91 13 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 49.62 14 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 48.19 15 1960 - 2023
Colombia 40.49 16 1960 - 2023
Brazil 33.85 17 1960 - 2023
Haiti 30.79 18 1988 - 2023
Argentina 26.64 19 1962 - 2023


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Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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1. Nicaragua
2. Puerto Rico
3. Honduras
4. Panama
5. Paraguay
6. El Salvador
7. Mexico
8. Costa Rica
9. Chile
10. Ecuador
11. Bolivia
12. Uruguay
13. Peru
14. Domin. Rep.
15. Guatemala
16. Colombia
17. Brazil
18. Haiti
19. Argentina
104.87
101.73
97.95
89.53
82.99
80.92
73.16
72.47
60.97
57.85
56.46
51.73
50.91
49.62
48.19
40.49
33.85
30.79
26.64
0
26.2
52.4
78.7
104.87


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