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 16 countries was 79.87 percent. The highest value was in Aruba: 169.8 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 24.9 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
Aruba 169.8 1 1995 - 2023
Belize 106.53 2 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 104.87 3 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 101.73 4 1971 - 2023
Honduras 97.95 5 1960 - 2023
Panama 89.53 6 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 82.7 7 1977 - 2023
El Salvador 80.92 8 1965 - 2023
Bermuda 77.54 9 2010 - 2023
Mexico 73.16 10 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 72.47 11 1960 - 2023
Canada 67.19 12 1961 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 49.62 13 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 48.19 14 1960 - 2023
Haiti 30.79 15 1988 - 2023
USA 24.9 16 1970 - 2023


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Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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1. Aruba
2. Belize
3. Nicaragua
4. Puerto Rico
5. Honduras
6. Panama
7. Bahamas
8. El Salvador
9. Bermuda
10. Mexico
11. Costa Rica
12. Canada
13. Domin. Rep.
14. Guatemala
15. Haiti
16. USA
169.80
106.53
104.87
101.73
97.95
89.53
82.70
80.92
77.54
73.16
72.47
67.19
49.62
48.19
30.79
24.90
0
42.5
84.9
127.4
169.8


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