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 41 countries was 68.32 percent. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 183.07 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
Seychelles 183.07 1 1976 - 2023
Lesotho 141.51 2 1960 - 2023
Namibia 109.61 3 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 107.9 4 1976 - 2023
Mozambique 105.63 5 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 96.21 6 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 94.74 7 1980 - 2023
Somalia 92.69 8 1960 - 2023
Chad 91.58 9 1960 - 2023
Gabon 91.48 10 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 91.47 11 1961 - 2023
DR Congo 91.26 12 1994 - 2023
Guinea 90.54 13 1986 - 2023
Zambia 78.24 14 1994 - 2023
Senegal 71 15 1960 - 2023
Mali 69.39 16 1967 - 2023
Ghana 69.04 17 1960 - 2023
Botswana 68.86 18 1960 - 2023
Angola 67.04 19 2002 - 2023
Rwanda 65.98 20 1960 - 2023
South Africa 65.18 21 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 64.82 22 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 61.44 23 2005 - 2023
Togo 61.43 24 1963 - 2023
Madagascar 60.78 25 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 55.87 26 1964 - 2023
Ivory Coast 52.57 27 1960 - 2023
Benin 51.35 28 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 50.79 29 1975 - 2023
Comoros 47.94 30 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 43.48 31 1960 - 2023
Gambia 42.44 32 1966 - 2023
G.-Bissau 42.03 33 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 38.21 34 1990 - 2023
Cameroon 37.22 35 1965 - 2023
Uganda 33.34 36 1960 - 2023
Kenya 32.09 37 1960 - 2023
Niger 30.42 38 1960 - 2023
Burundi 29.59 39 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 20.59 40 2011 - 2023
Sudan 2.47 41 1960 - 2023


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1. Seychelles
2. Lesotho
3. Namibia
4. Mauritius
5. Mozambique
6. R. of Congo
7. Cape Verde
8. Somalia
9. Chad
10. Gabon
11. Mauritania
12. DR Congo
13. Guinea
14. Zambia
15. Senegal
16. Mali
17. Ghana
18. Botswana
19. Angola
20. Rwanda
21. South Africa
22. Burkina Faso
23. Eq. Guinea
24. Togo
25. Madagascar
26. Sierra Leone
27. Ivory Coast
28. Benin
29. Zimbabwe
30. Comoros
31. C.A. Republic
32. Gambia
33. G.-Bissau
34. Tanzania
35. Cameroon
36. Uganda
37. Kenya
38. Niger
39. Burundi
40. Ethiopia
41. Sudan
183.07
141.51
109.61
107.90
105.63
96.21
94.74
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
43.48
42.44
42.03
38.21
37.22
33.34
32.09
30.42
29.59
20.59
2.47
0
45.8
91.5
137.3
183.07


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