Trade openness - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 166 countries was 90.58 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 359.39 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 2 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Trade openness, 2024 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 359.39 1 1961 - 2025
Luxembourg 351.27 2 1970 - 2025
Singapore 313.3 3 1960 - 2025
Ireland 246.17 4 1970 - 2025
Djibouti 241.24 5 2013 - 2025
Malta 217.73 6 1970 - 2025
Cyprus 190.4 7 1975 - 2025
Seychelles 175.87 8 1976 - 2025
Vietnam 173.89 9 1986 - 2025
Slovakia 171.21 10 1990 - 2025
Aruba 164.14 11 1995 - 2024
Belgium 159.02 12 1970 - 2025
Bahrain 157.48 13 1980 - 2024
Maldives 156.47 14 2014 - 2024
Slovenia 155.66 15 1990 - 2025
Netherlands 153.96 16 1969 - 2025
Lesotho 152.47 17 1960 - 2025
Estonia 151.04 18 1993 - 2025
Armenia 150.06 19 1990 - 2025
Hungary 147.93 20 1991 - 2025
Mauritius 145.42 21 1976 - 2025
Cambodia 143.45 22 1993 - 2025
Lithuania 142.42 23 1995 - 2025
Macao 142.08 24 1982 - 2025
Mongolia 138.45 25 1981 - 2025
Libya 137.51 26 1990 - 2025
Malaysia 137.36 27 1960 - 2025
North Macedonia 136.32 28 1990 - 2025
Thailand 135.72 29 1960 - 2025
Brunei 132.59 30 1974 - 2025
Denmark 131.77 31 1966 - 2025
Czechia 131.47 32 1990 - 2025
Latvia 131.31 33 1995 - 2025
Switzerland 130.35 34 1970 - 2025
Somalia 130.33 35 1960 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 130.1 36 1990 - 2025
Belarus 128.24 37 1990 - 2025
Fiji 118.96 38 1980 - 2024
Oman 114.85 39 1967 - 2024
Serbia 111.73 40 1995 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 111.35 41 1980 - 2024
Bulgaria 110.23 42 1980 - 2025
Montenegro 109.94 43 2000 - 2025
Belize 108.97 44 1980 - 2024
Austria 108.83 45 1970 - 2025
Namibia 108 46 1980 - 2025
Swaziland 107.48 47 2013 - 2024
Tunisia 106.3 48 1965 - 2025
Sweden 105.97 49 1960 - 2025
Palau 105.81 50 2005 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 105.75 51 1965 - 2024
Croatia 104.91 52 1995 - 2025
Georgia 103.46 53 1987 - 2025
Kiribati 102.11 54 1972 - 2024
Poland 100.36 55 1995 - 2025
Nicaragua 99.15 56 1960 - 2025
Guinea 97.78 57 1986 - 2025
Cape Verde 96.9 58 1980 - 2025
Micronesia 96.44 59 1983 - 2025
Mozambique 95.63 60 1991 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 94.76 61 1994 - 2025
Puerto Rico 94.62 62 1971 - 2025
DR Congo 94.25 63 1994 - 2025
Kuwait 93.99 64 1965 - 2024
Mauritania 93.6 65 1961 - 2025
R. of Congo 93.19 66 1960 - 2025
Morocco 92.19 67 1960 - 2025
Gabon 92.05 68 1960 - 2025
Honduras 91.67 69 1960 - 2025
Greece 89.78 70 1960 - 2025
Portugal 89.66 71 1970 - 2025
Moldova 88.89 72 1995 - 2025
Iceland 86.18 73 1970 - 2025
El Salvador 85.68 74 1965 - 2025
South Korea 84.64 75 1960 - 2025
Afghanistan 83.76 76 2020 - 2024
Panama 83.67 77 1960 - 2024
Finland 83.45 78 1970 - 2025
Azerbaijan 82.57 79 1990 - 2025
Lebanon 82.23 80 1989 - 2024
Bermuda 80.21 81 2010 - 2024
Ukraine 79.69 82 1989 - 2025
Norway 79.58 83 1970 - 2025
Samoa 79.52 84 2002 - 2025
Albania 79.45 85 1980 - 2025
Bhutan 79.36 86 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 79.24 87 1977 - 2024
Germany 79.09 88 1970 - 2025
Tonga 77.58 89 1975 - 2024
Romania 77.21 90 1990 - 2025
Iraq 77.14 91 1970 - 2024
Paraguay 77.09 92 1962 - 2025
Mexico 75.43 93 1960 - 2025
Palestine 74.59 94 1994 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 74.29 95 2005 - 2025
Vanuatu 73.38 96 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 71.69 97 1960 - 2025
Spain 69.95 98 1970 - 2025
Costa Rica 69.85 99 1960 - 2025
Botswana 69.45 100 1960 - 2025
Ghana 68.97 101 1960 - 2024
Senegal 68.24 102 1960 - 2025
France 68.11 103 1960 - 2025
Philippines 65.86 104 1981 - 2025
Canada 65.12 105 1961 - 2025
Chile 63.96 106 1960 - 2025
UK 62.84 107 1970 - 2025
Italy 62.59 108 1970 - 2025
Zambia 62.53 109 1994 - 2024
South Africa 61.65 110 1960 - 2025
Burkina Faso 60.49 111 1960 - 2025
Tajikistan 59.09 112 1993 - 2024
Madagascar 57.54 113 1960 - 2025
Uzbekistan 57.53 114 1997 - 2025
Ecuador 57.44 115 1960 - 2025
Kazakhstan 57.16 116 1992 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 56.4 117 1968 - 2025
Turkey 54.6 118 1960 - 2025
Israel 54.38 119 1970 - 2025
Iran 52.06 120 1960 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 51.78 121 1960 - 2025
Peru 51.68 122 1960 - 2025
Uruguay 51.46 123 1960 - 2025
Ivory Coast 51.26 124 1960 - 2025
New Zealand 50.66 125 1970 - 2024
Angola 49.85 126 2002 - 2025
Mali 49.77 127 1967 - 2025
Guatemala 47.31 128 1960 - 2025
Australia 47.15 129 1960 - 2025
Bolivia 46.98 130 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 46.43 131 1960 - 2025
India 45.92 132 1960 - 2025
Japan 44.85 133 1970 - 2024
Chad 44.56 134 1960 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 44.28 135 2008 - 2025
Indonesia 42.81 136 1967 - 2025
Uganda 42.65 137 1960 - 2025
Gambia 42.17 138 1966 - 2025
Sri Lanka 42.12 139 1960 - 2025
Malawi 41.9 140 2017 - 2025
Zimbabwe 41.5 141 1975 - 2024
Comoros 41.48 142 1980 - 2025
Tanzania 41.31 143 1990 - 2025
Benin 40.64 144 1960 - 2025
Sierra Leone 40.55 145 1964 - 2025
G.-Bissau 40.37 146 1970 - 2025
N. Caledonia 40.37 147 1990 - 2024
Nepal 40.17 148 1965 - 2025
Algeria 40.13 149 1960 - 2025
Kenya 40.01 150 1960 - 2025
Egypt 39.6 151 1960 - 2025
Russia 39.42 152 1989 - 2025
China 37.96 153 1960 - 2025
Colombia 36.32 154 1960 - 2025
Brazil 35.58 155 1960 - 2025
Cameroon 34.4 156 1965 - 2025
Turkmenistan 28.73 157 1991 - 2025
Argentina 27.93 158 1960 - 2025
Pakistan 27.57 159 1960 - 2025
Bangladesh 26.78 160 1960 - 2025
Venezuela 26.24 161 1960 - 2025
USA 25.02 162 1970 - 2024
Niger 24.39 163 1960 - 2025
Haiti 18.65 164 1988 - 2025
Ethiopia 17.4 165 2011 - 2025
Sudan 2 166 1960 - 2025


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1. Hong Kong
2. Luxembourg
3. Singapore
4. Ireland
5. Djibouti
6. Malta
7. Cyprus
8. Seychelles
9. Vietnam
10. Slovakia
11. Aruba
12. Belgium
13. Bahrain
14. Maldives
15. Slovenia
16. Netherlands
17. Lesotho
18. Estonia
19. Armenia
20. Hungary
21. Mauritius
22. Cambodia
23. Lithuania
24. Macao
25. Mongolia
26. Libya
27. Malaysia
28. North Macedonia
29. Thailand
30. Brunei
31. Denmark
32. Czechia
33. Latvia
34. Switzerland
35. Somalia
36. Kyrgyzstan
37. Belarus
38. Fiji
39. Oman
40. Serbia
41. Solomon Isl.
42. Bulgaria
43. Montenegro
44. Belize
45. Austria
46. Namibia
47. Swaziland
48. Tunisia
49. Sweden
50. Palau
51. Faroe Isl.
52. Croatia
53. Georgia
54. Kiribati
55. Poland
56. Nicaragua
57. Guinea
58. Cape Verde
59. Micronesia
60. Mozambique
61. Bosnia & Herz.
62. Puerto Rico
63. DR Congo
64. Kuwait
65. Mauritania
66. R. of Congo
67. Morocco
68. Gabon
69. Honduras
70. Greece
71. Portugal
72. Moldova
73. Iceland
74. El Salvador
75. South Korea
76. Afghanistan
77. Panama
78. Finland
79. Azerbaijan
80. Lebanon
81. Bermuda
82. Ukraine
83. Norway
84. Samoa
85. Albania
86. Bhutan
87. Bahamas
88. Germany
89. Tonga
90. Romania
91. Iraq
92. Paraguay
93. Mexico
94. Palestine
95. Eq. Guinea
96. Vanuatu
97. Rwanda
98. Spain
99. Costa Rica
100. Botswana
101. Ghana
102. Senegal
103. France
104. Philippines
105. Canada
106. Chile
107. UK
108. Italy
109. Zambia
110. South Africa
111. Burkina Faso
112. Tajikistan
113. Madagascar
114. Uzbekistan
115. Ecuador
116. Kazakhstan
117. Saudi Arabia
118. Turkey
119. Israel
120. Iran
121. Domin. Rep.
122. Peru
123. Uruguay
124. Ivory Coast
125. New Zealand
126. Angola
127. Mali
128. Guatemala
129. Australia
130. Bolivia
131. C.A. Republic
132. India
133. Japan
134. Chad
135. S.T.&Principe
136. Indonesia
137. Uganda
138. Gambia
139. Sri Lanka
140. Malawi
141. Zimbabwe
142. Comoros
143. Tanzania
144. Benin
145. Sierra Leone
146. G.-Bissau
147. N. Caledonia
148. Nepal
149. Algeria
150. Kenya
151. Egypt
152. Russia
153. China
154. Colombia
155. Brazil
156. Cameroon
157. Turkmenistan
158. Argentina
159. Pakistan
160. Bangladesh
161. Venezuela
162. USA
163. Niger
164. Haiti
165. Ethiopia
166. Sudan
359.39
351.27
313.30
246.17
241.24
217.73
190.40
175.87
173.89
171.21
164.14
159.02
157.48
156.47
155.66
153.96
152.47
151.04
150.06
147.93
145.42
143.45
142.42
142.08
138.45
137.51
137.36
136.32
135.72
132.59
131.77
131.47
131.31
130.35
130.33
130.10
128.24
118.96
114.85
111.73
111.35
110.23
109.94
108.97
108.83
108.00
107.48
106.30
105.97
105.81
105.75
104.91
103.46
102.11
100.36
99.15
97.78
96.90
96.44
95.63
94.76
94.62
94.25
93.99
93.60
93.19
92.19
92.05
91.67
89.78
89.66
88.89
86.18
85.68
84.64
83.76
83.67
83.45
82.57
82.23
80.21
79.69
79.58
79.52
79.45
79.36
79.24
79.09
77.58
77.21
77.14
77.09
75.43
74.59
74.29
73.38
71.69
69.95
69.85
69.45
68.97
68.24
68.11
65.86
65.12
63.96
62.84
62.59
62.53
61.65
60.49
59.09
57.54
57.53
57.44
57.16
56.40
54.60
54.38
52.06
51.78
51.68
51.46
51.26
50.66
49.85
49.77
47.31
47.15
46.98
46.43
45.92
44.85
44.56
44.28
42.81
42.65
42.17
42.12
41.90
41.50
41.48
41.31
40.64
40.55
40.37
40.37
40.17
40.13
40.01
39.60
39.42
37.96
36.32
35.58
34.40
28.73
27.93
27.57
26.78
26.24
25.02
24.39
18.65
17.40
2.00
0
89.8
179.7
269.5
359.39


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