Trade openness - Country rankings

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

The average for 2024 based on 13 countries was 99.32 percent. The highest value was in Djibouti: 241.24 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 39.6 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
Djibouti 241.24 1 2013 - 2025
Bahrain 157.48 2 1980 - 2024
Libya 137.51 3 1990 - 2025
Oman 114.85 4 1967 - 2024
Tunisia 106.3 5 1965 - 2025
Kuwait 93.99 6 1965 - 2024
Morocco 92.19 7 1960 - 2025
Lebanon 82.23 8 1989 - 2024
Iraq 77.14 9 1970 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 56.4 10 1968 - 2025
Iran 52.06 11 1960 - 2025
Algeria 40.13 12 1960 - 2025
Egypt 39.6 13 1960 - 2025


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Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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1. Djibouti
2. Bahrain
3. Libya
4. Oman
5. Tunisia
6. Kuwait
7. Morocco
8. Lebanon
9. Iraq
10. Saudi Arabia
11. Iran
12. Algeria
13. Egypt
241.24
157.48
137.51
114.85
106.30
93.99
92.19
82.23
77.14
56.40
52.06
40.13
39.60
0
60.3
120.6
180.9
241.24


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