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Libya - Trade Openness 1999

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
34.80% −5.45% from 1998 Global rank: 20th

Libya's trade openness was 34.80% in 1999, decreased +5.45% from 40.25% in 1998. This was the 20th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾
Trade Openness by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 18.13% -4.6%
2nd Brazil 20.98% 27.6%
3rd Argentina 21.38% -8.4%
4th United States 23.31% 2.1%
5th Serbia 24.20% -38.2%
6th Sudan 24.71% 13.0%
7th India 24.82% 4.7%
8th Tanzania 25.02% -4.3%
9th Rwanda 27.33% -5.1%
10th French Polynesia 28.38% -10.6%
11th Bangladesh 28.39% 1.8%
12th Niger 31.38% -10.4%
13th Cuba 31.87% -2.0%
14th Pakistan 32.32% -5.0%
15th Guinea 32.70% -1.1%
16th Peru 33.21% 0.8%
17th China 33.23% 3.3%
18th Uruguay 33.39% -6.3%
19th Sierra Leone 33.75% -4.5%
20th Libya 34.80% -13.5%
21st Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.89% 19.4%
22nd Burkina Faso 35.25% -13.9%
23rd Comoros 35.76% 0.0%
24th Uganda 36.02% 19.9%
25th Colombia 36.15% 0.7%
26th Uzbekistan 36.62% -19.4%
27th Cameroon 37.24% -12.0%
28th Türkiye 37.67% -6.7%
29th Egypt, Arab Republic of 38.36% -8.5%
30th Australia 38.96% -2.4%
31st Mali 40.54% 1.8%
32nd Madagascar 40.92% 9.6%
33rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 41.18% -34.3%
34th Haiti 41.95% 14.9%
35th South Africa 42.26% -4.0%
36th Central African Republic 43.21% -15.4%
37th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44.17% -15.5%
38th Italy 44.53% -1.0%
39th Mozambique 45.53% 16.7%
40th Guatemala 46.36% 4.4%
41st Mexico 48.01% 0.0%
42nd Greece 48.18% 13.4%
43rd Kenya 48.19% -1.4%
44th Morocco 48.58% 6.4%
45th Mauritania 49.02% -4.6%
46th Guinea-Bissau 49.10% 12.9%
47th Ecuador 49.20% 13.4%
48th United Kingdom 49.47% 0.7%
49th Senegal 49.49% 2.9%
50th Albania 49.90% 5.9%
51st Togo 50.11% -10.1%
52nd Chad 50.51% 5.1%
53rd Lebanon 50.81% -7.1%
54th Algeria 50.93% 12.9%
55th Germany 51.52% 2.7%
56th France 51.67% 0.5%
57th Gambia, The 52.41% -2.7%
58th Nepal 52.57% -7.3%
59th Poland 53.90% -4.7%
60th Benin 54.39% -8.7%
61st Chile 54.70% 1.6%
62nd Spain 54.70% 3.7%
63rd Côte d'Ivoire 55.89% 4.2%
64th New Caledonia 56.39% 9.0%
65th Georgia 57.15% 6.7%
66th Saudi Arabia 57.85% 3.1%
67th Korea 57.89% -12.7%
68th Romania 57.97% 7.7%
69th Zambia 59.77% 6.3%
70th Tonga 60.78% -22.4%
71st El Salvador 60.99% 0.2%
72nd New Zealand 61.40% 6.1%
73rd Nicaragua 62.54% 9.7%
74th Indonesia 62.94% -34.6%
75th Portugal 63.31% -0.8%
76th European Union 64.03% 1.2%
77th Syrian Arab Republic 64.31% 4.7%
78th Israel 64.74% 13.8%
79th Finland 66.25% -1.1%
80th Croatia 66.26% 2.0%
81st Iceland 68.47% -3.2%
82nd Solomon Islands 69.16% -16.8%
83rd Russian Federation 69.39% 24.4%
84th Norway 69.51% -3.0%
85th Azerbaijan 69.83% -9.6%
86th Armenia 70.56% -1.8%
87th Zimbabwe 70.92% -19.9%
88th Yemen, Republic of 72.00% -0.9%
89th North Macedonia 72.62% -5.2%
90th Denmark 72.73% 1.9%
91st Lithuania 74.58% -16.5%
92nd Sweden 74.85% 0.7%
93rd Bahamas, The 75.70% -2.6%
94th Brunei Darussalam 75.99% -3.5%
95th Dominican Republic 76.30% 0.5%
96th Oman 76.61% -4.8%
97th Philippines 77.16% -3.6%
98th Paraguay 77.56% -23.7%
99th Tunisia 77.91% -2.6%
100th Austria 78.56% 1.6%
101st Sri Lanka 78.75% 0.3%
102nd Lao PDR 80.06% -5.0%
103rd Canada 80.12% 2.6%
104th Cabo Verde 80.97% -1.1%
105th Ghana 81.71% 1.4%
106th Latvia 82.15% -11.7%
107th Kazakhstan 82.58% 26.6%
108th Kuwait 85.37% -10.1%
109th Czechia 85.46% 1.8%
110th Qatar 85.73% -5.8%
111th Bhutan 85.87% 0.3%
112th Costa Rica 87.54% -4.9%
113th Seychelles 88.36% 11.9%
114th Switzerland 89.82% 1.8%
115th Bulgaria 90.07% 16.9%
116th Turkmenistan 90.48% -6.1%
117th Namibia 91.10% -1.1%
118th Vanuatu 91.23% -3.7%
119th Slovenia 92.96% -4.2%
120th Belize 93.32% 9.4%
121st Cambodia 94.18% 24.5%
122nd Micronesia, Federated States of 95.76% -6.6%
123rd Eritrea 96.26% 1.4%
124th West Bank and Gaza 96.35% 8.3%
125th Slovak Republic 97.53% -4.3%
126th Gabon 97.73% 1.8%
127th Botswana 98.93% -2.9%
128th Kyrgyz Republic 99.20% 5.0%
129th Faroe Islands 100.49% 9.7%
130th Kiribati 100.62% 18.4%
131st Thailand 100.71% 0.5%
132nd Ukraine 101.95% 18.5%
133rd Viet Nam 102.79% 6.0%
134th Puerto Rico (US) 104.08% 8.1%
135th Jordan 104.47% -4.2%
136th Marshall Islands 108.00% -3.5%
137th Mongolia 112.24% 4.6%
138th Hungary 113.87% 6.1%
139th Netherlands 114.33% 1.7%
140th Papua New Guinea 116.01% 12.8%
141st Moldova 117.53% 0.6%
142nd Belarus 120.84% -1.7%
143rd Honduras 121.50% -1.0%
144th Bosnia and Herzegovina 121.82% -3.1%
145th Bahrain 124.74% 10.4%
146th Belgium 125.17% 0.4%
147th Mauritius 128.95% -1.1%
148th Cyprus 131.21% -2.7%
149th Congo, Republic of 131.39% -11.8%
150th Panama 131.56% -16.7%
151st Macao SAR, China 132.26% 5.9%
152nd Tajikistan 133.61% 25.0%
153rd Iraq 138.31% 4.6%
154th Estonia 144.12% -8.1%
155th Ireland 159.87% 1.3%
156th Aruba 164.56% 0.8%
157th Malta 165.17% 5.2%
158th Guyana 201.06% -1.4%
159th Malaysia 217.57% 3.9%
160th Hong Kong SAR, China 220.27% -0.4%
161st Luxembourg 239.92% 1.4%
162nd Singapore 336.48% 7.8%
Source: World Bank (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)

FAQ

What was Libya's trade openness in 1999?▾

Libya's trade openness in 1999 was 34.80%. This ranked 20th globally.

How did Libya's trade openness change in 1999?▾

Libya's trade openness decreased by 13.5% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 1999?▾

Singapore had the highest trade openness in 1999 at 336.48%.

What is the trade openness of Libya in 1999?▾

The trade openness of Libya in 1999 was 34.80%. This ranked 20th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Libya's trade openness?▾

Libya's trade openness went from 40.25% in 1998 to 34.80% in 1999, a 13.5% decrease.

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