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Malta - Trade Openness 1998

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
157.05% +1.39% from 1997 Global rank: 154th

Malta's trade openness was 157.05% in 1998, increased +1.39% from 155.66% in 1997. This was the 154th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998
Trade Openness by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Brazil 16.44% -0.8%
2nd Japan 19.00% -3.9%
3rd Sudan 21.88% 22.5%
4th United States 22.83% -2.6%
5th Argentina 23.35% 0.1%
6th India 23.70% 4.8%
7th Tanzania 26.14% -9.4%
8th Bangladesh 27.88% 5.9%
9th Rwanda 28.79% -14.0%
10th Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.23% -10.5%
11th Uganda 30.04% -12.0%
12th French Polynesia 31.75% 9.5%
13th China 32.17% -6.2%
14th Cuba 32.50% -0.8%
15th Peru 32.95% -1.5%
16th Guinea 33.06% 13.7%
17th Pakistan 34.01% -7.7%
18th Niger 35.02% 5.6%
19th Sierra Leone 35.33% 24.9%
20th Uruguay 35.64% -5.5%
21st Comoros 35.76% 0.0%
22nd Colombia 35.91% 0.9%
23rd Haiti 36.52% -1.0%
24th Madagascar 37.33% 1.2%
25th Mozambique 39.01% -9.9%
26th Serbia 39.17% 19.9%
27th Mali 39.83% -11.6%
28th Australia 39.92% 5.3%
29th Libya 40.25% -17.2%
30th Türkiye 40.38% -5.6%
31st Burkina Faso 40.94% 9.4%
32nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 41.93% -4.1%
33rd Cameroon 42.29% -12.7%
34th Greece 42.49% 7.7%
35th Ecuador 43.40% -3.6%
36th Guinea-Bissau 43.50% -37.4%
37th South Africa 44.04% 4.1%
38th Guatemala 44.42% 6.9%
39th Italy 45.00% 1.2%
40th Algeria 45.09% -13.7%
41st Uzbekistan 45.42% -20.6%
42nd Morocco 45.67% -10.7%
43rd Albania 47.13% 5.4%
44th Mexico 48.03% 3.3%
45th Chad 48.06% -2.5%
46th Senegal 48.10% 1.8%
47th Kenya 48.90% -9.5%
48th United Kingdom 49.14% -3.1%
49th Germany 50.16% 3.7%
50th Central African Republic 51.05% -8.5%
51st Mauritania 51.39% -18.1%
52nd France 51.42% 3.2%
53rd New Caledonia 51.72% 15.7%
54th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 52.28% 3.6%
55th Spain 52.73% 2.9%
56th Georgia 53.57% -7.2%
57th Côte d'Ivoire 53.65% -0.7%
58th Chile 53.84% -0.5%
59th Romania 53.84% -14.8%
60th Gambia, The 53.87% 11.5%
61st Lebanon 54.72% -11.9%
62nd Togo 55.74% 4.8%
63rd Russian Federation 55.77% 18.0%
64th Saudi Arabia 56.09% -14.0%
65th Zambia 56.25% -3.5%
66th Poland 56.55% 12.2%
67th Nepal 56.71% -11.4%
68th Israel 56.90% -1.2%
69th Nicaragua 57.01% -1.7%
70th New Zealand 57.90% 4.8%
71st Benin 59.59% 1.5%
72nd El Salvador 60.87% -4.2%
73rd Syrian Arab Republic 61.42% -7.2%
74th Congo, Democratic Republic of 62.68% 85.7%
75th European Union 63.25% 2.1%
76th Portugal 63.83% 2.4%
77th Croatia 64.98% -13.2%
78th Kazakhstan 65.20% -9.9%
79th Korea 66.33% 18.7%
80th Finland 66.99% -1.8%
81st Iceland 70.77% 2.2%
82nd Denmark 71.35% 0.1%
83rd Norway 71.62% -0.7%
84th Armenia 71.84% -8.5%
85th Yemen, Republic of 72.66% -9.3%
86th Sweden 74.33% 3.3%
87th Cambodia 75.62% -4.2%
88th Dominican Republic 75.91% 2.3%
89th North Macedonia 76.59% 6.6%
90th Bulgaria 77.05% -10.9%
91st Azerbaijan 77.23% -5.9%
92nd Austria 77.35% 2.8%
93rd Bahamas, The 77.73% -2.5%
94th Canada 78.08% 5.0%
95th Tonga 78.29% 9.0%
96th Sri Lanka 78.49% -2.0%
97th Brunei Darussalam 78.73% 2.1%
98th Seychelles 78.97% 3.0%
99th Tunisia 79.98% -0.6%
100th Philippines 80.08% 3.7%
101st Oman 80.48% 12.4%
102nd Ghana 80.60% -5.6%
103rd Cabo Verde 81.88% -4.8%
104th Solomon Islands 83.14% -17.6%
105th Czechia 83.94% -0.3%
106th Lao PDR 84.27% 29.3%
107th Kiribati 85.01% -9.4%
108th Belize 85.28% -0.2%
109th Bhutan 85.58% 0.4%
110th Ukraine 86.05% 2.1%
111th Switzerland 88.22% -0.3%
112th Zimbabwe 88.51% 7.7%
113th West Bank and Gaza 88.99% -1.5%
114th Lithuania 89.37% -10.3%
115th Qatar 91.06% 7.8%
116th Faroe Islands 91.61% -6.2%
117th Costa Rica 92.04% 5.1%
118th Namibia 92.13% -0.8%
119th Latvia 93.05% 2.3%
120th Kyrgyz Republic 94.51% 11.9%
121st Vanuatu 94.74% -1.5%
122nd Eritrea 94.93% -17.8%
123rd Kuwait 94.96% 2.7%
124th Gabon 95.97% -2.6%
125th Indonesia 96.19% 71.8%
126th Puerto Rico (US) 96.27% 2.3%
127th Turkmenistan 96.32% -7.1%
128th Viet Nam 97.00% 2.8%
129th Slovenia 97.07% 0.7%
130th Thailand 100.24% 5.5%
131st Paraguay 101.61% 5.9%
132nd Botswana 101.84% -6.2%
133rd Slovak Republic 101.91% -13.1%
134th Micronesia, Federated States of 102.53% -4.3%
135th Papua New Guinea 102.86% 3.7%
136th Tajikistan 106.90% -41.1%
137th Hungary 107.32% 13.3%
138th Mongolia 107.35% 7.4%
139th Jordan 109.05% -9.7%
140th Marshall Islands 111.95% 4.1%
141st Netherlands 112.41% -1.7%
142nd Bahrain 113.00% -13.5%
143rd Moldova 116.80% -8.4%
144th Honduras 122.70% 1.0%
145th Belarus 122.96% -2.0%
146th Belgium 124.71% -0.8%
147th Macao SAR, China 124.89% 1.3%
148th Bosnia and Herzegovina 125.67% 24.9%
149th Mauritius 130.44% 3.4%
150th Iraq 132.24% 24.5%
151st Cyprus 134.91% -3.5%
152nd Congo, Republic of 148.90% 9.7%
153rd Estonia 156.84% 3.8%
154th Malta 157.05% 0.9%
155th Ireland 157.77% 10.9%
156th Panama 158.00% -9.6%
157th Aruba 163.27% -3.3%
158th Guyana 203.84% -2.5%
159th Malaysia 209.49% 12.8%
160th Hong Kong SAR, China 221.13% -5.3%
161st Luxembourg 236.57% 11.5%
162nd Singapore 312.08% -3.6%

FAQ

What was Malta's trade openness in 1998?

Malta's trade openness in 1998 was 157.05%. This ranked 154th globally.

How did Malta's trade openness change in 1998?

Malta's trade openness increased by 0.9% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 1998?

Singapore had the highest trade openness in 1998 at 312.08%.

What is the trade openness of Malta in 1998?

The trade openness of Malta in 1998 was 157.05%. This ranked 154th globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Malta's trade openness?

Malta's trade openness went from 155.66% in 1997 to 157.05% in 1998, a 0.9% increase.