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Trade Openness - Ranking 1997

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 1997, Brazil (16.58%), Sudan (17.86%), and Japan (19.78%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Singapore ranked lowest at 323.86%.

Trade Openness by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Brazil 16.58% +6.0%
2nd Sudan 17.86% -10.8%
3rd Japan 19.78% +8.4%
4th India 22.62% +3.1%
5th Argentina 23.34% +8.5%
6th United States 23.43% +3.3%
7th Bangladesh 26.33% +1.0%
8th Sierra Leone 28.28% -43.0%
9th Tanzania 28.86% -19.2%
10th French Polynesia 28.99% +2.2%
11th Guinea 29.09% -2.6%
12th Iran, Islamic Republic of 32.65% -7.3%
13th Serbia 32.68% +19.6%
14th Cuba 32.75% +0.4%
15th Niger 33.17% -9.2%
16th Rwanda 33.47% +3.8%
17th Peru 33.47% +5.7%
18th Congo, Democratic Republic of 33.75% -44.0%
19th Uganda 34.16% -3.5%
20th China 34.31% +2.0%
21st Colombia 35.60% -1.2%
22nd Comoros 35.76% 0.0%
23rd Pakistan 36.85% -3.9%
24th Madagascar 36.87% +2.8%
25th Haiti 36.89% -8.3%
26th Burkina Faso 37.42% -2.0%
27th Uruguay 37.71% -4.6%
28th Australia 37.92% -0.7%
29th Greece 39.44% +7.1%
30th Guatemala 41.55% +2.9%
31st South Africa 42.30% +0.2%
32nd Türkiye 42.76% +7.9%
33rd Mozambique 43.30% -15.1%
34th Egypt, Arab Republic of 43.74% -6.8%
35th Italy 44.48% +3.9%
36th New Caledonia 44.71% +3.8%
37th Albania 44.73% +0.7%
38th Ecuador 45.02% +1.8%
39th Mali 45.05% +15.5%
40th Mexico 46.49% -2.7%
41st Senegal 47.24% +2.1%
42nd Russian Federation 47.26% -1.4%
43rd Gambia, The 48.32% -5.2%
44th Germany 48.38% +10.2%
45th Cameroon 48.47% +7.4%
46th Libya 48.63% -7.4%
47th Chad 49.31% +5.8%
48th France 49.80% +8.0%
49th Poland 50.38% +11.0%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.47% +1.2%
51st United Kingdom 50.70% -2.6%
52nd Morocco 51.15% +8.6%
53rd Spain 51.23% +10.6%
54th Algeria 52.24% -2.7%
55th Togo 53.21% -10.4%
56th Côte d'Ivoire 54.01% +2.3%
57th Kenya 54.06% -5.7%
58th Chile 54.10% +0.3%
59th New Zealand 55.25% +0.2%
60th Central African Republic 55.82% +18.5%
61st Korea 55.89% +8.3%
62nd Indonesia 55.99% +7.1%
63rd Uzbekistan 57.20% -
64th Israel 57.57% -1.0%
65th Georgia 57.75% +26.4%
66th Nicaragua 58.01% +19.6%
67th Zambia 58.27% -8.7%
68th Benin 58.71% +3.9%
69th European Union 61.92% +7.1%
70th Lebanon 62.09% -8.8%
71st Portugal 62.30% +3.5%
72nd Mauritania 62.75% -10.9%
73rd Romania 63.21% +4.0%
74th El Salvador 63.56% +15.0%
75th Nepal 64.04% +9.5%
76th Lao PDR 65.16% +2.2%
77th Saudi Arabia 65.19% -2.2%
78th Syrian Arab Republic 66.22% -5.3%
79th Finland 68.25% +3.7%
80th Iceland 69.26% +0.8%
81st Guinea-Bissau 69.49% +64.0%
82nd Denmark 71.29% +4.0%
83rd Oman 71.59% +3.2%
84th North Macedonia 71.83% +24.0%
85th Tonga 71.85% -7.7%
86th Sweden 71.99% +8.3%
87th Norway 72.15% +2.8%
88th Kazakhstan 72.36% +1.5%
89th Dominican Republic 74.23% +2.2%
90th Canada 74.34% +5.8%
91st Croatia 74.88% +11.7%
92nd Austria 75.24% +6.8%
93rd Seychelles 76.65% -21.8%
94th Brunei Darussalam 77.15% -4.1%
95th Philippines 77.23% +20.9%
96th Armenia 78.55% -0.9%
97th Cambodia 78.93% +14.1%
98th Bahamas, The 79.73% -24.7%
99th Sri Lanka 80.14% +1.6%
100th Yemen, Republic of 80.15% -6.7%
101st Tunisia 80.50% -6.1%
102nd Azerbaijan 82.08% +1.5%
103rd Zimbabwe 82.20% +14.1%
104th Czechia 84.15% +4.4%
105th Ukraine 84.24% -10.2%
106th Qatar 84.45% +1.1%
107th Kyrgyz Republic 84.48% -3.2%
108th Bhutan 85.21% +0.7%
109th Ghana 85.40% +18.3%
110th Belize 85.45% +7.4%
111th Cabo Verde 85.98% +13.9%
112th Bulgaria 86.46% +0.7%
113th Costa Rica 87.61% +4.2%
114th Switzerland 88.47% +12.3%
115th West Bank and Gaza 90.34% +1.2%
116th Latvia 90.93% -1.8%
117th Kuwait 92.44% +1.1%
118th Namibia 92.84% -3.8%
119th Kiribati 93.82% +8.2%
120th Puerto Rico (US) 94.08% +1.6%
121st Viet Nam 94.34% +1.8%
122nd Hungary 94.69% +14.1%
123rd Thailand 95.05% +12.8%
124th Paraguay 95.93% -6.9%
125th Vanuatu 96.20% +3.5%
126th Slovenia 96.43% +2.9%
127th Faroe Islands 97.63% -1.1%
128th Gabon 98.54% +3.0%
129th Papua New Guinea 99.21% -8.0%
130th Lithuania 99.65% +7.4%
131st Mongolia 99.99% +28.2%
132nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.63% -6.4%
133rd Solomon Islands 100.91% +2.1%
134th Turkmenistan 103.69% -32.0%
135th Iraq 106.19% +394,820.6%
136th Micronesia, Federated States of 107.14% +4.0%
137th Marshall Islands 107.52% -5.1%
138th Botswana 108.60% +19.4%
139th Netherlands 114.30% +5.2%
140th Eritrea 115.41% -1.0%
141st Slovak Republic 117.29% +5.8%
142nd Jordan 120.74% -7.9%
143rd Honduras 121.47% -1.0%
144th Macao SAR, China 123.27% +0.8%
145th Belarus 125.52% +29.7%
146th Belgium 125.69% +5.4%
147th Mauritius 126.11% 0.0%
148th Moldova 127.56% -1.3%
149th Bahrain 130.67% -9.5%
150th Congo, Republic of 135.76% +5.7%
151st Cyprus 139.76% -0.8%
152nd Ireland 142.27% +2.4%
153rd Estonia 151.05% +13.6%
154th Malta 155.66% -5.1%
155th Aruba 168.78% -3.7%
156th Panama 174.71% +5.5%
157th Tajikistan 181.59% +15.9%
158th Malaysia 185.67% +2.1%
159th Guyana 209.14% -1.0%
160th Luxembourg 212.09% +8.4%
161st Hong Kong SAR, China 233.44% -4.7%
162nd Singapore 323.86% -3.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 1997?

Brazil has the highest trade openness in 1997 at 16.58%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 1997?

Singapore has the lowest trade openness in 1997 at 323.86%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

162 countries have trade openness data for 1997.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Brazil (16.58%), 2. Sudan (17.86%), 3. Japan (19.78%).