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Trade Openness - Ranking 2012

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 2012, Sudan (21.86%), Brazil (25.11%), and Japan (30.47%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Hong Kong SAR, China ranked lowest at 430.57%.

Trade Openness by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Sudan 21.86% -20.6%
2nd Brazil 25.11% +4.9%
3rd Japan 30.47% +0.9%
4th Argentina 30.53% -13.3%
5th United States 30.68% -0.5%
6th Pakistan 31.32% -3.2%
7th Central African Republic 33.06% -4.1%
8th Syrian Arab Republic 35.37% -30.2%
9th Nepal 37.92% +4.5%
10th Colombia 38.84% -1.6%
11th Haiti 40.26% -8.8%
12th Rwanda 40.54% +2.1%
13th Egypt, Arab Republic of 40.71% -10.0%
14th Comoros 40.81% +2.0%
15th Australia 43.02% +3.1%
16th Uganda 43.50% +9.4%
17th Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.09% +7.0%
18th Guinea-Bissau 44.13% -9.2%
19th Uzbekistan 44.24% -10.9%
20th Niger 45.09% -10.3%
21st Cuba 45.87% -2.3%
22nd Russian Federation 47.15% -1.8%
23rd China 47.48% -4.9%
24th Gambia, The 47.70% +11.9%
25th Bangladesh 48.11% +1.5%
26th Mali 49.43% +14.5%
27th Indonesia 49.58% -1.2%
28th Cameroon 50.04% -2.9%
29th Benin 50.74% +7.5%
30th Kenya 51.62% -11.6%
31st Peru 52.62% -6.0%
32nd Madagascar 52.65% -6.8%
33rd Türkiye 53.33% -0.6%
34th Sierra Leone 53.38% +21.9%
35th Tanzania 54.37% -3.2%
36th Chad 54.39% -5.5%
37th Italy 54.88% +0.8%
38th Uruguay 55.06% +3.4%
39th South Africa 55.58% +1.7%
40th India 55.79% +0.3%
41st New Zealand 56.91% -3.8%
42nd Philippines 57.84% -4.9%
43rd French Polynesia 57.88% +2.9%
44th Dominican Republic 58.51% -1.0%
45th Spain 60.55% +3.5%
46th Algeria 60.76% -2.4%
47th Burkina Faso 61.24% +6.5%
48th Yemen, Republic of 61.36% -2.7%
49th France 61.66% +1.7%
50th Guatemala 61.96% -4.7%
51st United Kingdom 61.97% -2.1%
52nd Senegal 61.98% +7.6%
53rd Greece 62.39% +10.8%
54th Canada 62.60% +0.2%
55th New Caledonia 63.75% -4.6%
56th Mexico 64.26% +3.4%
57th Congo, Democratic Republic of 66.71% -20.0%
58th West Bank and Gaza 66.93% -0.5%
59th Ecuador 67.00% -4.3%
60th Costa Rica 67.05% -2.3%
61st Chile 68.16% -6.0%
62nd Norway 68.50% -1.6%
63rd Israel 69.97% +1.5%
64th Côte d'Ivoire 70.30% +8.6%
65th South Sudan 71.62% -23.2%
66th Iraq 73.61% +2.0%
67th Kazakhstan 73.72% +0.8%
68th Bermuda 73.78% -3.3%
69th Zimbabwe 74.16% -17.1%
70th Paraguay 74.76% -4.7%
71st Zambia 75.37% +3.5%
72nd Togo 75.71% -2.6%
73rd Portugal 75.94% +4.0%
74th Armenia 75.96% +9.4%
75th Romania 76.59% +0.4%
76th Guam 76.75% -1.3%
77th Albania 76.97% -4.6%
78th El Salvador 77.65% -2.1%
79th Tonga 77.97% -1.1%
80th Morocco 78.22% +1.8%
81st Azerbaijan 78.26% -2.8%
82nd Croatia 79.01% +1.6%
83rd Germany 79.33% +1.1%
84th Finland 79.43% +0.9%
85th Kosovo 81.36% -5.6%
86th Saudi Arabia 81.74% -3.1%
87th Angola 81.94% -8.0%
88th Serbia 82.08% +8.4%
89th Samoa 82.73% +1.4%
90th Tajikistan 83.18% +4.3%
91st Bahamas, The 84.25% -4.6%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 84.95% +3.0%
93rd European Union 85.09% +1.9%
94th Sweden 85.30% -1.3%
95th Guinea 86.67% +0.8%
96th Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.15% +0.4%
97th Lebanon 88.55% -13.3%
98th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 88.57% +109.6%
99th Poland 88.83% +2.2%
100th Georgia 89.73% +5.0%
101st Cabo Verde 90.65% +0.1%
102nd Gabon 92.34% +2.0%
103rd Ghana 93.17% +8.0%
104th Bhutan 94.05% -8.5%
105th Kiribati 96.13% +2.9%
106th Moldova 96.31% -2.3%
107th Congo, Republic of 97.44% -21.8%
108th Lao PDR 98.19% +7.1%
109th Libya 98.22% +55.9%
110th Namibia 100.21% -1.9%
111th Greenland 100.98% -22.7%
112th Kuwait 101.01% +1.9%
113th Korea 101.52% -0.2%
114th Tunisia 101.55% +1.4%
115th Oman 102.07% +0.4%
116th Iceland 102.43% +2.3%
117th Ukraine 102.62% -2.1%
118th Puerto Rico (US) 103.31% -4.8%
119th Denmark 104.36% +2.3%
120th Vanuatu 104.45% +7.7%
121st Solomon Islands 104.82% -2.3%
122nd Brunei Darussalam 105.64% +6.1%
123rd Qatar 105.75% +7.1%
124th Austria 105.84% +0.1%
125th Mozambique 105.93% +25.5%
126th Montenegro 108.78% +1.9%
127th Turkmenistan 109.33% -1.6%
128th Mongolia 109.59% -13.7%
129th Mauritania 110.79% +12.5%
130th Belize 111.17% +4.0%
131st Botswana 111.88% +13.0%
132nd North Macedonia 112.21% -0.9%
133rd Cyprus 112.34% +1.6%
134th Micronesia, Federated States of 113.06% +4.2%
135th Northern Mariana Islands 114.88% +9.3%
136th Nicaragua 115.18% +3.0%
137th Equatorial Guinea 116.68% +2.0%
138th Cambodia 116.74% +6.3%
139th Faroe Islands 117.16% +10.7%
140th Mauritius 117.45% +1.6%
141st Jordan 117.86% -0.7%
142nd Nauru 120.41% -7.6%
143rd Honduras 121.19% -0.8%
144th Viet Nam 123.22% -1.6%
145th Macao SAR, China 123.71% +0.7%
146th Bulgaria 123.97% +5.6%
147th Switzerland 126.45% +0.7%
148th Timor-Leste 128.50% -8.7%
149th Latvia 133.21% +2.7%
150th Thailand 137.67% -1.4%
151st Kyrgyz Republic 139.68% +2.6%
152nd Palau 143.64% +5.9%
153rd Slovenia 143.66% +2.4%
154th Czechia 145.48% +6.4%
155th Malaysia 147.84% -4.6%
156th Netherlands 149.39% +5.4%
157th Lesotho 150.21% +0.3%
158th Belarus 153.09% -3.1%
159th Panama 153.21% -3.2%
160th United Arab Emirates 156.64% +8.6%
161st Lithuania 156.64% +4.7%
162nd Aruba 156.65% +1.4%
163rd Virgin Islands (US) 157.18% -76.9%
164th Marshall Islands 157.52% +2.8%
165th Belgium 160.38% -0.2%
166th Hungary 166.18% -0.3%
167th Estonia 169.16% +1.4%
168th American Samoa 176.41% +12.0%
169th Slovak Republic 176.97% +4.6%
170th Bahrain 178.82% +6.7%
171st Curaçao 183.24% +6.0%
172nd Ireland 190.36% +2.2%
173rd Malta 199.21% +3.7%
174th Seychelles 222.18% +5.8%
175th Luxembourg 311.79% +1.0%
176th Singapore 369.21% -2.6%
177th Hong Kong SAR, China 430.57% +2.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 2012?

Sudan has the highest trade openness in 2012 at 21.86%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 2012?

Hong Kong SAR, China has the lowest trade openness in 2012 at 430.57%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

177 countries have trade openness data for 2012.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Sudan (21.86%), 2. Brazil (25.11%), 3. Japan (30.47%).