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Trade Openness - Ranking 2017

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 2017, Sudan (17.83%), Brazil (24.32%), and Argentina (25.29%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Hong Kong SAR, China ranked lowest at 376.80%.

Trade Openness by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Sudan 17.83% +16.7%
2nd Brazil 24.32% -0.9%
3rd Argentina 25.29% -3.1%
4th Pakistan 25.47% +3.1%
5th Cuba 26.22% -3.8%
6th United States 27.31% +2.6%
7th Bangladesh 30.00% -4.3%
8th Tanzania 33.11% -6.5%
9th Japan 34.42% +9.9%
10th Colombia 35.28% -2.5%
11th Kenya 36.00% +3.2%
12th Uganda 36.84% +18.0%
13th China 36.95% +2.1%
14th Niger 39.07% +7.1%
15th Cameroon 39.20% -3.5%
16th Indonesia 39.36% +5.2%
17th Comoros 40.16% +8.2%
18th India 40.74% +1.6%
19th Sierra Leone 41.52% -3.6%
20th Australia 42.04% +3.0%
21st Haiti 42.07% +1.6%
22nd Uzbekistan 42.56% +45.8%
23rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 42.83% +41.6%
24th Yemen, Republic of 42.97% +38.2%
25th Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.16% +8.2%
26th Chad 43.29% -1.5%
27th Ecuador 43.62% +7.6%
28th Nepal 44.64% +6.0%
29th Malawi 45.30% -
30th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.58% -19.2%
31st Angola 45.66% -2.9%
32nd Guatemala 46.07% -0.7%
33rd Uruguay 46.38% -4.3%
34th Russian Federation 46.88% +0.8%
35th Sri Lanka 47.14% +1.4%
36th Peru 47.51% +4.7%
37th Libya 47.55% +15.7%
38th Côte d'Ivoire 48.66% +2.3%
39th Mali 49.49% -7.7%
40th Algeria 49.82% +0.1%
41st Dominican Republic 50.76% -1.9%
42nd South Africa 53.54% -4.2%
43rd Turkmenistan 53.58% -13.7%
44th Rwanda 53.68% +8.5%
45th Tajikistan 53.79% -3.5%
46th New Zealand 54.14% +3.3%
47th French Polynesia 54.58% +1.8%
48th Zimbabwe 55.03% +7.4%
49th Gambia, The 55.73% +46.2%
50th Chile 56.03% -0.1%
51st Türkiye 56.14% +14.9%
52nd Israel 56.28% -2.6%
53rd Kazakhstan 56.83% -5.8%
54th Guinea-Bissau 56.91% +4.8%
55th Central African Republic 57.14% +13.1%
56th Italy 57.58% +5.8%
57th Senegal 57.71% +6.6%
58th Togo 58.21% -12.4%
59th Timor-Leste 58.63% -2.8%
60th New Caledonia 58.93% +1.5%
61st Burkina Faso 59.27% +2.4%
62nd Saudi Arabia 59.53% +2.8%
63rd Iraq 59.78% +9.5%
64th Syrian Arab Republic 61.05% -9.0%
65th Benin 61.48% +4.2%
66th United Kingdom 63.19% +5.6%
67th Costa Rica 65.07% +4.7%
68th Canada 65.10% -0.4%
69th Madagascar 65.34% +7.4%
70th France 65.40% +3.2%
71st Congo, Democratic Republic of 65.92% -3.1%
72nd Spain 66.17% +4.7%
73rd Philippines 68.17% +10.3%
74th Bahamas, The 68.33% +1.7%
75th West Bank and Gaza 68.45% +4.6%
76th Lebanon 68.46% +1.1%
77th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 68.68% -7.6%
78th Norway 69.11% 0.0%
79th Guam 69.27% -1.6%
80th Ghana 70.55% +3.9%
81st Greece 70.88% +11.3%
82nd Paraguay 71.08% +4.9%
83rd Zambia 71.59% -3.2%
84th Bermuda 72.39% -0.5%
85th Korea 73.19% +4.7%
86th Samoa 74.01% -1.6%
87th Morocco 74.17% +4.3%
88th El Salvador 74.30% +2.0%
89th Gabon 75.07% +7.0%
90th Finland 75.94% +5.9%
91st Albania 76.79% +3.7%
92nd Bhutan 76.79% +0.5%
93rd Mexico 76.95% +1.7%
94th Germany 77.45% +1.9%
95th Mauritania 78.81% +7.7%
96th Kosovo 80.41% +7.2%
97th Namibia 81.22% -13.6%
98th Botswana 81.92% -18.5%
99th Solomon Islands 82.20% -3.9%
100th Panama 84.05% -0.4%
101st Greenland 84.21% -1.9%
102nd Portugal 84.81% +6.6%
103rd Brunei Darussalam 85.18% -2.5%
104th Sweden 86.07% +3.1%
105th Iceland 86.36% -1.6%
106th Eswatini 86.88% -2.8%
107th Romania 87.16% +1.5%
108th Armenia 87.20% +14.6%
109th Tonga 88.04% +0.3%
110th Moldova 88.62% -0.4%
111th European Union 88.72% +3.4%
112th Oman 88.95% +7.3%
113th Jordan 89.73% +1.1%
114th Azerbaijan 90.40% +0.4%
115th Qatar 91.49% +2.2%
116th Congo, Republic of 94.62% -22.6%
117th Tunisia 95.81% +10.0%
118th Nicaragua 96.38% +2.7%
119th Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.65% +9.5%
120th Croatia 97.24% +5.5%
121st Belize 97.71% +1.3%
122nd Kuwait 97.84% +1.7%
123rd Cabo Verde 100.05% +4.9%
124th Kiribati 100.56% -9.6%
125th Poland 100.57% +3.8%
126th Kyrgyz Republic 100.62% -4.9%
127th Guinea 101.25% -9.5%
128th Honduras 101.81% +2.0%
129th Equatorial Guinea 102.43% +10.6%
130th Georgia 102.58% +8.1%
131st Serbia 102.74% +5.2%
132nd Micronesia, Federated States of 103.34% +0.6%
133rd Ukraine 104.03% -1.4%
134th Denmark 104.22% +2.7%
135th Vanuatu 105.53% -0.8%
136th Austria 105.56% +3.9%
137th Mozambique 105.75% -4.2%
138th Montenegro 106.71% +2.5%
139th Faroe Islands 107.24% +2.6%
140th Puerto Rico (US) 113.13% +2.6%
141st Macao SAR, China 115.45% +2.3%
142nd Mongolia 115.93% +14.7%
143rd Cayman Islands 117.44% -
144th Thailand 120.89% +0.3%
145th Cambodia 121.16% -1.3%
146th Palau 121.74% +3.2%
147th Switzerland 123.62% +0.0%
148th North Macedonia 124.14% +6.8%
149th Marshall Islands 125.15% +7.6%
150th Mauritius 126.96% +0.5%
151st Antigua and Barbuda 127.66% -3.3%
152nd Latvia 128.71% +4.4%
153rd Bulgaria 129.63% +5.6%
154th Northern Mariana Islands 131.41% -14.0%
155th Malaysia 133.16% +4.9%
156th Belarus 133.37% +6.5%
157th Bahrain 136.43% +2.7%
158th Aruba 138.72% +1.3%
159th Curaçao 139.81% +0.5%
160th Maldives 141.91% -1.7%
161st Nauru 142.07% -16.5%
162nd Estonia 144.64% -2.1%
163rd Lithuania 144.92% +7.6%
164th Lesotho 146.37% +7.4%
165th Czechia 147.75% -0.5%
166th Cyprus 148.01% +6.5%
167th Virgin Islands (US) 157.70% +39.2%
168th Slovenia 158.70% +7.1%
169th Netherlands 159.65% +5.8%
170th Viet Nam 160.98% +10.7%
171st American Samoa 161.44% +1.4%
172nd Hungary 165.03% +0.6%
173rd United Arab Emirates 165.48% +0.0%
174th Belgium 166.90% +4.9%
175th Slovak Republic 186.64% +2.1%
176th Seychelles 197.44% +9.2%
177th Malta 213.05% -0.1%
178th Ireland 233.30% -2.7%
179th Djibouti 305.97% +43.6%
180th San Marino 313.85% -2.0%
181st Singapore 316.79% +4.6%
182nd Luxembourg 353.79% +1.5%
183rd Hong Kong SAR, China 376.80% +1.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 2017?

Sudan has the highest trade openness in 2017 at 17.83%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 2017?

Hong Kong SAR, China has the lowest trade openness in 2017 at 376.80%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

183 countries have trade openness data for 2017.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Sudan (17.83%), 2. Brazil (24.32%), 3. Argentina (25.29%).