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Trade Openness - Ranking 2018

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 2018, Sudan (21.87%), Cuba (27.08%), and United States (27.61%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Hong Kong SAR, China ranked lowest at 376.89%.

Trade Openness by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Sudan 21.87% +22.6%
2nd Cuba 27.08% +3.3%
3rd United States 27.61% +1.1%
4th Pakistan 27.63% +8.5%
5th Brazil 28.88% +18.7%
6th Argentina 30.76% +21.6%
7th Bangladesh 32.51% +8.4%
8th Tanzania 32.64% -1.4%
9th Kenya 34.41% -4.4%
10th Colombia 36.53% +3.5%
11th Japan 36.61% +6.4%
12th Uganda 36.64% -0.5%
13th China 36.89% -0.2%
14th Sierra Leone 37.38% -10.0%
15th Niger 37.54% -3.9%
16th Cameroon 40.59% +3.5%
17th Comoros 43.00% +7.1%
18th Indonesia 43.07% +9.4%
19th Australia 43.57% +3.7%
20th Malawi 43.58% -3.8%
21st India 43.62% +7.1%
22nd Haiti 45.14% +7.3%
23rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 45.91% +7.2%
24th Côte d'Ivoire 46.04% -5.4%
25th Chad 46.74% +8.0%
26th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.93% +3.0%
27th Guatemala 47.01% +2.0%
28th Uruguay 47.79% +3.0%
29th Ecuador 48.01% +10.1%
30th Nepal 48.45% +8.5%
31st Peru 48.63% +2.4%
32nd Central African Republic 49.66% -13.1%
33rd Sri Lanka 49.81% +5.7%
34th Syrian Arab Republic 50.66% -17.0%
35th Mali 50.70% +2.4%
36th Turkmenistan 50.90% -5.0%
37th Russian Federation 51.58% +10.0%
38th Dominican Republic 52.34% +3.1%
39th Algeria 52.44% +5.2%
40th South Africa 54.49% +1.8%
41st Zimbabwe 54.55% -0.9%
42nd Guinea-Bissau 55.02% -3.3%
43rd New Zealand 55.77% +3.0%
44th Rwanda 55.78% +3.9%
45th Tajikistan 55.85% +3.8%
46th Yemen, Republic of 56.08% +30.5%
47th Iran, Islamic Republic of 56.62% +31.2%
48th Togo 57.57% -1.1%
49th Chile 58.18% +3.8%
50th Israel 58.74% +4.4%
51st Angola 58.92% +29.0%
52nd New Caledonia 59.10% +0.3%
53rd Saudi Arabia 59.10% -0.7%
54th Italy 59.27% +2.9%
55th Burkina Faso 60.60% +2.2%
56th Senegal 61.79% +7.1%
57th Benin 61.80% +0.5%
58th Türkiye 62.83% +11.9%
59th Kazakhstan 63.53% +11.8%
60th Libya 63.78% +34.1%
61st Uzbekistan 64.14% +50.7%
62nd Gambia, The 64.81% +16.3%
63rd Timor-Leste 64.82% +10.5%
64th United Kingdom 64.91% +2.7%
65th French Polynesia 65.01% +19.1%
66th Iraq 65.80% +10.1%
67th Canada 66.60% +2.3%
68th France 66.80% +2.2%
69th Costa Rica 66.95% +2.9%
70th Spain 67.01% +1.3%
71st Madagascar 67.84% +3.8%
72nd Ghana 67.96% -3.7%
73rd Lebanon 68.26% -0.3%
74th Norway 70.00% +1.3%
75th West Bank and Gaza 71.40% +4.3%
76th Paraguay 72.07% +1.4%
77th Bahamas, The 72.15% +5.6%
78th Philippines 72.16% +5.9%
79th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.56% +10.1%
80th Guam 72.96% +5.3%
81st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 73.82% +7.5%
82nd Korea 74.71% +2.1%
83rd Zambia 74.89% +4.6%
84th El Salvador 75.63% +1.8%
85th Albania 75.69% -1.4%
86th Gabon 77.04% +2.6%
87th Morocco 77.25% +4.2%
88th Bermuda 77.56% +7.1%
89th Samoa 78.93% +6.7%
90th Germany 79.13% +2.2%
91st Finland 79.14% +4.2%
92nd Greece 79.24% +11.8%
93rd Bhutan 79.74% +3.8%
94th Mexico 80.21% +4.2%
95th Namibia 81.71% +0.6%
96th Kiribati 83.37% -17.1%
97th Eswatini 85.49% -1.6%
98th Tonga 86.10% -2.2%
99th Panama 86.13% +2.5%
100th Kosovo 86.32% +7.3%
101st Portugal 86.74% +2.3%
102nd Romania 87.09% -0.1%
103rd Moldova 87.45% -1.3%
104th Botswana 87.46% +6.8%
105th Jordan 87.64% -2.3%
106th Solomon Islands 88.49% +7.7%
107th Iceland 88.93% +3.0%
108th Guinea 88.98% -12.1%
109th Mauritania 89.15% +13.1%
110th Oman 89.28% +0.4%
111th Greenland 89.78% +6.6%
112th Sweden 90.41% +5.0%
113th European Union 90.43% +1.9%
114th Azerbaijan 91.67% +1.4%
115th Qatar 91.84% +0.4%
116th Armenia 92.47% +6.0%
117th Brunei Darussalam 93.90% +10.2%
118th Nicaragua 93.98% -2.5%
119th Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.43% +1.8%
120th Kyrgyz Republic 98.88% -1.7%
121st Croatia 99.08% +1.9%
122nd Ukraine 99.20% -4.6%
123rd Congo, Republic of 100.58% +6.3%
124th Belize 100.99% +3.4%
125th Poland 102.44% +1.9%
126th Kuwait 102.79% +5.1%
127th Honduras 103.55% +1.7%
128th Micronesia, Federated States of 103.57% +0.2%
129th Equatorial Guinea 103.65% +1.2%
130th Tunisia 103.87% +8.4%
131st Serbia 105.56% +2.7%
132nd Cabo Verde 105.87% +5.8%
133rd Puerto Rico (US) 106.00% -6.3%
134th Faroe Islands 106.87% -0.3%
135th Austria 108.38% +2.7%
136th Northern Mariana Islands 108.76% -17.2%
137th Denmark 108.81% +4.4%
138th Georgia 109.85% +7.1%
139th Vanuatu 110.68% +4.9%
140th Montenegro 111.10% +4.1%
141st Macao SAR, China 116.57% +1.0%
142nd Cayman Islands 117.12% -0.3%
143rd Palau 117.87% -3.2%
144th Cambodia 118.44% -2.2%
145th Thailand 120.84% 0.0%
146th Mauritius 123.54% -2.7%
147th Switzerland 124.43% +0.7%
148th Mozambique 124.61% +17.8%
149th Mongolia 126.36% +9.0%
150th Latvia 128.23% -0.4%
151st Marshall Islands 128.48% +2.7%
152nd Bulgaria 129.17% -0.4%
153rd Malaysia 130.40% -2.1%
154th Antigua and Barbuda 130.66% +2.3%
155th North Macedonia 133.22% +7.3%
156th Aruba 138.82% +0.1%
157th Belarus 139.39% +4.5%
158th Nauru 140.64% -1.0%
159th Maldives 142.49% +0.4%
160th Estonia 143.49% -0.8%
161st Bahrain 144.08% +5.6%
162nd Lesotho 144.43% -1.3%
163rd Czechia 145.14% -1.8%
164th Lithuania 147.20% +1.6%
165th Cyprus 147.62% -0.3%
166th United Arab Emirates 154.75% -6.5%
167th Curaçao 155.27% +11.1%
168th Virgin Islands (US) 159.24% +1.0%
169th Slovenia 162.61% +2.5%
170th Hungary 162.70% -1.4%
171st Netherlands 163.56% +2.5%
172nd Viet Nam 164.66% +2.3%
173rd Belgium 168.28% +0.8%
174th American Samoa 171.83% +6.4%
175th Seychelles 185.71% -5.9%
176th Slovak Republic 188.73% +1.1%
177th Ireland 222.45% -4.7%
178th Malta 228.10% +7.1%
179th Djibouti 300.40% -1.8%
180th San Marino 309.49% -1.4%
181st Singapore 326.60% +3.1%
182nd Luxembourg 361.87% +2.3%
183rd Hong Kong SAR, China 376.89% +0.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 2018?

Sudan has the highest trade openness in 2018 at 21.87%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 2018?

Hong Kong SAR, China has the lowest trade openness in 2018 at 376.89%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

183 countries have trade openness data for 2018.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Sudan (21.87%), 2. Cuba (27.08%), 3. United States (27.61%).