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United Kingdom - Trade Openness 2009

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
54.65% −1.78% from 2008 Global rank: 46th

United Kingdom's trade openness was 54.65% in 2009, decreased +1.78% from 56.44% in 2008. This was the 46th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾
Trade Openness by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Brazil 22.11% -18.9%
2nd Sierra Leone 23.08% 8.6%
3rd Japan 24.39% -28.5%
4th United States 24.76% -17.1%
5th Eritrea 27.97% -8.5%
6th Central African Republic 31.49% -8.5%
7th Sudan 32.78% -10.8%
8th Cuba 32.91% -26.7%
9th Haiti 33.10% -8.4%
10th Pakistan 33.33% -3.0%
11th Argentina 34.06% -15.7%
12th Colombia 35.16% -10.2%
13th Rwanda 36.81% -2.1%
14th Comoros 37.90% 4.6%
15th Bangladesh 40.09% -5.9%
16th Burkina Faso 40.30% 13.9%
17th Mali 40.54% -24.4%
18th Gambia, The 41.78% 6.9%
19th Cameroon 42.18% -25.9%
20th Tanzania 43.53% -11.2%
21st Guinea-Bissau 43.60% -3.4%
22nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.70% -9.4%
23rd China 44.42% -21.7%
24th Benin 44.70% -6.4%
25th Italy 45.14% -16.7%
26th Indonesia 45.51% -22.3%
27th Australia 45.59% 6.6%
28th Kenya 45.95% -20.2%
29th India 46.27% -13.3%
30th Greece 46.38% -18.8%
31st Spain 46.84% -16.1%
32nd Türkiye 47.04% -7.3%
33rd Uganda 47.06% -16.3%
34th Nepal 47.08% 2.3%
35th Peru 48.11% -17.7%
36th Russian Federation 48.44% -9.3%
37th Sri Lanka 49.15% -22.4%
38th Niger 49.51% 24.7%
39th South Africa 49.59% -24.8%
40th Dominican Republic 50.65% -17.5%
41st French Polynesia 51.68% -11.0%
42nd France 52.20% -11.8%
43rd Senegal 52.31% -16.7%
44th Uruguay 53.39% -18.1%
45th Mexico 54.59% -3.1%
46th United Kingdom 54.65% -3.2%
47th New Zealand 55.01% -14.4%
48th New Caledonia 56.08% -17.4%
49th Zambia 56.12% -5.6%
50th Egypt, Arab Republic of 56.55% -21.1%
51st Armenia 57.27% 5.0%
52nd Ecuador 57.35% -23.1%
53rd Guatemala 58.04% -11.0%
54th Romania 58.47% -10.3%
55th Canada 58.47% -12.8%
56th Syrian Arab Republic 59.94% -19.2%
57th Philippines 60.89% -10.0%
58th Portugal 61.49% -14.7%
59th Israel 61.68% -18.2%
60th Zimbabwe 61.78% -43.6%
61st Togo 62.21% -0.2%
62nd Morocco 62.37% -19.9%
63rd Madagascar 62.41% -16.1%
64th Congo, Democratic Republic of 63.09% -13.5%
65th Serbia 63.50% -16.2%
66th Algeria 64.28% -9.5%
67th Chad 64.86% -6.1%
68th El Salvador 66.07% -18.1%
69th Germany 66.14% -13.1%
70th Côte d'Ivoire 66.67% 7.6%
71st Chile 66.69% -17.3%
72nd Norway 67.46% -9.8%
73rd Mozambique 67.90% 4.5%
74th Yemen, Republic of 68.07% -16.2%
75th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.63% -17.2%
76th Uzbekistan 68.67% -13.9%
77th Croatia 69.70% -15.1%
78th Costa Rica 69.76% -19.3%
79th Guinea 69.82% 8.8%
80th Finland 70.13% -18.6%
81st European Union 70.51% -12.7%
82nd Paraguay 70.84% -12.3%
83rd Ghana 71.59% 3.0%
84th Solomon Islands 71.88% -17.7%
85th Guam 72.02% -8.0%
86th Albania 73.32% -2.6%
87th Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.75% -14.4%
88th Tonga 74.34% 2.3%
89th Azerbaijan 74.74% -16.2%
90th Poland 74.97% -7.0%
91st West Bank and Gaza 75.15% -5.4%
92nd Kazakhstan 75.77% -19.6%
93rd Samoa 75.98% 2.8%
94th Bahamas, The 76.52% -12.5%
95th Lao PDR 76.93% -6.0%
96th Kosovo 77.76% 1.3%
97th Georgia 78.19% -9.4%
98th Iraq 78.69% -2.9%
99th Qatar 80.14% -10.4%
100th Cabo Verde 80.46% -11.5%
101st Sweden 81.96% -11.7%
102nd Mauritania 82.01% -12.9%
103rd Korea 83.12% -9.7%
104th Gabon 83.50% -6.2%
105th Northern Mariana Islands 84.53% -16.2%
106th Saudi Arabia 84.86% -11.7%
107th Greenland 85.76% -20.1%
108th Tajikistan 85.98% -24.9%
109th Nicaragua 86.99% -10.1%
110th North Macedonia 87.18% -21.9%
111th Ukraine 87.48% -7.1%
112th Austria 87.60% -14.7%
113th Suriname 87.92% -19.5%
114th Botswana 88.48% -10.6%
115th Kuwait 88.81% -4.2%
116th Latvia 88.83% -7.2%
117th Iceland 89.00% 8.7%
118th Denmark 89.39% -14.4%
119th Belize 89.58% -15.1%
120th Brunei Darussalam 90.29% 0.6%
121st Lebanon 90.40% -15.2%
122nd Oman 91.63% -3.3%
123rd Bulgaria 92.69% -25.7%
124th Tunisia 93.02% -18.7%
125th South Sudan 94.84% -2.5%
126th Faroe Islands 96.86% -6.4%
127th Honduras 96.91% -28.6%
128th Kiribati 97.64% 2.3%
129th Montenegro 99.83% -24.6%
130th Bhutan 101.56% -0.4%
131st Angola 102.26% -5.9%
132nd Cambodia 102.29% -21.6%
133rd Mauritius 102.46% -9.7%
134th Cyprus 102.79% -9.0%
135th Turkmenistan 104.95% 10.8%
136th Lithuania 105.04% -17.1%
137th Puerto Rico (US) 105.26% -9.5%
138th Libya 107.62% 4.2%
139th Mongolia 107.81% -11.0%
140th Vanuatu 108.49% 2.6%
141st Belarus 108.64% -16.2%
142nd Switzerland 109.78% -6.0%
143rd Moldova 110.36% -17.9%
144th Micronesia, Federated States of 111.05% -0.1%
145th Palau 111.74% -11.5%
146th Jordan 112.15% -20.4%
147th Czechia 113.05% -8.8%
148th Macao SAR, China 113.55% -10.3%
149th Slovenia 114.48% -15.4%
150th Netherlands 115.11% -11.6%
151st Estonia 116.76% -14.6%
152nd Bahrain 117.96% -19.1%
153rd Thailand 119.27% -15.1%
154th Equatorial Guinea 122.21% -5.0%
155th Namibia 123.76% 3.4%
156th Marshall Islands 128.86% 5.6%
157th Kyrgyz Republic 133.38% -8.7%
158th Viet Nam 134.71% -12.7%
159th Belgium 135.14% -16.1%
160th Congo, Republic of 135.55% 1.8%
161st Slovak Republic 136.71% -15.8%
162nd Panama 137.05% -16.7%
163rd Aruba 137.56% -1.1%
164th Curaçao 144.70% -13.2%
165th Nauru 145.00% -11.7%
166th Hungary 145.31% -8.3%
167th United Arab Emirates 153.46% 3.3%
168th Timor-Leste 157.69% 16.6%
169th Lesotho 158.89% -1.4%
170th American Samoa 161.33% -35.4%
171st Malaysia 162.56% -8.0%
172nd Malta 163.56% -11.9%
173rd Ireland 173.59% 8.5%
174th Seychelles 221.93% 6.3%
175th Luxembourg 263.53% -9.8%
176th Hong Kong SAR, China 348.40% -7.5%
177th Singapore 358.19% -18.1%
178th Virgin Islands (US) 508.40% -41.1%
Source: World Bank (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's trade openness in 2009?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness in 2009 was 54.65%. This ranked 46th globally.

How did United Kingdom's trade openness change in 2009?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness decreased by 3.2% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 2009?▾

Virgin Islands (US) had the highest trade openness in 2009 at 508.40%.

What is the trade openness of United Kingdom in 2009?▾

The trade openness of United Kingdom in 2009 was 54.65%. This ranked 46th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for United Kingdom's trade openness?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness went from 56.44% in 2008 to 54.65% in 2009, a 3.2% decrease.

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