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United Kingdom - Trade Openness 2015

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
57.13% −1.70% from 2014 Global rank: 54th

United Kingdom's trade openness was 57.13% in 2015, decreased +1.70% from 58.82% in 2014. This was the 54th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Trade Openness by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sudan 18.38% -11.8%
2nd Argentina 22.49% -20.8%
3rd Pakistan 26.69% -9.4%
4th Brazil 26.95% 9.2%
5th United States 27.82% -7.3%
6th Yemen, Republic of 30.37% -37.1%
7th Uzbekistan 30.76% -15.4%
8th Cuba 31.61% -19.5%
9th Egypt, Arab Republic of 34.85% -5.6%
10th Japan 35.43% -5.4%
11th Sierra Leone 36.48% -28.6%
12th Uganda 37.69% 4.7%
13th Comoros 37.80% -3.6%
14th Colombia 38.36% 2.3%
15th China 38.70% -12.2%
16th Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.42% -13.1%
17th Kenya 40.33% -12.7%
18th Tanzania 40.76% -10.1%
19th Australia 41.49% -1.9%
20th India 41.92% -14.3%
21st Indonesia 41.94% -12.8%
22nd Haiti 41.95% -1.0%
23rd Bangladesh 42.09% -5.5%
24th Gambia, The 44.52% -23.6%
25th Niger 44.73% -2.2%
26th Peru 45.16% -3.6%
27th Rwanda 45.20% 3.0%
28th Uruguay 45.33% -7.7%
29th Cameroon 45.54% -10.4%
30th Nepal 46.67% 1.5%
31st Sri Lanka 46.92% -4.5%
32nd Ecuador 47.83% -22.1%
33rd Chad 48.51% 18.9%
34th Russian Federation 49.36% 3.3%
35th Guatemala 49.89% -9.4%
36th Tajikistan 49.94% -8.6%
37th Syrian Arab Republic 51.09% -5.9%
38th Türkiye 51.87% -4.5%
39th Dominican Republic 52.35% -6.0%
40th Côte d'Ivoire 52.72% -1.8%
41st Kazakhstan 53.05% -18.3%
42nd Central African Republic 53.15% 0.1%
43rd Algeria 53.20% -6.5%
44th Mali 53.58% 4.9%
45th Guinea-Bissau 54.37% 16.0%
46th New Zealand 54.85% -0.4%
47th Angola 54.98% -21.0%
48th Italy 55.44% 1.8%
49th French Polynesia 55.63% -1.1%
50th South Africa 56.73% -4.7%
51st Zimbabwe 56.75% 3.8%
52nd Benin 56.76% -13.0%
53rd Libya 56.90% -25.6%
54th United Kingdom 57.13% -2.9%
55th Congo, Democratic Republic of 57.75% -22.1%
56th Senegal 58.11% -0.6%
57th Israel 58.90% -4.6%
58th Burkina Faso 59.09% 0.5%
59th Philippines 59.14% 2.9%
60th Chile 59.35% -9.6%
61st New Caledonia 60.05% 1.8%
62nd Timor-Leste 60.08% -27.4%
63rd Costa Rica 60.75% -6.8%
64th Madagascar 61.22% -1.2%
65th France 63.50% 2.1%
66th Spain 63.58% 0.3%
67th Greece 65.27% -1.7%
68th South Sudan 65.55% 1.4%
69th Canada 66.16% 2.8%
70th Paraguay 66.92% -3.1%
71st Saudi Arabia 67.11% -14.0%
72nd Morocco 67.29% -6.4%
73rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.93% -20.3%
74th Togo 69.13% -2.5%
75th Iraq 69.59% 0.9%
76th Bahamas, The 69.68% -13.5%
77th Mexico 70.41% 9.9%
78th Norway 70.43% 1.9%
79th West Bank and Gaza 70.78% 4.5%
80th Albania 71.28% -5.0%
81st Guam 71.34% -9.0%
82nd Armenia 71.68% -5.4%
83rd Lebanon 71.84% -10.0%
84th Finland 71.96% -3.6%
85th Guinea 72.44% -5.6%
86th Azerbaijan 72.60% 4.5%
87th Bermuda 73.30% -4.2%
88th Gabon 73.95% 0.6%
89th Kosovo 74.02% -4.0%
90th Samoa 74.63% -7.3%
91st Korea 75.39% -13.3%
92nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 76.48% -6.4%
93rd Ghana 76.52% 19.9%
94th El Salvador 76.56% -2.0%
95th Mauritania 77.35% -15.6%
96th Germany 77.76% 1.2%
97th Zambia 79.87% 4.8%
98th Portugal 80.63% 0.5%
99th Turkmenistan 81.30% -10.8%
100th Tonga 81.39% 8.9%
101st Greenland 83.10% -4.6%
102nd Romania 83.52% 0.2%
103rd Sweden 84.17% 0.4%
104th Virgin Islands (US) 84.77% -48.4%
105th Lao PDR 85.80% -13.4%
106th European Union 86.68% 1.4%
107th Tunisia 87.25% -9.2%
108th Solomon Islands 88.19% -5.6%
109th Eswatini 88.26% -3.7%
110th Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.29% -2.5%
111th Moldova 88.97% -5.6%
112th Bhutan 89.64% 1.9%
113th Mongolia 89.65% -18.0%
114th Brunei Darussalam 89.90% -12.2%
115th Croatia 90.65% 6.4%
116th Poland 92.26% 0.2%
117th Serbia 93.53% 5.8%
118th Qatar 93.71% -5.4%
119th Cabo Verde 94.01% 3.0%
120th Iceland 94.89% -0.4%
121st Jordan 95.36% -13.3%
122nd Oman 96.38% -5.8%
123rd Panama 96.58% -16.0%
124th Georgia 97.02% 2.2%
125th Namibia 97.24% -5.7%
126th Nicaragua 98.19% -8.0%
127th Kuwait 98.70% -1.3%
128th Mozambique 98.76% -15.1%
129th Equatorial Guinea 98.88% -5.3%
130th Austria 103.12% -1.3%
131st Belize 104.07% -2.8%
132nd Montenegro 104.13% 3.7%
133rd Denmark 105.13% 1.9%
134th Faroe Islands 105.61% -0.5%
135th Honduras 107.26% -5.1%
136th Micronesia, Federated States of 107.68% 0.0%
137th Ukraine 107.81% 7.1%
138th Vanuatu 108.76% 3.4%
139th Puerto Rico (US) 108.88% 6.3%
140th Kiribati 109.89% 5.5%
141st Kyrgyz Republic 110.96% -11.3%
142nd Botswana 112.90% -5.5%
143rd North Macedonia 113.70% 1.0%
144th Belarus 115.91% 4.8%
145th Switzerland 117.14% -2.6%
146th Congo, Republic of 117.32% 12.6%
147th Macao SAR, China 119.25% 0.6%
148th Cambodia 122.11% -1.9%
149th Northern Mariana Islands 122.75% 2.4%
150th Thailand 124.84% -4.6%
151st Latvia 126.38% -2.8%
152nd Palau 126.50% -13.2%
153rd Bulgaria 126.74% -2.7%
154th Lesotho 129.72% 2.7%
155th Antigua and Barbuda 130.07% -8.1%
156th Malaysia 131.37% -5.0%
157th Mauritius 133.14% -1.5%
158th Cyprus 137.28% 4.9%
159th Lithuania 138.20% -3.6%
160th Marshall Islands 138.49% -7.6%
161st Aruba 140.49% -10.2%
162nd Maldives 143.72% -13.4%
163rd Viet Nam 144.91% 7.0%
164th Slovenia 147.22% 0.5%
165th Bahrain 147.92% -12.3%
166th Curaçao 148.31% -9.8%
167th Estonia 148.51% -6.0%
168th Czechia 154.02% -1.5%
169th Belgium 155.07% -2.2%
170th Netherlands 160.33% 5.7%
171st American Samoa 162.41% -7.1%
172nd United Arab Emirates 164.29% 3.0%
173rd Hungary 167.29% -0.6%
174th Slovak Republic 179.43% 1.5%
175th Seychelles 187.48% -12.1%
176th Nauru 200.00% 1.4%
177th Malta 207.20% 14.3%
178th Ireland 223.70% 5.9%
179th Djibouti 268.36% -10.1%
180th San Marino 321.36% -
181st Singapore 329.47% -8.6%
182nd Luxembourg 351.13% 5.3%
183rd Hong Kong SAR, China 389.41% -8.6%
Source: World Bank (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's trade openness in 2015?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness in 2015 was 57.13%. This ranked 54th globally.

How did United Kingdom's trade openness change in 2015?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness decreased by 2.9% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 2015?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest trade openness in 2015 at 389.41%.

What is the trade openness of United Kingdom in 2015?▾

The trade openness of United Kingdom in 2015 was 57.13%. This ranked 54th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United Kingdom's trade openness?▾

United Kingdom's trade openness went from 58.82% in 2014 to 57.13% in 2015, a 2.9% decrease.

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