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United States - Trade Openness 2018

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
27.61% +0.30% from 2017 Global rank: 3rd

United States's trade openness was 27.61% in 2018, increased +0.30% from 27.31% in 2017. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾
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%
Source: World Bank (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)

FAQ

What was United States's trade openness in 2018?▾

United States's trade openness in 2018 was 27.61%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did United States's trade openness change in 2018?▾

United States's trade openness increased by 1.1% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 2018?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China had the highest trade openness in 2018 at 376.89%.

What is the trade openness of United States in 2018?▾

The trade openness of United States in 2018 was 27.61%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for United States's trade openness?▾

United States's trade openness went from 27.31% in 2017 to 27.61% in 2018, a 1.1% increase.

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