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United States - Trade Openness 2019

Trade as % of GDP · World Bank
26.45% −1.16% from 2018 Global rank: 3rd

United States's trade openness was 26.45% in 2019, decreased +1.16% from 27.61% in 2018. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Trade Openness by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Cuba 22.82% -15.7%
2nd Sudan 26.12% 19.4%
3rd United States 26.45% -4.2%
4th Brazil 28.89% 0.0%
5th Pakistan 28.91% 4.6%
6th Bangladesh 31.58% -2.9%
7th Kenya 31.76% -7.7%
8th Argentina 32.63% 6.1%
9th Tanzania 33.02% 1.2%
10th China 35.20% -4.6%
11th Japan 35.22% -3.8%
12th Niger 37.10% -1.2%
13th Colombia 37.56% 2.8%
14th Sierra Leone 37.56% 0.5%
15th Indonesia 37.63% -12.6%
16th Uganda 39.36% 7.4%
17th India 39.91% -8.5%
18th Egypt, Arab Republic of 41.12% -10.4%
19th Syrian Arab Republic 42.00% -17.1%
20th Comoros 42.27% -1.7%
21st Cameroon 43.38% 6.9%
22nd Malawi 44.20% 1.4%
23rd Turkmenistan 44.29% -13.0%
24th Haiti 44.57% -1.3%
25th Côte d'Ivoire 44.66% -3.0%
26th Guatemala 45.52% -3.2%
27th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.82% -2.4%
28th Australia 46.00% 5.6%
29th Zimbabwe 46.11% -15.5%
30th Algeria 46.51% -11.3%
31st Chad 46.68% -0.1%
32nd Peru 46.94% -3.5%
33rd Ecuador 48.08% 0.2%
34th Iran, Islamic Republic of 48.59% -14.2%
35th Russian Federation 49.23% -4.6%
36th Nepal 49.25% 1.7%
37th Sri Lanka 49.43% -0.8%
38th Uruguay 49.74% 4.1%
39th Guinea-Bissau 49.94% -9.2%
40th Central African Republic 50.07% 0.8%
41st Dominican Republic 50.91% -2.7%
42nd South Africa 53.90% -1.1%
43rd Mali 54.00% 6.5%
44th New Zealand 54.45% -2.4%
45th Gambia, The 56.00% -13.6%
46th Tajikistan 56.05% 0.4%
47th Israel 56.33% -4.1%
48th Togo 56.34% -2.1%
49th Saudi Arabia 56.79% -3.9%
50th Chile 57.61% -1.0%
51st Rwanda 57.98% 3.9%
52nd New Caledonia 58.21% -1.5%
53rd Italy 58.69% -1.0%
54th Burkina Faso 60.41% -0.3%
55th Angola 60.71% 3.1%
56th Congo, Democratic Republic of 60.91% -16.0%
57th Türkiye 62.58% -0.4%
58th Madagascar 62.60% -7.7%
59th Lebanon 62.98% -7.7%
60th French Polynesia 63.31% -2.6%
61st Benin 63.68% 3.1%
62nd Senegal 64.24% 4.0%
63rd Kazakhstan 64.86% 2.1%
64th Uzbekistan 64.96% 1.3%
65th United Kingdom 65.00% 0.1%
66th Costa Rica 65.76% -1.8%
67th Canada 66.17% -0.6%
68th Spain 66.37% -1.0%
69th France 66.43% -0.6%
70th Bahamas, The 68.79% -4.7%
71st Zambia 68.79% -8.1%
72nd Philippines 68.84% -4.6%
73rd Iraq 68.99% 4.8%
74th West Bank and Gaza 68.99% -3.4%
75th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 70.30% -4.8%
76th Timor-Leste 70.61% 8.9%
77th Norway 70.90% 1.3%
78th Paraguay 71.22% -1.2%
79th Korea 71.45% -4.4%
80th Gabon 73.43% -4.7%
81st Albania 75.38% -0.4%
82nd Morocco 76.00% -1.6%
83rd El Salvador 76.04% 0.5%
84th Bhutan 76.12% -4.5%
85th Ghana 76.82% 13.0%
86th Mexico 77.46% -3.4%
87th Bermuda 77.56% 0.0%
88th Guam 78.06% 7.0%
89th Guinea 78.42% -11.9%
90th Libya 78.99% 23.9%
91st Germany 79.07% -0.1%
92nd Panama 80.43% -6.6%
93rd Finland 80.56% 1.8%
94th Greece 80.59% 1.7%
95th Namibia 82.90% 1.5%
96th Solomon Islands 83.00% -6.2%
97th Botswana 83.09% -5.0%
98th Samoa 83.33% 5.6%
99th Iceland 83.79% -5.8%
100th Romania 84.91% -2.5%
101st Jordan 85.69% -2.2%
102nd Kosovo 85.75% -0.7%
103rd Azerbaijan 85.82% -6.4%
104th Oman 86.48% -3.1%
105th Eswatini 86.64% 1.3%
106th Portugal 86.77% 0.0%
107th Moldova 87.63% 0.2%
108th Tonga 88.05% 2.3%
109th Qatar 90.05% -2.0%
110th Ukraine 90.51% -8.8%
111th European Union 90.55% 0.1%
112th Congo, Republic of 91.58% -9.0%
113th Kuwait 91.69% -10.8%
114th Greenland 92.19% 2.7%
115th Sweden 92.75% 2.6%
116th Mauritania 93.49% 4.9%
117th Nicaragua 94.04% 0.1%
118th Kyrgyz Republic 94.43% -4.5%
119th Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.52% -4.0%
120th Equatorial Guinea 94.88% -8.5%
121st Micronesia, Federated States of 95.69% -7.6%
122nd Armenia 97.85% 5.8%
123rd Kiribati 98.31% 17.9%
124th Vanuatu 99.38% -10.2%
125th Honduras 99.46% -4.0%
126th Croatia 101.39% 2.3%
127th Poland 101.58% -0.8%
128th Tunisia 102.33% -1.5%
129th Belize 102.44% 1.4%
130th Cabo Verde 103.60% -2.1%
131st Northern Mariana Islands 104.75% -3.7%
132nd Mozambique 105.59% -15.3%
133rd Puerto Rico (US) 107.57% 1.5%
134th Serbia 107.58% 1.9%
135th Austria 108.21% -0.2%
136th Brunei Darussalam 108.51% 15.6%
137th Faroe Islands 108.62% 1.6%
138th Thailand 109.69% -9.2%
139th Montenegro 110.02% -1.0%
140th Denmark 111.89% 2.8%
141st Cayman Islands 114.84% -1.9%
142nd Macao SAR, China 115.23% -1.1%
143rd Palau 115.46% -2.0%
144th Cambodia 115.74% -2.3%
145th Georgia 117.81% 7.2%
146th Malaysia 123.03% -5.7%
147th Switzerland 124.13% -0.2%
148th Mongolia 124.40% -1.6%
149th Bulgaria 125.26% -3.0%
150th Latvia 125.29% -2.3%
151st Mauritius 127.94% 3.6%
152nd Belarus 130.85% -6.1%
153rd Bahrain 135.42% -6.0%
154th Maldives 137.13% -3.8%
155th Antigua and Barbuda 137.54% 5.3%
156th Aruba 137.96% -0.6%
157th Czechia 138.15% -4.8%
158th North Macedonia 138.58% 4.0%
159th Estonia 140.35% -2.2%
160th Lesotho 140.52% -2.7%
161st Lithuania 148.37% 0.8%
162nd Cyprus 150.51% 2.0%
163rd Marshall Islands 153.01% 19.1%
164th Virgin Islands (US) 155.42% -2.4%
165th Nauru 155.91% 10.9%
166th American Samoa 156.57% -8.9%
167th Hungary 159.93% -1.7%
168th Slovenia 160.04% -1.6%
169th Netherlands 160.68% -1.8%
170th United Arab Emirates 163.82% 5.9%
171st Viet Nam 164.70% 0.0%
172nd Belgium 165.47% -1.7%
173rd Seychelles 173.41% -6.6%
174th Slovak Republic 183.72% -2.7%
175th Malta 233.07% 2.2%
176th Ireland 257.65% 15.8%
177th San Marino 307.26% -0.7%
178th Djibouti 320.94% 6.8%
179th Singapore 324.39% -0.7%
180th Hong Kong SAR, China 353.74% -6.1%
181st Luxembourg 382.66% 5.7%
Source: World Bank (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)

FAQ

What was United States's trade openness in 2019?▾

United States's trade openness in 2019 was 26.45%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did United States's trade openness change in 2019?▾

United States's trade openness decreased by 4.2% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 2019?▾

Luxembourg had the highest trade openness in 2019 at 382.66%.

What is the trade openness of United States in 2019?▾

The trade openness of United States in 2019 was 26.45%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for United States's trade openness?▾

United States's trade openness went from 27.61% in 2018 to 26.45% in 2019, a 4.2% decrease.

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