Trade (% of GDP) by country
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
396.6%
Hong Kong
Lowest
2.4%
Sudan
Median
82.5%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
11,229
What the numbers show
Trade (% of GDP) is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 396.6% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 2.4% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.5%, and the mean is 93.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 167.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 217.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 87.0%).
Trade (% of GDP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 396.6% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 349.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | San Marino | 341.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 320.3% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 240.0% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 219.0% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Djibouti | 206.3% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 8 | United States Virgin Islands | 205.6% | 2022 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 199.0% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 10 | Guyana | 194.4% | 2005 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 190.3% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 189.5% | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 13 | Seychelles | 172.3% | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 170.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nauru | 165.4% | 2025 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 16 | Aruba | 164.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 17 | Bahrain | 157.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 18 | Maldives | 156.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 155.8% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 20 | Curacao | 155.3% | 2018 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 21 | Lesotho | 154.0% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 152.9% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 151.9% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 150.1% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 147.2% | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 146.0% | 2007 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 142.1% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 140.8% | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 139.9% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Macao | 139.1% | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 138.4% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 32 | Libya | 137.7% | 2025 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 136.4% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 136.1% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 133.0% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 131.1% | 2004 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 37 | Mongolia | 130.7% | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 129.7% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 129.2% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 40 | Somalia | 128.1% | 2025 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 128.0% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 42 | Cuba | 124.9% | 2024 | up 217.9% | falling |
| 43 | American Samoa | 124.7% | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei | 123.6% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 45 | Fiji | 119.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 118.3% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 47 | Kosovo | 118.2% | 2025 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 47 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 118.2% | 2025 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 49 | Marshall Islands | 115.9% | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 114.9% | 2024 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia | 112.9% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 112.1% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 111.4% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 54 | Belize | 109.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Namibia | 108.6% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 56 | Eswatini | 107.5% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 107.0% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 58 | Palau | 105.8% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 59 | Montenegro | 105.8% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 60 | Faroe Islands | 105.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 104.3% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea | 103.7% | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 102.5% | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 64 | Kiribati | 102.1% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 65 | Armenia | 101.7% | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 101.4% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | Croatia | 101.0% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 100.6% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 69 | Qatar | 100.2% | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Mozambique | 97.1% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 97.0% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 96.4% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 73 | East Timor | 95.4% | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 74 | Cape Verde | 95.3% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.1% | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 76 | Mauritania | 94.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 94.0% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 78 | Northern Mariana Islands | 93.2% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 93.1% | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 80 | Micronesia (country) | 93.1% | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 81 | Moldova | 92.7% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.4% | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 83 | Greenland | 91.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 84 | Congo | 91.7% | 2025 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 91.5% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 91.0% | 2010 | — | falling |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 90.5% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 88.2% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 87.3% | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 90 | Portugal | 86.4% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 91 | South Korea | 86.4% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 92 | Gabon | 84.9% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 83.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 94 | Panama | 83.7% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 95 | Greece | 83.5% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 83.4% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 97 | Iceland | 82.5% | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 98 | Lebanon | 82.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 99 | Bermuda | 80.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 100 | Mexico | 79.9% | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 79.8% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 79.5% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 103 | Bhutan | 79.4% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 104 | Bahamas | 79.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 105 | Norway | 79.1% | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 106 | Germany | 78.5% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 107 | Tonga | 77.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 77.2% | 2025 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 109 | Iraq | 77.1% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Paraguay | 76.5% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 111 | Romania | 76.2% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 112 | Laos | 75.1% | 2016 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 74.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 114 | Palestine | 74.8% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 73.4% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 116 | Guam | 71.9% | 2022 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 71.5% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 71.1% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 119 | Samoa | 70.6% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 120 | Botswana | 69.5% | 2025 | down 38.4% | flat |
| 121 | Spain | 69.5% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 122 | Ghana | 69.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 123 | France | 67.2% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 124 | Philippines | 66.8% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 125 | South Sudan | 65.6% | 2015 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 65.0% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 127 | Chile | 65.0% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 64.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 129 | Canada | 63.5% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 130 | Zambia | 62.5% | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 131 | Italy | 62.5% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 62.5% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 133 | Gambia | 62.2% | 2025 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 134 | South Africa | 60.9% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 135 | Iran | 60.2% | 2025 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 136 | Togo | 59.9% | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 137 | Ecuador | 59.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 59.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 57.9% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 57.4% | 2025 | up 111.2% | falling |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 57.2% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 142 | Rwanda | 56.7% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 143 | Yemen | 56.1% | 2018 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 144 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.6% | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 145 | Madagascar | 54.2% | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 146 | Israel | 53.0% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 52.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 148 | Peru | 51.8% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 51.5% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 150 | Egypt | 51.3% | 2025 | up 47.3% | flat |
| 151 | New Zealand | 50.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 152 | Uganda | 50.2% | 2025 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 153 | Turkey | 49.9% | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Uruguay | 49.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 49.1% | 2025 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 156 | Mali | 48.8% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 157 | Eritrea | 47.4% | 2011 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 158 | Bolivia | 47.0% | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.6% | 2025 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 160 | Guatemala | 46.5% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 161 | India | 46.3% | 2025 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Chad | 46.1% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 163 | Australia | 45.9% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 164 | Japan | 44.9% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 165 | Indonesia | 43.4% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 166 | Nepal | 42.6% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 41.8% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 41.5% | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 169 | Comoros | 40.9% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.9% | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 40.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 172 | Malawi | 39.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 173 | Algeria | 39.0% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 174 | Tanzania | 39.0% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 175 | China | 38.0% | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Kenya | 37.5% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 177 | Benin | 37.1% | 2025 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 178 | Syria | 35.4% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 179 | Colombia | 35.4% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 180 | Brazil | 35.3% | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 181 | Angola | 34.6% | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 182 | Niger | 33.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 183 | Russia | 33.7% | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 33.5% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 185 | Cameroon | 33.4% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 186 | Argentina | 30.4% | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 28.2% | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 28.0% | 2025 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 189 | Pakistan | 27.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 190 | United States | 25.0% | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 191 | Venezuela | 25.0% | 2025 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Haiti | 15.9% | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 193 | Sudan | 2.4% | 2025 | down 87.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 148.6%
- Small states 139.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 113.3%
- Pacific island small states 107.3%
- European Union 90.1%
- Euro area 87.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 81.8%
- World 68.5%
- Arab World 65.4%
- East Asia & Pacific 63.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 61.2%
- High income 60.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 58.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 57.2%
- OECD members 56.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 56.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 56.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 55.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 55.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 55.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 55.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 52.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 52.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 50.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 50.2%
- IBRD only 49.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 49.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 49.1%
- Upper middle income 48.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 48.6%
- Middle income 48.5%
- Low & middle income 48.5%
- IDA only 48.0%
- Low income 47.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 47.5%
- IDA total 47.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 46.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 46.9%
- Lower middle income 46.6%
- South Asia 44.6%
About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.