Data for 2001

Trade (% of GDP), 2001

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 2001
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

2001, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 2001 covers 164 countries. Singapore is highest, at 349.292; Japan is lowest, at 19.277. The middle country reads 70.590. Against 2000, 163 values changed (72 up, 91 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 2001

HighestSingapore

349.292

LowestJapan

19.277

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

164countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
164distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Trade (% of GDP), 2001, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 164 countries · select a heading to sort

Trade (% of GDP), 2001: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	349.292
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	270.765
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	240.849
4	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	203.365
5	Guyana`GUY`South America	199.577
6	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	179.885
7	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	174.841
8	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	166.743
9	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	161.325
10	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	150.024
11	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	146.657
12	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	140.391
13	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	139.577
14	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	137.045
15	Panama`PAN`Central America	135.584
16	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	131.849
17	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	130.904
18	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	130.732
19	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	129.997
20	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	128.055
21	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	127.026
22	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	126.780
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	126.547
24	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	124.501
25	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	121.931
26	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	120.268
27	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	119.475
28	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	118.734
29	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	117.580
30	Honduras`HND`Central America	115.943
31	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	115.818
32	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	111.956
33	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	111.772
34	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	110.785
35	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	110.046
36	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	109.886
37	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	109.285
38	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	105.583
39	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	104.904
40	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	100.409
41	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	99.926
42	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	98.537
43	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	97.298
44	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	95.213
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	94.969
46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	93.487
47	Belize`BLZ`Central America	93.162
48	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	92.849
49	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	92.164
50	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	91.100
51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	89.865
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	89.552
53	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	88.584
54	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	88.177
55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	87.996
56	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	87.772
57	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	87.525
58	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	86.850
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	86.036
60	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	84.900
61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	84.527
62	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	83.923
63	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	83.639
64	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	82.726
65	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	81.986
66	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	80.899
67	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.853
68	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	80.569
69	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	79.438
70	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	79.081
71	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.815
72	Canada`CAN`Northern America	78.344
73	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	73.940
74	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	73.747
75	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	73.554
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	72.606
77	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	72.501
78	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	72.063
79	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	71.478
80	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	71.095
81	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	70.892
82	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	70.669
83	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	70.511
84	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	70.284
85	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	69.864
86	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	69.793
87	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	67.900
88	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	67.898
89	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	67.234
90	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	65.899
91	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	65.891
92	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	65.092
93	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	64.668
94	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	64.322
95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	64.247
96	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	63.561
97	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	63.330
98	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	62.407
99	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	62.192
100	Chile`CHL`South America	62.145
101	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	61.111
102	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	60.701
103	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	60.428
104	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	59.559
105	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	58.184
106	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58.014
107	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	57.980
108	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	57.879
109	France`FRA`Western Europe	56.893
110	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	56.858
111	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	56.776
112	Ecuador`ECU`South America	56.128
113	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	55.947
114	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	55.800
115	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	55.557
116	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	54.530
117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	53.895
118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	53.492
119	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	53.114
120	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	52.634
121	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	51.929
122	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	51.572
123	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.394
124	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	50.415
125	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.945
126	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	49.863
127	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	49.721
128	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.324
129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	49.171
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	48.257
131	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	47.583
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	46.929
133	Bolivia`BOL`South America	45.228
134	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	45.110
135	Mexico`MEX`Central America	44.740
136	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	44.134
137	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	43.173
138	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	41.035
139	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	40.536
140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	40.188
141	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.810
142	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.730
143	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	38.083
144	Uruguay`URY`South America	36.310
145	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	35.938
146	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.757
147	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.330
148	Peru`PER`South America	35.064
149	Colombia`COL`South America	33.901
150	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	33.158
151	Niger`NER`Western Africa	33.014
152	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	32.098
153	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	31.658
154	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	29.361
155	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	28.030
156	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	27.570
157	Brazil`BRA`South America	26.936
158	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.993
159	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.042
160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	23.577
161	United States`USA`Northern America	22.967
162	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.852
163	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	20.293
164	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	19.277

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore349.292
2Luxembourg270.765
3Hong Kong240.849
4Malaysia203.365
5Guyana199.577

Lowest

164Japan19.277
163Sudan20.293
162Argentina21.852
161United States22.967
160Pakistan23.577

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 70.590. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
163values changed, of 163 in both
72 · 91rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Serbia21.109 → 53.895+32.786
Seychelles151.302 → 179.885+28.582
Guatemala49.146 → 70.669+21.523
Kiribati94.167 → 110.785+16.618
Slovakia108.939 → 121.931+12.992

Fell most

Tajikistan175.351 → 146.657−28.694
Malta189.601 → 161.325−28.276
Turkmenistan103.580 → 81.986−21.594
Sierra Leone57.530 → 35.938−21.592
Gabon101.702 → 83.639−18.063

+ United Arab Emirates

− French Polynesia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2001.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 164 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
164 rows · 6.3 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download trade-to-gdp-2001-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2001). Trade (% of GDP), 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/2001

0656 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Trade (% of GDP), 2000
164 countries
The year after ›
Trade (% of GDP), 2002
170 countries
All of them
Trade (% of GDP): every year
56 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 2001: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 2001?

Singapore, at 349.292, of the 164 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 2001 describe?

2001.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 2001 cover?

164.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 2001?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Trade (% of GDP), 2001 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Trade (% of GDP), 2025.

This edition

The same ranking, cut differently

Behind the number

Browse

By continent

Much-read profiles

Every subject

The numbers

Reading the data