Data for 2024

Trade (% of GDP), 2024

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 2024
Creator: World Bank Group
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2024, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 2024 covers 172 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 359.391; Sudan is lowest, at 1.995. The middle country reads 79.947. Against 2023, 172 values changed (60 up, 112 down), 4 left.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 2024

HighestHong Kong

359.391

LowestSudan

1.995

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

172countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
172distinct values14 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), 2024, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Trade (% of GDP), 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	359.391
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	351.268
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	313.299
4	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	246.170
5	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	241.237
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	217.730
7	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	190.403
8	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	175.873
9	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	173.885
10	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	171.213
11	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	164.139
12	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	160.547
13	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	159.023
14	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	157.481
15	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	156.474
16	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	155.658
17	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	153.956
18	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	152.474
19	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	151.038
20	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	150.065
21	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	147.927
22	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	145.420
23	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	143.447
24	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	142.420
25	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	142.079
26	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	138.448
27	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	137.511
28	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	137.363
29	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	136.325
30	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	135.725
31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	132.587
32	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	131.765
33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	131.467
34	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	131.310
35	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	130.355
36	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	130.325
37	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	130.101
38	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	128.243
39	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	124.863
40	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	118.963
41	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	118.246
42	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	114.853
43	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	113.790
44	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	111.725
45	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	111.353
46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	110.226
47	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	109.944
48	Belize`BLZ`Central America	108.972
49	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	108.826
50	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	108.001
51	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	107.481
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	106.299
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	105.967
54	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	105.812
55	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	105.753
56	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	104.912
57	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	103.456
58	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	102.110
59	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	100.359
60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	99.146
61	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	97.778
62	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	96.902
63	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	96.441
64	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	95.630
65	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	95.449
66	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	94.760
67	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	94.623
68	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	94.248
69	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	93.991
70	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	93.599
71	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	93.188
72	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	92.187
73	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	92.047
74	Honduras`HND`Central America	91.669
75	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	89.777
76	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	89.662
77	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	88.892
78	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	86.182
79	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	85.683
80	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	84.642
81	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	83.763
82	Panama`PAN`Central America	83.674
83	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	83.451
84	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	82.568
85	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	82.232
86	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	80.206
87	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	79.688
88	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	79.580
89	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	79.524
90	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	79.455
91	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	79.363
92	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	79.242
93	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79.091
94	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	77.579
95	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	77.215
96	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	77.139
97	Paraguay`PRY`South America	77.094
98	Mexico`MEX`Central America	75.426
99	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	74.588
100	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	74.289
101	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	73.384
102	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	71.687
103	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	69.950
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	69.853
105	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	69.445
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.967
107	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	68.236
108	France`FRA`Western Europe	68.108
109	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	65.864
110	Canada`CAN`Northern America	65.121
111	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	64.469
112	Chile`CHL`South America	63.958
113	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	62.839
114	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	62.593
115	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	62.535
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	61.647
117	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	60.493
118	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	59.090
119	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	57.537
120	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	57.530
121	Ecuador`ECU`South America	57.444
122	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	57.161
123	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	56.405
124	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	54.599
125	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	54.382
126	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	52.062
127	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	51.784
128	Peru`PER`South America	51.681
129	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.458
130	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	51.265
131	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	50.661
132	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	49.849
133	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.766
134	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.305
135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	47.145
136	Bolivia`BOL`South America	46.978
137	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	46.432
138	India`IND`Southern Asia	45.917
139	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	44.853
140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	44.556
141	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	44.279
142	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.810
143	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	42.653
144	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	42.171
145	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	42.120
146	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	41.904
147	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.504
148	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	41.481
149	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	41.308
150	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.640
151	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	40.545
152	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	40.372
153	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	40.369
154	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	40.170
155	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.135
156	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	40.006
157	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	39.601
158	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	39.418
159	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	37.956
160	Colombia`COL`South America	36.318
161	Brazil`BRA`South America	35.585
162	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	34.403
163	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	28.735
164	Argentina`ARG`South America	27.930
165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	27.565
166	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26.778
167	Venezuela`VEN`South America	26.237
168	United States`USA`Northern America	25.016
169	Niger`NER`Western Africa	24.389
170	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18.655
171	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	17.400
172	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.995

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Hong Kong359.391
2Luxembourg351.268
3Singapore313.299
4Ireland246.170
5Djibouti241.237

Lowest

172Sudan1.995
171Ethiopia17.400
170Haiti18.655
169Niger24.389
168United States25.016

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 79.947. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −4countries joined / left
172values changed, of 172 in both
60 · 112rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Somalia103.121 → 130.325+27.204
Armenia123.419 → 150.065+26.646
Nauru135.000 → 160.547+25.547
Afghanistan67.000 → 83.763+16.763
Equatorial Guinea60.689 → 74.289+13.601

Fell most

Luxembourg402.567 → 351.268−51.299
Djibouti285.902 → 241.237−44.665
Libya161.070 → 137.511−23.559
Lebanon104.206 → 82.232−21.974
Zambia78.242 → 62.535−15.707

− United Arab Emirates

− Greenland

− San Marino

− Togo

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

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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 2024.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2024). Trade (% of GDP), 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/2024

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138 countries
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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 2024: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 2024?

Hong Kong, at 359.391, of the 172 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 2024 describe?

2024.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 2024 cover?

172.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 2024?

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), 2024 the newest?

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

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