Data for 2025
Trade (% of GDP), 2025
2025, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Trade (% of GDP), 2025 covers 138 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 396.65; Sudan is lowest, at 2.38. The middle country reads 79.68. Against 2024, 138 values changed (53 up, 85 down), 34 left.
Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 2025
HighestHong Kong
396.65LowestSudan
2.38Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Trade (% of GDP), 2025, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 138 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKGEastern Asia | 396.65 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 349.89 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 320.31 |
| 4 | IRLNorthern Europe | 239.96 |
| 5 | MLTSouthern Europe | 219.01 |
| 6 | DJIEastern Africa | 206.30 |
| 7 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 190.34 |
| 8 | CYPWestern Asia | 189.50 |
| 9 | SYCEastern Africa | 172.29 |
| 10 | SVKEastern Europe | 170.34 |
| 11 | NRUMicronesia | 165.44 |
| 12 | ESTNorthern Europe | 155.76 |
| 13 | LSOSouthern Africa | 153.98 |
| 14 | BELWestern Europe | 152.92 |
| 15 | SVNSouthern Europe | 151.92 |
| 16 | NLDWestern Europe | 150.12 |
| 17 | CHEWestern Europe | 147.16 |
| 18 | LTUNorthern Europe | 142.11 |
| 19 | HUNEastern Europe | 140.78 |
| 20 | MUSEastern Africa | 139.94 |
| 21 | MACEastern Asia | 139.14 |
| 22 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 138.41 |
| 23 | LBYNorthern Africa | 137.66 |
| 24 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 136.40 |
| 25 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 136.09 |
| 26 | MKDSouthern Europe | 133.04 |
| 27 | MNGEastern Asia | 130.71 |
| 28 | LVANorthern Europe | 129.72 |
| 29 | DNKNorthern Europe | 129.22 |
| 30 | SOMEastern Africa | 128.06 |
| 31 | CZEEastern Europe | 128.04 |
| 32 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 123.61 |
| 33 | XKXSouthern Europe | 118.19 |
| 34 | MHLMicronesia | 115.91 |
| 35 | SRBSouthern Europe | 112.92 |
| 36 | BLREastern Europe | 112.11 |
| 37 | NAMSouthern Africa | 108.58 |
| 38 | AUTWestern Europe | 107.02 |
| 39 | MNESouthern Europe | 105.77 |
| 40 | SWENorthern Europe | 104.34 |
| 41 | GINWestern Africa | 103.68 |
| 42 | BGREastern Europe | 102.51 |
| 43 | ARMWestern Asia | 101.71 |
| 44 | TUNNorthern Africa | 101.45 |
| 45 | HRVSouthern Europe | 100.99 |
| 46 | GEOWestern Asia | 100.63 |
| 47 | MOZEastern Africa | 97.10 |
| 48 | POLEastern Europe | 97.03 |
| 49 | NICCentral America | 96.45 |
| 50 | CPVWestern Africa | 95.33 |
| 51 | BIHSouthern Europe | 95.12 |
| 52 | MRTWestern Africa | 94.02 |
| 53 | MARNorthern Africa | 93.10 |
| 54 | FSMMicronesia | 93.07 |
| 55 | MDAEastern Europe | 92.67 |
| 56 | KGZCentral Asia | 92.41 |
| 57 | COGMiddle Africa | 91.67 |
| 58 | HNDCentral America | 91.51 |
| 59 | PRICaribbean | 90.46 |
| 60 | SLVCentral America | 88.16 |
| 61 | CODMiddle Africa | 87.33 |
| 62 | PRTSouthern Europe | 86.40 |
| 63 | KOREastern Asia | 86.36 |
| 64 | GABMiddle Africa | 84.89 |
| 65 | GRCSouthern Europe | 83.45 |
| 66 | FINNorthern Europe | 83.40 |
| 67 | ISLNorthern Europe | 82.49 |
| 68 | MEXCentral America | 79.92 |
| 69 | AZEWestern Asia | 79.83 |
| 70 | ALBSouthern Europe | 79.53 |
| 71 | NORNorthern Europe | 79.05 |
| 72 | DEUWestern Europe | 78.51 |
| 73 | UKREastern Europe | 77.18 |
| 74 | PRYSouth America | 76.48 |
| 75 | ROUEastern Europe | 76.21 |
| 76 | GNQMiddle Africa | 74.93 |
| 77 | PSEWestern Asia | 74.76 |
| 78 | CRICentral America | 71.49 |
| 79 | SENWestern Africa | 71.07 |
| 80 | WSMPolynesia | 70.63 |
| 81 | BWASouthern Africa | 69.54 |
| 82 | ESPSouthern Europe | 69.45 |
| 83 | FRAWestern Europe | 67.19 |
| 84 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 66.79 |
| 85 | BFAWestern Africa | 65.00 |
| 86 | CHLSouth America | 64.98 |
| 87 | CANNorthern America | 63.51 |
| 88 | ITASouthern Europe | 62.52 |
| 89 | GBRNorthern Europe | 62.46 |
| 90 | GMBWestern Africa | 62.17 |
| 91 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 60.91 |
| 92 | IRNSouthern Asia | 60.24 |
| 93 | ECUSouth America | 59.36 |
| 94 | SAUWestern Asia | 57.92 |
| 95 | UZBCentral Asia | 57.40 |
| 96 | RWAEastern Africa | 56.67 |
| 97 | CIVWestern Africa | 54.56 |
| 98 | MDGEastern Africa | 54.24 |
| 99 | ISRWestern Asia | 52.99 |
| 100 | CAFMiddle Africa | 52.91 |
| 101 | PERSouth America | 51.82 |
| 102 | DOMCaribbean | 51.49 |
| 103 | EGYNorthern Africa | 51.33 |
| 104 | UGAEastern Africa | 50.20 |
| 105 | TURWestern Asia | 49.93 |
| 106 | URYSouth America | 49.72 |
| 107 | SLEWestern Africa | 49.10 |
| 108 | MLIWestern Africa | 48.77 |
| 109 | STPMiddle Africa | 46.57 |
| 110 | GTMCentral America | 46.53 |
| 111 | INDSouthern Asia | 46.27 |
| 112 | TCDMiddle Africa | 46.13 |
| 113 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 45.90 |
| 114 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 43.39 |
| 115 | NPLSouthern Asia | 42.55 |
| 116 | LKASouthern Asia | 41.81 |
| 117 | COMEastern Africa | 40.89 |
| 118 | GNBWestern Africa | 40.88 |
| 119 | MWIEastern Africa | 39.40 |
| 120 | DZANorthern Africa | 38.98 |
| 121 | TZAEastern Africa | 38.97 |
| 122 | CHNEastern Asia | 37.96 |
| 123 | KENEastern Africa | 37.52 |
| 124 | BENWestern Africa | 37.12 |
| 125 | COLSouth America | 35.37 |
| 126 | BRASouth America | 35.29 |
| 127 | AGOMiddle Africa | 34.65 |
| 128 | NERWestern Africa | 33.91 |
| 129 | RUSEastern Europe | 33.71 |
| 130 | ETHEastern Africa | 33.46 |
| 131 | CMRMiddle Africa | 33.38 |
| 132 | ARGSouth America | 30.36 |
| 133 | TKMCentral Asia | 28.17 |
| 134 | BGDSouthern Asia | 27.95 |
| 135 | PAKSouthern Asia | 27.19 |
| 136 | VENSouth America | 25.01 |
| 137 | HTICaribbean | 15.89 |
| 138 | SDNNorthern Africa | 2.38 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Hong Kong396.65
- 2
Luxembourg349.89
- 3
Singapore320.31
- 4
Ireland239.96
- 5
Malta219.01
Lowest
- 138
Sudan2.38
- 137
Haiti15.89
- 136
Venezuela25.01
- 135
Pakistan27.19
- 134
Bangladesh27.95
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 79.68. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −34countries joined / left
- 138values changed, of 138 in both
- 53 · 85rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Hong Kong359.39 → 396.65+37.25
Gambia42.17 → 62.17+20.00
Switzerland130.35 → 147.16+16.81
Vietnam173.89 → 190.34+16.45
Ethiopia17.40 → 33.46+16.06
Fell most
Armenia150.06 → 101.71−48.36
Kyrgyzstan130.10 → 92.41−37.69
Djibouti241.24 → 206.30−34.94
Belarus128.24 → 112.11−16.14
Angola49.85 → 34.65−15.20
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.
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 2025.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 138 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2025). Trade (% of GDP), 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/2025
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Trade (% of GDP), 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 2025?
Hong Kong, at 396.65, of the 138 countries in the file.
What year does Trade (% of GDP), 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 2025 cover?
138.
Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 2025?
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), 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-06, when it was read from the publisher.