Trade (exports plus imports)

138 countries, 2025. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
396.6 %
Hong Kong
Median country
79.7 %
half above, half below
World
68.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
2.4 to 396.6
Sudan - Hong Kong

How to read it

Across 138 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Hong Kong (396.6 %) and the lowest in Sudan (2.4 %).

The median country is at 79.7 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 42.8 % in 1996 to 68.5 % in 2025.

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.

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and… · via World Bank WDI (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) · licence

Trade over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Hong Kong396.6Asia
2Luxembourg349.9Europe
3Singapore320.3Asia
4Ireland240.0Europe
5Malta219.0Europe
6Djibouti206.3Africa
7Vietnam190.3Asia
8Cyprus189.5Asia
9Seychelles172.3Africa
10Slovakia170.3Europe
11Nauru165.4Oceania
12Estonia155.8Europe
13Lesotho154.0Africa
14Belgium152.9Europe
15Slovenia151.9Europe
16Netherlands150.1Europe
17Switzerland147.2Europe
18Lithuania142.1Europe
19Hungary140.8Europe
20Mauritius139.9Africa
21Macao139.1Asia
22Thailand138.4Asia
23Libya137.7Africa
24Malaysia136.4Asia
25Cambodia136.1Asia
26North Macedonia133.0Europe
27Mongolia130.7Asia
28Latvia129.7Europe
29Denmark129.2Europe
30Somalia128.1Africa
31Czechia128.0Europe
32Brunei123.6Asia
33Kosovo118.2Europe
34Marshall Islands115.9Oceania
35Serbia112.9Europe
36Belarus112.1Europe
37Namibia108.6Africa
38Austria107.0Europe
39Montenegro105.8Europe
40Sweden104.3Europe
41Guinea103.7Africa
42Bulgaria102.5Europe
43Armenia101.7Asia
44Tunisia101.4Africa
45Croatia101.0Europe
46Georgia100.6Asia
47Mozambique97.1Africa
48Poland97.0Europe
49Nicaragua96.4North America
50Cabo Verde95.3Africa
51Bosnia and Herzegovina95.1Europe
52Mauritania94.0Africa
53Morocco93.1Africa
54Federated States of Micronesia93.1Oceania
55Moldova92.7Europe
56Kyrgyzstan92.4Asia
57Republic of the Congo91.7Africa
58Honduras91.5North America
59Puerto Rico90.5North America
60El Salvador88.2North America
61Democratic Republic of the Congo87.3Africa
62Portugal86.4Europe
63South Korea86.4Asia
64Gabon84.9Africa
65Greece83.5Europe
66Finland83.4Europe
67Iceland82.5Europe
68Mexico79.9North America
69Azerbaijan79.8Asia
70Albania79.5Europe
71Norway79.1Europe
72Germany78.5Europe
73Ukraine77.2Europe
74Paraguay76.5South America
75Romania76.2Europe
76Equatorial Guinea74.9Africa
77Palestine74.8Asia
78Costa Rica71.5North America
79Senegal71.1Africa
80Samoa70.6Oceania
81Botswana69.5Africa
82Spain69.5Europe
83France67.2Europe
84Philippines66.8Asia
85Burkina Faso65.0Africa
86Chile65.0South America
87Canada63.5North America
88Italy62.5Europe
89United Kingdom62.5Europe
90The Gambia62.2Africa
91South Africa60.9Africa
92Iran60.2Asia
93Ecuador59.4South America
94Saudi Arabia57.9Asia
95Uzbekistan57.4Asia
96Rwanda56.7Africa
97Côte d'Ivoire54.6Africa
98Madagascar54.2Africa
99Israel53.0Asia
100Central African Republic52.9Africa
101Peru51.8South America
102Dominican Republic51.5North America
103Egypt51.3Africa
104Uganda50.2Africa
105Türkiye49.9Asia
106Uruguay49.7South America
107Sierra Leone49.1Africa
108Mali48.8Africa
109São Tomé and Principe46.6Africa
110Guatemala46.5North America
111India46.3Asia
112Chad46.1Africa
113Australia45.9Oceania
114Indonesia43.4Asia
115Nepal42.6Asia
116Sri Lanka41.8Asia
117Comoros40.9Africa
118Guinea-Bissau40.9Africa
119Malawi39.4Africa
120Algeria39.0Africa
121Tanzania39.0Africa
122China38.0Asia
123Kenya37.5Africa
124Benin37.1Africa
125Colombia35.4South America
126Brazil35.3South America
127Angola34.6Africa
128Niger33.9Africa
129Russia33.7Europe
130Ethiopia33.5Africa
131Cameroon33.4Africa
132Argentina30.4South America
133Turkmenistan28.2Asia
134Bangladesh28.0Asia
135Pakistan27.2Asia
136Venezuela25.0South America
137Haiti15.9North America
138Sudan2.4Africa
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Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 137 countries

Largest increase

  1. Libya 56.9 → 137.7 +80.8 pp
  2. Cyprus 137.3 → 189.5 +52.2 pp
  3. Somalia 76.5 → 128.1 +51.6 pp
  4. Vietnam 144.9 → 190.3 +45.4 pp
  5. Kosovo 74.0 → 118.2 +44.2 pp

Largest decrease

  1. São Tomé and Principe 112.7 → 46.6 −66.1 pp
  2. Djibouti 268.4 → 206.3 −62.1 pp
  3. Turkmenistan 73.2 → 28.2 −45.1 pp
  4. Botswana 112.9 → 69.5 −43.4 pp
  5. Venezuela 60.4 → 25.0 −35.4 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Trade - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

25 50 75 100 125 1980 Africa: 63.69 Asia: 64.23 Europe: 66.07 North America: 67.45 South America: 35.66 Oceania: 97.14 1981 Africa: 63.52 Asia: 66.78 Europe: 68.04 North America: 70.45 South America: 34.24 Oceania: 94.8 1982 Africa: 57.86 Asia: 66.99 Europe: 65.12 North America: 58.52 South America: 32.41 Oceania: 92.54 1983 Africa: 54.16 Asia: 59.33 Europe: 67.19 North America: 60.66 South America: 35.71 Oceania: 92.65 1984 Africa: 58.9 Asia: 58.62 Europe: 69.02 North America: 60.42 South America: 41.13 Oceania: 91.08 1985 Africa: 53.64 Asia: 59.47 Europe: 71.34 North America: 60.1 South America: 41.89 Oceania: 93.71 1986 Africa: 46.33 Asia: 58.42 Europe: 64.65 North America: 57.78 South America: 39 Oceania: 92.5 1987 Africa: 46.31 Asia: 61 Europe: 62.29 North America: 59.31 South America: 40.85 Oceania: 93.34 1988 Africa: 45.49 Asia: 61.6 Europe: 63.48 North America: 69.33 South America: 41.91 Oceania: 92.44 1989 Africa: 46.96 Asia: 62.94 Europe: 64.54 North America: 73.58 South America: 45.11 Oceania: 93.74 1990 Africa: 46.35 Asia: 61.23 Europe: 62.98 North America: 71.11 South America: 44.59 Oceania: 98.97 1991 Africa: 50.42 Asia: 66.1 Europe: 60.87 North America: 71.44 South America: 38.55 Oceania: 88.84 1992 Africa: 50.26 Asia: 73.19 Europe: 67.9 North America: 70.52 South America: 40.07 Oceania: 83.09 1993 Africa: 49.67 Asia: 70.35 Europe: 68.25 North America: 68.29 South America: 38.69 Oceania: 78.52 1994 Africa: 53.15 Asia: 72.1 Europe: 68.24 North America: 64.39 South America: 40.15 Oceania: 72.95 1995 Africa: 53.39 Asia: 74.72 Europe: 68.68 North America: 71.48 South America: 38.1 Oceania: 91.45 1996 Africa: 51.03 Asia: 77.97 Europe: 70.84 North America: 71.45 South America: 39.53 Oceania: 89.81 1997 Africa: 51.15 Asia: 78.74 Europe: 75.24 North America: 74.28 South America: 37.71 Oceania: 95.01 1998 Africa: 48.1 Asia: 79.4 Europe: 77.05 North America: 76.82 South America: 35.91 Oceania: 84.08 1999 Africa: 49.02 Asia: 77.96 Europe: 74.85 North America: 76 South America: 36.15 Oceania: 80.2 2000 Africa: 51.57 Asia: 85.15 Europe: 83.12 North America: 79.47 South America: 36.71 Oceania: 77.84 2001 Africa: 50.42 Asia: 81.44 Europe: 84.98 North America: 71.59 South America: 36.31 Oceania: 87.77 2002 Africa: 54.74 Asia: 78.78 Europe: 82.82 North America: 70.28 South America: 41.75 Oceania: 91.7 2003 Africa: 54.08 Asia: 81.99 Europe: 80.67 North America: 77.2 South America: 51.76 Oceania: 91.57 2004 Africa: 57.85 Asia: 87.87 Europe: 86.74 North America: 78.68 South America: 56.07 Oceania: 95.53 2005 Africa: 61.49 Asia: 84.19 Europe: 92.02 North America: 81.4 South America: 58.88 Oceania: 85.08 2006 Africa: 61.61 Asia: 89.39 Europe: 94.97 North America: 87.55 South America: 61.97 Oceania: 86.01 2007 Africa: 65.56 Asia: 91.87 Europe: 99.78 North America: 88.01 South America: 59.21 Oceania: 86.96 2008 Africa: 67.52 Asia: 89.75 Europe: 95.77 North America: 87.43 South America: 65.21 Oceania: 95.44 2009 Africa: 62.39 Asia: 80.14 Europe: 87.6 North America: 76.52 South America: 53.39 Oceania: 84.53 2010 Africa: 67.14 Asia: 83.64 Europe: 94.39 North America: 76.64 South America: 51.7 Oceania: 92.62 2011 Africa: 63.01 Asia: 88.58 Europe: 102.01 North America: 83.81 South America: 54.62 Oceania: 97 2012 Africa: 70.3 Asia: 89.14 Europe: 102.62 North America: 80.95 South America: 53.84 Oceania: 104.45 2013 Africa: 60.76 Asia: 83.21 Europe: 97.7 North America: 82.5 South America: 56.18 Oceania: 96.78 2014 Africa: 64.63 Asia: 82.74 Europe: 100.44 North America: 80.54 South America: 55.26 Oceania: 93.45 2015 Africa: 58.11 Asia: 72.22 Europe: 103.62 North America: 76.56 South America: 46.58 Oceania: 92.54 2016 Africa: 58.44 Asia: 68.81 Europe: 101.51 North America: 75.69 South America: 43.39 Oceania: 93.29 2017 Africa: 58.21 Asia: 68.46 Europe: 104.13 North America: 80.5 South America: 44.6 Oceania: 90.07 2018 Africa: 61.8 Asia: 72.16 Europe: 106.22 North America: 83.17 South America: 47.9 Oceania: 88.5 2019 Africa: 60.91 Asia: 71.03 Europe: 107.89 North America: 77.56 South America: 47.51 Oceania: 88.05 2020 Africa: 54.66 Asia: 67.29 Europe: 97.74 North America: 70.59 South America: 40.75 Oceania: 78.08 2021 Africa: 59.8 Asia: 76.29 Europe: 108.3 North America: 80.99 South America: 50.46 Oceania: 68.55 2022 Africa: 64.99 Asia: 86.98 Europe: 123.3 North America: 91.08 South America: 57.4 Oceania: 74.84 2023 Africa: 62.76 Asia: 82.26 Europe: 113.91 North America: 78.73 South America: 50.26 Oceania: 88.05 2024 Africa: 61.07 Asia: 82.4 Europe: 108.83 North America: 80.21 South America: 49.22 Oceania: 87.98 1980 1994 2001 2008 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 58.8 %
Asia 77.3 %
Europe 105.1 %
North America 75.7 %
South America 49.7 %
Oceania 93.1 %

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