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Countries by trade as a share of GDP

Hong Kong had the highest trade as a share of GDP of 180 countries in 2013, at 442.6%. Brazil had the lowest, at 25.8%. The median was 81.1% and the figure for the World was 58.6%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest442.6Hong Kong
Lowest25.8Brazil
Median81.1180 countries
World58.6History

Top 40 countries, 2013

Hong Kong: 442.6 %Hong Kong442.6Singapore: 367 %Singapore367Djibouti: 347.7 %Djibouti347.7Luxembourg: 320.5 %Luxembourg320.5Ireland: 199.7 %Ireland199.7Seychelles: 196.5 %Seychelles196.5Malta: 187.4 %Malta187.4Bahrain: 184.6 %Bahrain184.6Slovakia: 180.9 %Slovakia180.9Nauru: 179.3 %Nauru179.3American Samoa: 173.8 %American Samoa173.8Curaçao: 166.4 %Curaçao166.4Estonia: 164.6 %Estonia164.6Hungary: 164.5 %Hungary164.5Marshall Islands: 161.9 %Marshall Islands161.9Belgium: 157.6 %Belgium157.6United Arab Emirates: 157.4 %United Arab Emirates157.4Lithuania: 156.6 %Lithuania156.6Aruba: 155.7 %Aruba155.7Netherlands: 150.7 %Netherlands150.7Czechia: 145.5 %Czechia145.5Slovenia: 145.2 %Slovenia145.2Malaysia: 142.7 %Malaysia142.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 142.2 %U.S. Virgin Islands142.2Palau: 140.8 %Palau140.8Mauritius: 136.6 %Mauritius136.6Kyrgyzstan: 134 %Kyrgyzstan134Lesotho: 133.4 %Lesotho133.4Panama: 133.1 %Panama133.1Switzerland: 132.8 %Switzerland132.8Thailand: 132.5 %Thailand132.5Vietnam: 130.8 %Vietnam130.8Bulgaria: 129.7 %Bulgaria129.7Latvia: 129.7 %Latvia129.7Fiji: 126.3 %Fiji126.3Botswana: 125.8 %Botswana125.8Cambodia: 124.9 %Cambodia124.9Macao: 121.4 %Macao121.4Cyprus: 120.9 %Cyprus120.9Northern Mariana Islands: 120.1 %Northern Mariana Islands120.1
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Hong Kong442.6+12.1 pts
2Singapore367-2.2 pts
3Djibouti347.7n/a
4Luxembourg320.5+8.7 pts
5Ireland199.7+9.4 pts
6Seychelles196.5-25.7 pts
7Malta187.4-11.8 pts
8Bahrain184.6+5.8 pts
9Slovakia180.9+3.9 pts
10Nauru179.3+58.9 pts
11American Samoa173.8-2.6 pts
12Curaçao166.4-16.8 pts
13Estonia164.6-4.6 pts
14Hungary164.5-1.7 pts
15Marshall Islands161.9+4.4 pts
16Belgium157.6-2.8 pts
17United Arab Emirates157.4+0.8 pts
18Lithuania156.6-0 pts
19Aruba155.7-0.9 pts
20Netherlands150.7+1.3 pts
21Czechia145.50 pts
22Slovenia145.2+1.5 pts
23Malaysia142.7-5.1 pts
24U.S. Virgin Islands142.2-14.9 pts
25Palau140.8-3.3 pts
26Mauritius136.6+19.1 pts
27Kyrgyzstan134-5.6 pts
28Lesotho133.4-16.8 pts
29Panama133.1-20.1 pts
30Switzerland132.8+6.9 pts
31Thailand132.5-5.2 pts
32Vietnam130.8+7.6 pts
33Bulgaria129.7+5.7 pts
34Latvia129.7-3.5 pts
35Fiji126.3+1.1 pts
36Botswana125.8+13.9 pts
37Cambodia124.9+8.1 pts
38Macao121.4-2.3 pts
39Cyprus120.9+8.6 pts
40Northern Mariana Islands120.1+5.2 pts
41Belarus119.8-33.3 pts
42Honduras116.3-4.9 pts
43Micronesia114.3+1.7 pts
44Faroe Islands114.1-3.1 pts
45Oman112.5+10.5 pts
46Nicaragua111-4.2 pts
47Brunei110.9+5.3 pts
48Turkmenistan109.5-9.7 pts
49Mozambique109.4+3.5 pts
50Belize108.7-2.5 pts
51Equatorial Guinea106.9-9.8 pts
52Libya106.3+8.1 pts
53Austria105-0.9 pts
54Puerto Rico104.9+1.6 pts
55North Macedonia104.9-7.4 pts
56Montenegro103.8-5 pts
57Denmark103.6-0.7 pts
58Mauritania102.4-8.4 pts
59Qatar102.4-3.4 pts
60Mongolia100.3-9.3 pts
61Solomon Islands99.6-5.2 pts
62Tunisia99-2.6 pts
63Laos98.2-0 pts
64Namibia97.7-2.5 pts
65Iceland97.7-4.7 pts
66Kuwait97.6-3.4 pts
67Kiribati96.8+0.7 pts
68Greenland95.9-5.1 pts
69Moldova95.7-0.6 pts
70Bhutan95.1+1 pts
71South Korea94.2-7.3 pts
72Ukraine94-8.6 pts
73Georgia93.8+4.1 pts
74Vanuatu93.5-11 pts
75Republic of the Congo93-4.4 pts
76Gabon90.6-1.7 pts
77Poland90.4+1.6 pts
78Bosnia and Herzegovina87.9-0.2 pts
79Lebanon86.2-2.4 pts
80Cape Verde86.2-4.5 pts
81Eswatini85.2n/a
82Bahamas84.5+0.3 pts
83Serbia84.3+2.3 pts
84São Tomé and Príncipe83.5+0.3 pts
85Somalia83.3-5.2 pts
86Tonga82.7+4.8 pts
87Togo82.1+6.4 pts
88Sweden81.6-3.7 pts
89Romania81.4+4.8 pts
90Bolivia81.2-3.7 pts
91Croatia80.9+1.9 pts
92Zambia80.5+5.1 pts
93El Salvador80.5+2.8 pts
94Guinea80.4-6.2 pts
95Saudi Arabia80.3-1.5 pts
96Timor-Leste79.6-48.9 pts
97Guam79.5+2.8 pts
98Portugal78+2.1 pts
99Samoa77.9-4.9 pts
100Germany77.6-1.7 pts
101Armenia77.6+1.6 pts
102Finland77.5-1.9 pts
103Angola77.3-4.6 pts
104Bermuda76.3+2.5 pts
105Albania75.8-1.2 pts
106Azerbaijan74.7-3.6 pts
107Morocco73.9-4.4 pts
108Paraguay73.4-1.4 pts
109Democratic Republic of the Congo72.6+5.9 pts
110Tajikistan71.7-11.4 pts
111Iraq67.4-6.2 pts
112Norway66.7-0.6 pts
113Palestine66.3-0.7 pts
114Kazakhstan65.4-8.3 pts
115Chile65.1-3 pts
116Israel64.2-5.8 pts
117Costa Rica64.1-3 pts
118Burkina Faso64+2.8 pts
119Ecuador63.4-3.6 pts
120Greece63+0.6 pts
121Mexico62.7-1.6 pts
122Venezuela62.6+11.8 pts
123Canada62.2-0.4 pts
124France61.8+0.2 pts
125United Kingdom61.7-0.2 pts
126Spain61.7+1.1 pts
127Ghana60.8-32.4 pts
128Senegal60.6-1.3 pts
129Benin59.2+8.5 pts
130Algeria59.2-1.6 pts
131South Africa58.9+3.3 pts
132New Caledonia58.9-4.9 pts
133Zimbabwe58.7-15.5 pts
134Côte d’Ivoire58.4-11.9 pts
135Dominican Republic56.8-1.7 pts
136Guatemala56.7-5.3 pts
137Madagascar56.4+3.7 pts
138French Polynesia56.1-1.8 pts
139New Zealand56-0.9 pts
140Philippines55.8-2 pts
141Mali54.6+5.2 pts
142Italy54-0.9 pts
143India53.8-1.9 pts
144Sierra Leone53.4-0 pts
145Türkiye53.1-0.3 pts
146Yemen52.5-8.8 pts
147Chad51.5-2.9 pts
148South Sudan50.8-20.8 pts
149Peru49.8-2.8 pts
150Uruguay49.7-5.3 pts
151Cameroon49.7-0.4 pts
152Indonesia48.6-0.9 pts
153Tanzania48.6-5.7 pts
154Kenya47.5-4.2 pts
155Iran47.1+3 pts
156Bangladesh46.3-1.8 pts
157Niger46.3+1.2 pts
158Russia46.3-0.9 pts
159China45.9-1.6 pts
160Gambia45.5-2.2 pts
161Syria44.7+9.3 pts
162Cuba44.3-1.5 pts
163Rwanda43.3+2.2 pts
164Uganda43.1-0.4 pts
165Nepal41.9+3.9 pts
166Ethiopia41.5-3.9 pts
167Australia41.1-1.9 pts
168Egypt40.4-0.3 pts
169Haiti40.3+0.1 pts
170Guinea-Bissau40-4.2 pts
171Comoros39.2-1.6 pts
172Central African Republic38.4+5.3 pts
173Colombia38-0.8 pts
174Uzbekistan37.5-2.1 pts
175Japan33.6+3.4 pts
176Pakistan30.9-0.4 pts
177United States29.9-0.7 pts
178Argentina29.3-1.2 pts
179Sudan26.9+5 pts
180Brazil25.8+0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 13 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which country has the highest trade as a share of GDP?

Hong Kong, with 442.6% in 2013, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest trade as a share of GDP?

Brazil, with 25.8% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 13 countries have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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