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Countries by trade as a share of GDP

Hong Kong had the highest trade as a share of GDP of 184 countries in 2017, at 376.8%. Sudan had the lowest, at 17.8%. The median was 76.4% and the figure for the World was 55.5%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest376.8Hong Kong
Lowest17.8Sudan
Median76.4184 countries
World55.5History

Top 40 countries, 2017

Hong Kong: 376.8 %Hong Kong376.8Luxembourg: 353.8 %Luxembourg353.8Singapore: 315.4 %Singapore315.4San Marino: 313.9 %San Marino313.9Djibouti: 306 %Djibouti306Ireland: 233.3 %Ireland233.3Malta: 213 %Malta213Seychelles: 197.4 %Seychelles197.4Slovakia: 186.6 %Slovakia186.6Belgium: 166.9 %Belgium166.9United Arab Emirates: 165.5 %United Arab Emirates165.5Hungary: 165 %Hungary165American Samoa: 161.4 %American Samoa161.4Vietnam: 161 %Vietnam161Netherlands: 159.6 %Netherlands159.6Slovenia: 158.7 %Slovenia158.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 157.7 %U.S. Virgin Islands157.7Cyprus: 148 %Cyprus148Czechia: 147.8 %Czechia147.8Lesotho: 146.4 %Lesotho146.4Lithuania: 144.9 %Lithuania144.9Estonia: 144.6 %Estonia144.6Nauru: 142.1 %Nauru142.1Maldives: 141.9 %Maldives141.9Curaçao: 139.8 %Curaçao139.8Aruba: 138.7 %Aruba138.7Bahrain: 136.4 %Bahrain136.4Belarus: 133.4 %Belarus133.4Malaysia: 133.2 %Malaysia133.2Northern Mariana Islands: 131.4 %Northern Mariana Islands131.4Bulgaria: 129.6 %Bulgaria129.6Latvia: 128.7 %Latvia128.7Antigua and Barbuda: 127.7 %Antigua and Barbuda127.7Mauritius: 127 %Mauritius127Marshall Islands: 125.1 %Marshall Islands125.1North Macedonia: 124.1 %North Macedonia124.1Switzerland: 122.9 %Switzerland122.9Palau: 122.7 %Palau122.7Cambodia: 121.2 %Cambodia121.2Thailand: 120.9 %Thailand120.9
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hong Kong376.8+5.1 pts
2Luxembourg353.8+5.4 pts
3Singapore315.4+14.1 pts
4San Marino313.9-6.3 pts
5Djibouti306+92.9 pts
6Ireland233.3-6.4 pts
7Malta213-0.3 pts
8Seychelles197.4+16.6 pts
9Slovakia186.6+3.9 pts
10Belgium166.9+7.8 pts
11United Arab Emirates165.5+0.1 pts
12Hungary165+1.1 pts
13American Samoa161.4+2.3 pts
14Vietnam161+15.6 pts
15Netherlands159.6+8.7 pts
16Slovenia158.7+10.5 pts
17U.S. Virgin Islands157.7+44.4 pts
18Cyprus148+9 pts
19Czechia147.8-0.8 pts
20Lesotho146.4+10.1 pts
21Lithuania144.9+10.2 pts
22Estonia144.6-3.1 pts
23Nauru142.1-28.1 pts
24Maldives141.9-2.5 pts
25Curaçao139.8+0.8 pts
26Aruba138.7+1.8 pts
27Bahrain136.4+3.6 pts
28Belarus133.4+8.2 pts
29Malaysia133.2+6.3 pts
30Northern Mariana Islands131.4-21.4 pts
31Bulgaria129.6+6.8 pts
32Latvia128.7+5.4 pts
33Antigua and Barbuda127.7-4.4 pts
34Mauritius127+0.7 pts
35Marshall Islands125.1+8.8 pts
36North Macedonia124.1+8 pts
37Switzerland122.90 pts
38Palau122.7+3.9 pts
39Cambodia121.2-1.5 pts
40Thailand120.9+0.3 pts
41Cayman Islands117.4n/a
42Mongolia115.9+14.9 pts
43Macao115.5+2.6 pts
44Puerto Rico113.1+2.9 pts
45Faroe Islands107.2+2.7 pts
46Montenegro106.7+2.6 pts
47Mozambique105.7-4.6 pts
48Austria105.6+4 pts
49Denmark104.2+2.8 pts
50Ukraine104-1.5 pts
51Serbia102.7+5 pts
52Georgia102.6+7.7 pts
53Equatorial Guinea102.4+9.8 pts
54Micronesia102.2+1.6 pts
55Honduras101.8+2 pts
56Guinea101.3-10.6 pts
57Kyrgyzstan100.6-5.2 pts
58Poland100.6+3.7 pts
59Kiribati100.5-10.8 pts
60Cape Verde100.1+4.7 pts
61Kuwait97.8+1.7 pts
62Belize97.7+1.2 pts
63Croatia97.2+5.1 pts
64Fiji97-0.2 pts
65Bosnia and Herzegovina96.6+8.4 pts
66Nicaragua96.4+2.6 pts
67Tunisia95.8+8.7 pts
68Republic of the Congo94.6-27.6 pts
69São Tomé and Príncipe92.9-7.5 pts
70Qatar91.5+1.9 pts
71Azerbaijan90.4+0.3 pts
72Vanuatu90.1-3.2 pts
73Oman89+6.1 pts
74Moldova88.6-0.4 pts
75Tonga88+0.3 pts
76Armenia87.2+11.1 pts
77Romania87.2+1.3 pts
78Eswatini86.9-2.5 pts
79Iceland86.4-1.4 pts
80Sweden86.1+2.6 pts
81Brunei85.2-2.1 pts
82Portugal84.8+5.3 pts
83Greenland84.2-1.6 pts
84Panama84-0.3 pts
85Solomon Islands82.2-3.4 pts
86Botswana81.9-18.5 pts
87Namibia81.2-12.7 pts
88Mauritania78.8+5.7 pts
89Germany77.5+1.4 pts
90Mexico77+1.3 pts
91Bhutan76.8+0.4 pts
92Albania76.8+2.8 pts
93Finland75.9+4.2 pts
94Gabon75.1+4.9 pts
95El Salvador74.3+1.5 pts
96Morocco74.2+3.1 pts
97Samoa74-1.2 pts
98South Korea73.2+3.3 pts
99Bermuda72.4-0.4 pts
100Zambia71.6-2.4 pts
101Paraguay71.1+3.3 pts
102Greece70.9+7.2 pts
103Ghana70.5+2.7 pts
104Guam69.3-1.1 pts
105Somalia68.7-5.7 pts
106Lebanon68.5+0.7 pts
107Palestine68.4+3 pts
108Bahamas68.3+1.1 pts
109Philippines68.2+6.4 pts
110Norway67.2-0.1 pts
111Spain66.2+3 pts
112Democratic Republic of the Congo65.9-2.1 pts
113France65.4+2.1 pts
114Madagascar65.3+4.5 pts
115Canada65.1-0.3 pts
116Costa Rica65.1+2.9 pts
117United Kingdom63.2+3.4 pts
118Benin61.5+2.5 pts
119Syria61.1-6.1 pts
120Iraq59.8+5.2 pts
121Saudi Arabia59.5+1.6 pts
122Burkina Faso59.3+1.4 pts
123New Caledonia58.9+0.9 pts
124Timor-Leste58.6-1.7 pts
125Togo58.2-8.2 pts
126Senegal57.8+3.7 pts
127Italy57.6+3.2 pts
128Central African Republic57.1+6.6 pts
129Guinea-Bissau56.9+2.6 pts
130Kazakhstan56.8-3.5 pts
131Israel56.5-1.5 pts
132Türkiye56.1+7.3 pts
133Chile56-0 pts
134Gambia55.7+17.6 pts
135Zimbabwe55+3.8 pts
136French Polynesia54.6+1 pts
137New Zealand54.3+1.8 pts
138Rwanda54.2+4.1 pts
139Tajikistan53.8-1.9 pts
140South Africa53.5-2.3 pts
141Dominican Republic50.8-1 pts
142Algeria49.8+0.1 pts
143Mali49.5-4.1 pts
144Côte d’Ivoire48.7+1.1 pts
145Libya47.5+6.4 pts
146Peru47.5+2.1 pts
147Turkmenistan47.4-10.9 pts
148Sri Lanka47.1+0.7 pts
149Russia46.9+0.4 pts
150Uruguay46.4-2.1 pts
151Guatemala46.1-0.3 pts
152Bolivia45.6-10.8 pts
153Malawi45.3n/a
154Angola45-1.3 pts
155Nepal44.6+2.5 pts
156Ecuador43.6+3.1 pts
157Chad43.3-0.7 pts
158Iran43.2+3.3 pts
159Yemen43+11.9 pts
160Egypt42.8+12.6 pts
161Venezuela42.6+1.2 pts
162Haiti42.1+0.7 pts
163Australia42+1.2 pts
164Sierra Leone41.5-1.5 pts
165Uzbekistan41+15.4 pts
166India40.7+0.7 pts
167Comoros40.2+3 pts
168Indonesia39.4+1.9 pts
169Cameroon39.2-1.4 pts
170Niger39+2.4 pts
171China37+0.8 pts
172Uganda36.8+5.6 pts
173Kenya36+1.1 pts
174Colombia35.3-0.9 pts
175Japan33.7+3 pts
176Tanzania33.1-2.3 pts
177Ethiopia31.1-3.8 pts
178Bangladesh30-1.3 pts
179United States27.1+0.7 pts
180Cuba26.2-1 pts
181Pakistan25.5+0.8 pts
182Argentina25.3-0.8 pts
183Brazil24.3-0.2 pts
184Sudan17.8+2.5 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. 9 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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 376.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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

Sudan, with 17.8% in 2017.

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. 9 countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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