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Countries by trade as a share of GDP

Hong Kong had the highest trade as a share of GDP of 182 countries in 2021, at 402.5%. Sudan had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 77.2% and the figure for the World was 56.5%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest402.5Hong Kong
Lowest4.1Sudan
Median77.2182 countries
World56.5History

Top 40 countries, 2021

Hong Kong: 402.5 %Hong Kong402.5Luxembourg: 397.5 %Luxembourg397.5San Marino: 342.5 %San Marino342.5Singapore: 326.5 %Singapore326.5Djibouti: 263.5 %Djibouti263.5Ireland: 231 %Ireland231Malta: 220.1 %Malta220.1Vietnam: 186.7 %Vietnam186.7Seychelles: 183.8 %Seychelles183.8United Arab Emirates: 182.9 %United Arab Emirates182.9Slovakia: 182 %Slovakia182U.S. Virgin Islands: 180.3 %U.S. Virgin Islands180.3Belgium: 177.4 %Belgium177.4Cyprus: 176.8 %Cyprus176.8Macao: 171.3 %Macao171.3Libya: 164.3 %Libya164.3Netherlands: 163.2 %Netherlands163.2Slovenia: 161.8 %Slovenia161.8Estonia: 160.5 %Estonia160.5Hungary: 159.2 %Hungary159.2Lithuania: 154.7 %Lithuania154.7Bahrain: 153.8 %Bahrain153.8Brunei: 147.1 %Brunei147.1North Macedonia: 146.7 %North Macedonia146.7Cambodia: 146.2 %Cambodia146.2Maldives: 142.6 %Maldives142.6Aruba: 139.5 %Aruba139.5Lesotho: 139.2 %Lesotho139.2Czechia: 137.4 %Czechia137.4American Samoa: 136.8 %American Samoa136.8Latvia: 136.8 %Latvia136.8Belarus: 136 %Belarus136Mauritius: 135.2 %Mauritius135.2Malaysia: 134 %Malaysia134Nauru: 130.2 %Nauru130.2Switzerland: 128 %Switzerland128Bulgaria: 121.2 %Bulgaria121.2Marshall Islands: 120.1 %Marshall Islands120.1Mongolia: 119.1 %Mongolia119.1Thailand: 117.1 %Thailand117.1
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Hong Kong402.5+51.8 pts
2Luxembourg397.5+21.9 pts
3San Marino342.5+37.6 pts
4Singapore326.5-4.5 pts
5Djibouti263.5+37.7 pts
6Ireland231-27.7 pts
7Malta220.1-22.3 pts
8Vietnam186.7+23.4 pts
9Seychelles183.8+30.3 pts
10United Arab Emirates182.9+1.6 pts
11Slovakia182+14.4 pts
12U.S. Virgin Islands180.3+66.7 pts
13Belgium177.4+20.4 pts
14Cyprus176.8+16.2 pts
15Macao171.3+47.9 pts
16Libya164.3+113.3 pts
17Netherlands163.2+10.9 pts
18Slovenia161.8+14.2 pts
19Estonia160.5+23.1 pts
20Hungary159.2+4.7 pts
21Lithuania154.7+18.9 pts
22Bahrain153.8+18.3 pts
23Brunei147.1+36.8 pts
24North Macedonia146.7+18.5 pts
25Cambodia146.2+24.1 pts
26Maldives142.6+28.2 pts
27Aruba139.5+16.3 pts
28Lesotho139.2-1.9 pts
29Czechia137.4+8.6 pts
30American Samoa136.8-17.6 pts
31Latvia136.8+12.9 pts
32Belarus136+17.1 pts
33Mauritius135.2+14.1 pts
34Malaysia134+17.2 pts
35Nauru130.2-4.8 pts
36Switzerland128+6.6 pts
37Bulgaria121.2+10.8 pts
38Marshall Islands120.1+12.2 pts
39Mongolia119.1+6.3 pts
40Thailand117.1+19.5 pts
41Guinea115.2-0.6 pts
42Serbia112.3+12 pts
43Denmark112.3+7.9 pts
44Mozambique112.1+12.2 pts
45Austria111+11.1 pts
46Poland110.9+11.6 pts
47Nicaragua106.2+17.6 pts
48Montenegro105.7+17.9 pts
49Faroe Islands103.5+7.3 pts
50Honduras103.4+15.4 pts
51Croatia102.3+12.8 pts
52Georgia101.6+8.7 pts
53Antigua and Barbuda101.1+6.8 pts
54Kyrgyzstan100.3+21.3 pts
55Timor-Leste99.9+15.1 pts
56Belize99+17.3 pts
57Puerto Rico96.7-6.8 pts
58Bosnia and Herzegovina96.7+14.2 pts
59Oman95.9+4.1 pts
60Tunisia93.6+9.3 pts
61Qatar92.8+2.8 pts
62Sweden91.1+6.6 pts
63Botswana91+10.7 pts
64Micronesia90.4-3.5 pts
65Eswatini89.9+5.9 pts
66Moldova88.5+9.2 pts
67Mauritania88.3+1.5 pts
68Greece88+17.7 pts
69Fiji87.2+9.1 pts
70Romania87.1+8.7 pts
71Zambia86.2+7 pts
72Portugal85.9+9.4 pts
73Republic of the Congo85.5+16.2 pts
74Gabon85.3+15.2 pts
75Greenland83.7+1 pts
76Namibia83.5+6.6 pts
77Mexico83.1+6.2 pts
78Ukraine82.7+3.5 pts
79Kuwait82-0 pts
80El Salvador81.8+15.4 pts
81Panama80.1+11.4 pts
82Cuba80+64.3 pts
83Germany79.9+7 pts
84Finland79.8+7.6 pts
85Palau79.6-24.9 pts
86Armenia79.2+9.1 pts
87Somalia79.1+3.4 pts
88Northern Mariana Islands78.9-0.1 pts
89Lebanon78.8+28.7 pts
90Bhutan77.6+5.8 pts
91Cape Verde77.5-0.9 pts
92Equatorial Guinea77-1 pts
93Azerbaijan76.3+4.3 pts
94Iceland76.2+7.6 pts
95Albania75.6+16.1 pts
96Morocco75.5+6.7 pts
97Democratic Republic of the Congo75.4+14.4 pts
98South Korea75.3+9.8 pts
99Kiribati74.5-4 pts
100Palestine73.1+5.8 pts
101Bermuda72.9+2.3 pts
102Tajikistan71.8+16.1 pts
103Costa Rica70.1+10.4 pts
104Paraguay69.7+7 pts
105Türkiye69.6+9.2 pts
106Senegal69.4+9.3 pts
107Norway69.1+5.7 pts
108Tonga68.5-13.3 pts
109Solomon Islands67.4+7.2 pts
110Spain66.5+7.1 pts
111Bahamas65.9+12.5 pts
112Chile64.8+6.7 pts
113France63.8+4.9 pts
114Philippines63.5+5.3 pts
115Ghana62.7-3.9 pts
116Angola62.5+7.9 pts
117Burkina Faso62.4+1.7 pts
118Canada62.2+1.1 pts
119Guam61.8-1.8 pts
120Iraq61.5+3.8 pts
121Italy60.3+6.4 pts
122Vanuatu60.1-5.3 pts
123Rwanda59.8+15.4 pts
124Samoa59.8-17.7 pts
125Syria59+15.8 pts
126Kazakhstan58.7+1.6 pts
127United Kingdom58.5-0.6 pts
128Uruguay58.3+10.6 pts
129São Tomé and Príncipe57.9+9.3 pts
130Mali56.7+0.7 pts
131Togo56.4+1.3 pts
132South Africa56.2+5.4 pts
133Peru55.4+11.2 pts
134Madagascar55.2+6.2 pts
135Israel54.8+3.7 pts
136Uzbekistan54.7+1.6 pts
137Ecuador53.3+9.3 pts
138French Polynesia53+7.1 pts
139Dominican Republic52+7.2 pts
140Afghanistan51.4+4.7 pts
141Saudi Arabia50.9+3.4 pts
142Russia50.6+4.6 pts
143Guatemala49.3+8.1 pts
144New Caledonia49-5.5 pts
145New Zealand48.4+4.6 pts
146Benin48.1+3.2 pts
147Bolivia47.7+10.2 pts
148Algeria46.8+6.4 pts
149India45.4+7.7 pts
150Côte d’Ivoire45.1+3.2 pts
151Guinea-Bissau44.8+1.9 pts
152Malawi44.6+3.6 pts
153Central African Republic44.2-5.4 pts
154Chad43.9+3.3 pts
155Nepal43.1+2.1 pts
156Iran42.7-1.2 pts
157Sierra Leone42.1+11.5 pts
158Gambia42.1-5.3 pts
159Comoros42.1+8.3 pts
160Uganda41.7+4.7 pts
161Sri Lanka41.2+4.1 pts
162Indonesia40.2+7.2 pts
163Australia40.2-4.3 pts
164Colombia40.1+6 pts
165Niger38+1.7 pts
166Brazil37.7+5.4 pts
167Cameroon36.7+3 pts
168China36.6+2.3 pts
169Japan35.4+4.9 pts
170Kenya35+4.6 pts
171Zimbabwe34.9+3.1 pts
172Turkmenistan33.4+3.5 pts
173Haiti33.4-4 pts
174Argentina33.1+2.9 pts
175Tanzania29.9+2 pts
176Egypt29.9-2.3 pts
177Venezuela29.2+3.1 pts
178Bangladesh27.7+1.5 pts
179Pakistan27+0.3 pts
180United States25.2+2.1 pts
181Ethiopia24.3+0.3 pts
182Sudan4.1-5.8 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. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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 402.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.

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

Sudan, with 4.1% in 2021.

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. 11 countries have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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