economic2026
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
64.8%
Median: 55.0%
Countries Covered
205
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
330.5%
Lowest
Cuba
8.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong330.5%
2Djibouti258.1%
3Slovenia223.9%
4United Arab Emirates208.2%
5Singapore168.3%
By Region
Europe84.5%(32 countries)
Asia77.8%(26 countries)
Other61.4%(125 countries)
North America45.0%(4 countries)
Africa41.3%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (8.3%)High (330.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 64.8%)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Other (125)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 330.5% |
| 2 | Djibouti | 258.1% |
| 3 | Slovenia | 223.9% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 208.2% |
| 5 | Singapore | 168.3% |
| 6 | Vietnam | 164.9% |
| 7 | Slovakia | 162.9% |
| 8 | Belgium | 161.0% |
| 9 | Malaysia | 149.4% |
| 10 | Saint Martin (French part) | 145.6% |
| 11 | Netherlands | 143.1% |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 143.0% |
| 13 | Hungary | 138.7% |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 120.9% |
| 15 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 120.3% |
| 16 | Cambodia | 119.4% |
| 17 | Lesotho | 118.9% |
| 18 | American Samoa | 117.7% |
| 19 | Armenia | 116.2% |
| 20 | Mongolia | 115.1% |
| 21 | Thailand | 114.5% |
| 22 | Namibia | 113.1% |
| 23 | Belarus | 109.5% |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 109.4% |
| 25 | Guyana | 107.9% |
| 26 | Kiribati | 104.3% |
| 27 | Oman | 101.4% |
| 28 | Latvia | 100.8% |
| 29 | Libya | 100.4% |
| 30 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 98.9% |
| 31 | Lithuania | 98.9% |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.1% |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 96.4% |
| 34 | Estonia | 95.6% |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.9% |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 90.8% |
| 37 | Eswatini | 90.5% |
| 38 | Seychelles | 89.9% |
| 39 | Tunisia | 89.6% |
| 40 | Zambia | 89.1% |
| 41 | Bahrain | 84.5% |
| 42 | Switzerland | 84.5% |
| 43 | Poland | 83.4% |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 83.2% |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.2% |
| 46 | Mauritania | 82.4% |
| 47 | Serbia | 82.0% |
| 48 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 81.5% |
| 49 | Gabon | 81.4% |
| 50 | Lebanon | 81.2% |
| 51 | Faroe Islands | 80.8% |
| 52 | Austria | 79.6% |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 78.7% |
| 54 | Croatia | 78.5% |
| 55 | Honduras | 78.0% |
| 56 | Mozambique | 76.6% |
| 57 | Morocco | 75.3% |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 74.6% |
| 59 | Suriname | 73.2% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 72.2% |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 71.7% |
| 62 | Curaçao | 71.5% |
| 63 | Fiji | 70.9% |
| 64 | Kuwait | 70.4% |
| 65 | South Korea | 70.1% |
| 66 | Mexico | 69.5% |
| 67 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.3% |
| 68 | Jordan | 69.0% |
| 69 | Georgia | 68.6% |
| 70 | Iraq | 67.4% |
| 71 | Germany | 66.0% |
| 72 | Bhutan | 65.6% |
| 73 | Portugal | 64.2% |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 64.0% |
| 75 | Sweden | 63.7% |
| 76 | El Salvador | 63.4% |
| 77 | Ireland | 63.2% |
| 78 | Greenland | 63.2% |
| 79 | Guinea | 62.9% |
| 80 | Paraguay | 62.8% |
| 81 | Liberia | 62.5% |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 62.1% |
| 83 | Romania | 61.9% |
| 84 | Mauritius | 61.7% |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 61.7% |
| 86 | Botswana | 61.6% |
| 87 | Montenegro | 61.2% |
| 88 | Rwanda | 61.1% |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.7% |
| 90 | Qatar | 60.5% |
| 91 | Belize | 60.5% |
| 92 | Denmark | 60.3% |
| 93 | Ukraine | 59.0% |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 58.6% |
| 95 | South Africa | 58.2% |
| 96 | Nauru | 57.8% |
| 97 | Greece | 57.2% |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 57.0% |
| 99 | Maldives | 56.9% |
| 100 | Andorra | 56.8% |
| 101 | Republic of The Gambia | 56.2% |
| 102 | Chile | 55.7% |
| 103 | Senegal | 55.0% |
| 104 | Italy | 54.3% |
| 105 | Norway | 53.7% |
| 106 | Finland | 53.2% |
| 107 | Malta | 52.9% |
| 108 | Spain | 52.6% |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 52.2% |
| 110 | Ecuador | 51.6% |
| 111 | Angola | 51.6% |
| 112 | Cyprus | 50.6% |
| 113 | Northern Mariana Islands | 50.5% |
| 114 | Iceland | 50.5% |
| 115 | Albania | 50.3% |
| 116 | Canada | 50.3% |
| 117 | Grenada | 50.2% |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 50.0% |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 49.8% |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.7% |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 48.6% |
| 122 | Tonga | 47.0% |
| 123 | Panama | 46.1% |
| 124 | Mali | 46.0% |
| 125 | Togo | 45.7% |
| 126 | Somalia | 45.6% |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 45.3% |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 45.3% |
| 129 | Samoa | 45.2% |
| 130 | Philippines | 45.0% |
| 131 | Türkiye | 44.6% |
| 132 | Peru | 44.5% |
| 133 | France | 44.1% |
| 134 | Palau | 43.9% |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 43.8% |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.4% |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 42.9% |
| 138 | Dominica | 42.2% |
| 139 | Madagascar | 42.1% |
| 140 | Guatemala | 41.6% |
| 141 | Jamaica | 41.6% |
| 142 | Ghana | 41.5% |
| 143 | Benin | 41.2% |
| 144 | Burundi | 41.1% |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 41.1% |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 40.9% |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 40.8% |
| 148 | Uganda | 40.6% |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 40.5% |
| 150 | Aruba | 39.7% |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39.6% |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 38.7% |
| 153 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 38.3% |
| 154 | Malawi | 37.8% |
| 155 | Nigeria | 37.5% |
| 156 | Myanmar | 37.0% |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 36.4% |
| 158 | Australia | 36.3% |
| 159 | Macao | 35.8% |
| 160 | Indonesia | 35.7% |
| 161 | Bahamas | 35.6% |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.5% |
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 35.1% |
| 164 | Algeria | 35.1% |
| 165 | Japan | 34.6% |
| 166 | Bolivia | 34.6% |
| 167 | Barbados | 34.4% |
| 168 | New Zealand | 34.1% |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.9% |
| 170 | Russian Federation | 33.6% |
| 171 | Chad | 33.2% |
| 172 | Egypt | 33.0% |
| 173 | People's Republic of China | 32.9% |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.5% |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 31.7% |
| 176 | Nepal | 31.5% |
| 177 | India | 30.9% |
| 178 | Eritrea | 30.0% |
| 179 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.9% |
| 180 | Brazil | 28.1% |
| 181 | Israel | 28.1% |
| 182 | Uruguay | 27.7% |
| 183 | South Sudan | 27.3% |
| 184 | Colombia | 27.0% |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 26.4% |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26.2% |
| 187 | Bangladesh | 25.6% |
| 188 | Cameroon | 25.5% |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 24.7% |
| 190 | Pakistan | 24.7% |
| 191 | Yemen | 24.4% |
| 192 | Venezuela | 24.3% |
| 193 | Comoros | 24.1% |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 23.8% |
| 195 | Kenya | 23.5% |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.1% |
| 197 | Argentina | 22.0% |
| 198 | Niger | 20.5% |
| 199 | Haiti | 20.3% |
| 200 | United States of America | 18.5% |
| 201 | Guam | 18.4% |
| 202 | Sudan | 16.2% |
| 203 | Ethiopia | 16.1% |
| 204 | Bermuda | 14.6% |
| 205 | Cuba | 8.3% |
Showing 205 of 205 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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