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Trade & investment: country rankings

How open economies are: exports, imports, investment, remittances and tourism. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Exports184 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong199.8%2025
  2. 2Luxembourg190.5%2025
  3. 3San Marino186.0%2023
  4. 4Singapore177.9%2025
  5. 5Ireland140.1%2025
  6. 6Malta119.1%2025
  7. 7Djibouti110.5%2025
  8. 8United Arab Emirates106.8%2023
  9. 9Vietnam98.2%2025
  10. 10Cyprus97.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 184Sudan1.1%2025
  2. 183Haiti1.6%2025
  3. 182Kiribati4.5%2024
  4. 181Syria6.8%2022
  5. 180Guam7.9%2022
All 184 countries
Imports184 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong196.9%2025
  2. 2Luxembourg159.4%2025
  3. 3San Marino155.0%2023
  4. 4Singapore142.5%2025
  5. 5US Virgin Islands108.3%2022
  6. 6Lesotho104.5%2025
  7. 7Nauru103.7%2025
  8. 8Malta99.9%2025
  9. 9Ireland99.9%2025
  10. 10Somalia98.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 184Sudan1.3%2025
  2. 183Venezuela10.1%2025
  3. 182Angola11.7%2025
  4. 181Turkmenistan13.7%2025
  5. 180United States14.0%2024
All 184 countries
Trade openness184 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong396.6%2025
  2. 2Luxembourg349.9%2025
  3. 3San Marino341.0%2023
  4. 4Singapore320.3%2025
  5. 5Ireland240.0%2025
  6. 6Malta219.0%2025
  7. 7Djibouti206.3%2025
  8. 8US Virgin Islands205.6%2022
  9. 9United Arab Emirates199.0%2023
  10. 10Vietnam190.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 184Sudan2.4%2025
  2. 183Haiti15.9%2025
  3. 182Venezuela25.0%2025
  4. 181United States25.0%2024
  5. 180Pakistan27.2%2025
All 184 countries
Current account185 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu40.0%2023
  2. 2Macao39.6%2025
  3. 3Kuwait22.7%2025
  4. 4San Marino22.0%2023
  5. 5Marshall Islands21.9%2024
  6. 6Andorra19.5%2025
  7. 7Bermuda18.3%2024
  8. 8Brunei18.0%2025
  9. 9Tajikistan17.1%2025
  10. 10Singapore16.7%2025
Lowest
  1. 185Suriname-55.3%2025
  2. 184Palau-48.6%2023
  3. 183Dominica-38.0%2025
  4. 182Timor-Leste-36.9%2025
  5. 181Lebanon-28.1%2023
All 185 countries
FDI inflows197 countries
  1. 1Malta51.7%2025
  2. 2Suriname45.4%2025
  3. 3Cayman Islands40.9%2024
  4. 4Guyana33.1%2025
  5. 5Hong Kong28.3%2025
  6. 6Guinea27.4%2025
  7. 7Cyprus27.1%2025
  8. 8Singapore26.3%2025
  9. 9Mozambique25.8%2025
  10. 10Palau16.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 197Luxembourg-32.7%2025
  2. 196Hungary-28.4%2025
  3. 195Belgium-4.0%2025
  4. 194Papua New Guinea-3.6%2025
  5. 193Botswana-3.3%2025
All 197 countries
Remittances178 countries
  1. 1Tajikistan57.7%2025
  2. 2Tonga39.3%2025
  3. 3Lebanon33.3%2023
  4. 4Nepal32.3%2025
  5. 5Honduras30.1%2025
  6. 6El Salvador27.5%2025
  7. 7Nicaragua26.6%2024
  8. 8Bermuda24.2%2024
  9. 9The Gambia23.8%2025
  10. 10Marshall Islands23.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 178Papua New Guinea0.0%2024
  2. 177Kuwait0.0%2025
  3. 176Sudan0.0%2025
  4. 175Saudi Arabia0.0%2025
  5. 174Chile0.0%2025
All 178 countries
Tourist arrivals196 countries
  1. 1France117m2020
  2. 2Poland88.5m2019
  3. 3Mexico51.1m2020
  4. 4United States45.0m2020
  5. 5Thailand39.9m2019
  6. 6Italy38.4m2020
  7. 7Czechia37.2m2019
  8. 8Spain36.4m2020
  9. 9Canada32.4m2019
  10. 10Hungary31.6m2020
Lowest
  1. 196American Samoa9002020
  2. 195Tuvalu3,6002019
  3. 194Solomon Islands4,4002020
  4. 193Marshall Islands6,1002019
  5. 192Comoros7,0002020
All 196 countries
Tourism receipts177 countries
  1. 1United States$84.2bn2020
  2. 2Germany$58.4bn2019
  3. 3France$36.0bn2020
  4. 4Hong Kong$32.7bn2019
  5. 5Australia$26.2bn2020
  6. 6United Arab Emirates$24.6bn2020
  7. 7Italy$20.5bn2020
  8. 8Singapore$20.4bn2018
  9. 9Austria$15.4bn2020
  10. 10Thailand$15.4bn2020
Lowest
  1. 177Guinea$1.3m2020
  2. 176Nauru$1.6m2018
  3. 175Papua New Guinea$4.2m2018
  4. 174Kiribati$5.2m2017
  5. 173Mauritania$6.4m2020
All 177 countries
Average tariff184 countries
  1. 1Bermuda29.5%2022
  2. 2Solomon Islands20.7%2022
  3. 3Cayman Islands20.4%2021
  4. 4Equatorial Guinea18.2%2022
  5. 5Republic of the Congo18.2%2022
  6. 6Cameroon18.1%2022
  7. 7Belize18.1%2022
  8. 8Chad16.8%2022
  9. 9Gabon16.6%2022
  10. 10The Gambia16.4%2022
Lowest
  1. 184Sudan0.0%2021
  2. 183Singapore0.0%2022
  3. 182Macao0.0%2022
  4. 181Hong Kong0.0%2022
  5. 180Brunei0.0%2022
All 184 countries
Food exports172 countries
  1. 1São Tomé and Príncipe98.2%2023
  2. 2Kiribati97.2%2021
  3. 3Maldives97.0%2025
  4. 4Belize95.3%2025
  5. 5Malawi93.3%2025
  6. 6Faroe Islands91.9%2025
  7. 7The Gambia90.7%2024
  8. 8Comoros88.5%2023
  9. 9Cabo Verde86.4%2024
  10. 10Seychelles85.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 172Brunei0.1%2025
  2. 171Qatar0.1%2024
  3. 170Republic of the Congo0.2%2023
  4. 169Central African Republic0.2%2024
  5. 168Iraq0.5%2024
All 172 countries
Fuel exports172 countries
  1. 1Iraq99.0%2024
  2. 2Algeria93.1%2024
  3. 3Kuwait93.0%2025
  4. 4Angola91.5%2025
  5. 5Guyana88.9%2025
  6. 6Niger88.0%2024
  7. 7Azerbaijan85.9%2025
  8. 8Nigeria85.9%2025
  9. 9Republic of the Congo85.9%2023
  10. 10Qatar83.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 172The Gambia0.0%2024
  2. 171Seychelles0.0%2024
  3. 170Macao0.0%2023
  4. 169Cabo Verde0.0%2023
  5. 168Bahamas0.0%2024
All 172 countries
Merchandise exports206 countries
  1. 1China$3.8tn2025
  2. 2United States$2.2tn2025
  3. 3Germany$1.8tn2025
  4. 4Netherlands$989bn2025
  5. 5Hong Kong$754bn2025
  6. 6Japan$738bn2025
  7. 7Italy$726bn2025
  8. 8South Korea$709bn2025
  9. 9United Arab Emirates$707bn2025
  10. 10France$683bn2025
Lowest
  1. 206Tuvalu$0.002025
  2. 205Palau$3.0m2025
  3. 204Turks and Caicos Islands$5.0m2025
  4. 203Northern Mariana Islands$6.0m2025
  5. 202Tonga$13.0m2025
All 206 countries
High-tech exports170 countries
  1. 1Cayman Islands85.5%2024
  2. 2Samoa76.7%2024
  3. 3Hong Kong75.6%2024
  4. 4Philippines60.4%2024
  5. 5Singapore59.4%2024
  6. 6Malaysia58.6%2024
  7. 7Iceland54.0%2024
  8. 8Ireland53.5%2024
  9. 9Malta45.2%2024
  10. 10Vietnam44.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 170Macao0.0%2024
  2. 169Bahamas0.0%2024
  3. 168Antigua and Barbuda0.0%2024
  4. 167Afghanistan0.0%2019
  5. 166Belize0.0%2024
All 170 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Trade & investment by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies