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Trade Openness (% of GDP) by African country
Djibouti has the highest reported trade as a share of GDP among the 49 countries shown, at 206.3% (2025).
Exports plus imports of goods and services as a share of GDP. 49 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Djibouti
Seychelles
LesothoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Trade Openness (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 206.3% | |
| 2 | Seychelles | 172.3% | |
| 3 | Lesotho | 154% | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 139.9% | |
| 5 | Libya | 137.7% | |
| 6 | Somalia | 128.1% | |
| 7 | Namibia | 108.6% | |
| 8 | Eswatini | 107.5% | |
| 9 | Guinea | 103.7% | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 101.4% | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 97.1% | |
| 12 | Cabo Verde | 95.3% | |
| 13 | Mauritania | 94% | |
| 14 | Morocco | 93.1% | |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 91.7% | |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 87.3% | |
| 17 | Gabon | 84.9% | |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 74.9% | |
| 19 | Senegal | 71.1% | |
| 20 | Botswana | 69.5% | |
| 21 | Ghana | 69% | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 65% | |
| 23 | Zambia | 62.5% | |
| 24 | Gambia | 62.2% | |
| 25 | South Africa | 60.9% | |
| 26 | Togo | 59.9% | |
| 27 | Rwanda | 56.7% | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.6% | |
| 29 | Madagascar | 54.2% | |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 52.9% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 51.3% | |
| 32 | Uganda | 50.2% | |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 49.1% | |
| 34 | Mali | 48.8% | |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.6% | |
| 36 | Chad | 46.1% | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 41.5% | |
| 38 | Comoros | 40.9% | |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.9% | |
| 40 | Malawi | 39.4% | |
| 41 | Algeria | 39% | |
| 42 | Tanzania | 39% | |
| 43 | Kenya | 37.5% | |
| 44 | Benin | 37.1% | |
| 45 | Angola | 34.6% | |
| 46 | Niger | 33.9% | |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 33.5% | |
| 48 | Cameroon | 33.4% | |
| 49 | Sudan | 2.4% |
Mauritius
Libya
Somalia
Namibia
Eswatini
Guinea
Tunisia
Mozambique
Cabo Verde
Mauritania
Morocco
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Senegal
Botswana
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Zambia
Gambia
South Africa
Togo
Rwanda
Cote d'Ivoire
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Egypt
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Mali
Sao Tome and Principe
Chad
Zimbabwe
Comoros
Guinea-Bissau
Malawi
Algeria
Tanzania
Kenya
Benin
Angola
Niger
Ethiopia
Cameroon
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The table includes 49 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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