Trade openness — all countries

Trade openness — ASEAN

Trade openness in ASEAN in 2025 — 129.54%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 49.49 pp.

2025 129.54% +4.29 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 156.58%2005
Period minimum 67.58%1986

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — ASEAN, 1981–2025507510012515017519811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 80.04%1982: 76.52%1983: 80.93%1984: 79.53%1985: 75.51%1986: 67.58%1987: 74.7%1988: 86.31%1989: 95.96%1990: 101.53%1991: 105.84%1992: 105.29%1993: 104.46%1994: 111.17%1995: 121.28%1996: 117.85%1997: 125.91%1998: 150.07%1999: 140.41%2000: 155.39%2001: 148.9%2002: 140.19%2003: 139.32%2004: 152.14%2005: 156.58%2006: 151.02%2007: 144.78%2008: 147.57%2009: 123.13%2010: 121.94%2011: 126.11%2012: 123.49%2013: 122.87%2014: 122.68%2015: 115.61%2016: 108.64%2017: 114.33%2018: 119.53%2019: 112.31%2020: 107.44%2021: 121.12%2022: 129.77%2023: 120.92%2024: 125.25%2025: 129.54%
Change over the period: +49.49 pp Annual average: 1.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 129.54%
World 68.49%
Trade openness — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 129.54 +4.29 pp
2024 125.25 +4.33 pp
2023 120.92 −8.86 pp
2022 129.77 +8.65 pp
2021 121.12 +13.68 pp
2020 107.44 −4.87 pp
2019 112.31 −7.22 pp
2018 119.53 +5.2 pp
2017 114.33 +5.69 pp
2016 108.64 −6.97 pp
2015 115.61 −7.07 pp
2014 122.68 −0.19 pp
2013 122.87 −0.62 pp
2012 123.49 −2.61 pp
2011 126.11 +4.17 pp
2010 121.94 −1.19 pp
2009 123.13 −24.44 pp
2008 147.57 +2.79 pp
2007 144.78 −6.24 pp
2006 151.02 −5.57 pp
2005 156.58 +4.45 pp
2004 152.14 +12.82 pp
2003 139.32 −0.88 pp
2002 140.19 −8.7 pp
2001 148.9 −6.49 pp
2000 155.39 +14.98 pp
1999 140.41 −9.66 pp
1998 150.07 +24.16 pp
1997 125.91 +8.06 pp
1996 117.85 −3.43 pp
1995 121.28 +10.12 pp
1994 111.17 +6.7 pp
1993 104.46 −0.82 pp
1992 105.29 −0.56 pp
1991 105.84 +4.31 pp
1990 101.53 +5.57 pp
1989 95.96 +9.65 pp
1988 86.31 +11.61 pp
1987 74.7 +7.12 pp
1986 67.58 −7.93 pp
1985 75.51 −4.02 pp
1984 79.53 −1.39 pp
1983 80.93 +4.41 pp
1982 76.52 −3.52 pp
1981 80.04

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.