Trade openness — all countries

Trade openness — Eastern Europe

Trade openness in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 70.67%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 27.75 pp.

2025 70.67% −5.43 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 97.26%1992
Period minimum 35.29%1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Eastern Europe, 1990–20252040608010019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 42.92%1991: 35.29%1992: 97.26%1993: 69.18%1994: 59.92%1995: 61.57%1996: 58.76%1997: 60.5%1998: 67.52%1999: 74.02%2000: 78.1%2001: 73.69%2002: 72.72%2003: 75.76%2004: 78.04%2005: 76.85%2006: 78.02%2007: 77.26%2008: 77.55%2009: 71.61%2010: 75.34%2011: 75.25%2012: 73.59%2013: 72.7%2014: 76.46%2015: 82.1%2016: 82.72%2017: 82.09%2018: 85.7%2019: 82.76%2020: 79.47%2021: 85.58%2022: 82.58%2023: 80.53%2024: 76.1%2025: 70.67%
Change over the period: +27.75 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 70.67%
World 68.49%
Trade openness — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.67 −5.43 pp
2024 76.1 −4.43 pp
2023 80.53 −2.05 pp
2022 82.58 −3 pp
2021 85.58 +6.11 pp
2020 79.47 −3.29 pp
2019 82.76 −2.94 pp
2018 85.7 +3.61 pp
2017 82.09 −0.62 pp
2016 82.72 +0.61 pp
2015 82.1 +5.64 pp
2014 76.46 +3.77 pp
2013 72.7 −0.9 pp
2012 73.59 −1.65 pp
2011 75.25 −0.09 pp
2010 75.34 +3.72 pp
2009 71.61 −5.94 pp
2008 77.55 +0.29 pp
2007 77.26 −0.76 pp
2006 78.02 +1.17 pp
2005 76.85 −1.19 pp
2004 78.04 +2.28 pp
2003 75.76 +3.04 pp
2002 72.72 −0.96 pp
2001 73.69 −4.41 pp
2000 78.1 +4.08 pp
1999 74.02 +6.5 pp
1998 67.52 +7.03 pp
1997 60.5 +1.74 pp
1996 58.76 −2.81 pp
1995 61.57 +1.65 pp
1994 59.92 −9.26 pp
1993 69.18 −28.08 pp
1992 97.26 +61.97 pp
1991 35.29 −7.63 pp
1990 42.92

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.