Trade openness — all countries

Trade openness — Melanesia

Trade openness in Melanesia in 2024 — 76.25%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 22.71 pp.

2024 76.25% −4.07 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 103.77%1989
Period minimum 60.86%2021

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Melanesia, 1980–2024608010012019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 98.96%1981: 99.43%1982: 97.56%1983: 93.61%1984: 94.21%1985: 95.54%1986: 92.87%1987: 93.66%1988: 101.1%1989: 103.77%1990: 86.44%1991: 85.94%1992: 82.26%1993: 82.4%1994: 84.47%1995: 85.75%1996: 89.6%1997: 86.93%1998: 85.81%1999: 92.19%2000: 95.5%2001: 93.13%2002: 91.21%2003: 94.88%2004: 94.62%2005: 80.02%2006: 82.82%2007: 83.09%2008: 86.52%2009: 71.13%2010: 83.49%2011: 84.64%2012: 84.54%2013: 81%2014: 77.39%2015: 76.55%2016: 74.53%2017: 74.77%2018: 77.05%2019: 78.18%2020: 61.92%2021: 60.86%2022: 73.76%2023: 80.33%2024: 76.25%
Change over the period: −22.71 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 76.25%
World 56.72%
Trade openness — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 76.25 −4.07 pp
2023 80.33 +6.57 pp
2022 73.76 +12.89 pp
2021 60.86 −1.05 pp
2020 61.92 −16.26 pp
2019 78.18 +1.12 pp
2018 77.05 +2.28 pp
2017 74.77 +0.24 pp
2016 74.53 −2.03 pp
2015 76.55 −0.84 pp
2014 77.39 −3.61 pp
2013 81 −3.54 pp
2012 84.54 −0.1 pp
2011 84.64 +1.14 pp
2010 83.49 +12.36 pp
2009 71.13 −15.39 pp
2008 86.52 +3.43 pp
2007 83.09 +0.28 pp
2006 82.82 +2.8 pp
2005 80.02 −14.6 pp
2004 94.62 −0.26 pp
2003 94.88 +3.67 pp
2002 91.21 −1.92 pp
2001 93.13 −2.37 pp
2000 95.5 +3.31 pp
1999 92.19 +6.39 pp
1998 85.81 −1.13 pp
1997 86.93 −2.67 pp
1996 89.6 +3.86 pp
1995 85.75 +1.27 pp
1994 84.47 +2.07 pp
1993 82.4 +0.14 pp
1992 82.26 −3.68 pp
1991 85.94 −0.51 pp
1990 86.44 −17.32 pp
1989 103.77 +2.67 pp
1988 101.1 +7.43 pp
1987 93.66 +0.79 pp
1986 92.87 −2.67 pp
1985 95.54 +1.33 pp
1984 94.21 +0.59 pp
1983 93.61 −3.94 pp
1982 97.56 −1.87 pp
1981 99.43 +0.47 pp
1980 98.96

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.