Trade openness — all countries

Trade openness — Northern America

Trade openness in Northern America in 2024 — 27.92%. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 3.43 pp.

2024 27.92% −0.08 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 34.12%2011
Period minimum 25.89%2020

Trend over time

2010–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Northern America, 2010–20242527.53032.535201020122014201620182020202220242010: 31.34%2011: 34.12%2012: 33.92%2013: 33.14%2014: 33.13%2015: 30.72%2016: 29.39%2017: 30.09%2018: 30.48%2019: 29.26%2020: 25.89%2021: 28.15%2022: 30.04%2023: 27.99%2024: 27.92%
Change over the period: −3.43 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern America 27.92%
World 56.72%
Trade openness — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 27.92 −0.08 pp
2023 27.99 −2.05 pp
2022 30.04 +1.89 pp
2021 28.15 +2.27 pp
2020 25.89 −3.38 pp
2019 29.26 −1.22 pp
2018 30.48 +0.39 pp
2017 30.09 +0.69 pp
2016 29.39 −1.33 pp
2015 30.72 −2.41 pp
2014 33.13 −0.01 pp
2013 33.14 −0.78 pp
2012 33.92 −0.2 pp
2011 34.12 +2.78 pp
2010 31.34

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.