Trade openness — all countries

Trade openness — South-Eastern Asia

Trade openness in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 129.54%. Since 1986, the indicator has risen by 61.95 pp.

2025 129.54% +4.31 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 156.54%2005
Period minimum 67.58%1986

Trend over time

1986–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — South-Eastern Asia, 1986–20255075100125150175198619901994199820022006201020142018202220251986: 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: 155.4%2001: 148.91%2002: 140.22%2003: 139.31%2004: 152.12%2005: 156.54%2006: 151%2007: 144.77%2008: 147.56%2009: 123.14%2010: 121.94%2011: 126.11%2012: 123.49%2013: 122.85%2014: 122.66%2015: 115.58%2016: 108.61%2017: 114.3%2018: 119.5%2019: 112.28%2020: 107.43%2021: 121.1%2022: 129.74%2023: 120.9%2024: 125.23%2025: 129.54%
Change over the period: +61.95 pp Annual average: 1.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 129.54%
World 68.49%
Trade openness — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 129.54 +4.31 pp
2024 125.23 +4.33 pp
2023 120.9 −8.84 pp
2022 129.74 +8.64 pp
2021 121.1 +13.67 pp
2020 107.43 −4.86 pp
2019 112.28 −7.22 pp
2018 119.5 +5.21 pp
2017 114.3 +5.69 pp
2016 108.61 −6.97 pp
2015 115.58 −7.08 pp
2014 122.66 −0.19 pp
2013 122.85 −0.64 pp
2012 123.49 −2.62 pp
2011 126.11 +4.17 pp
2010 121.94 −1.2 pp
2009 123.14 −24.42 pp
2008 147.56 +2.79 pp
2007 144.77 −6.23 pp
2006 151 −5.55 pp
2005 156.54 +4.43 pp
2004 152.12 +12.81 pp
2003 139.31 −0.92 pp
2002 140.22 −8.69 pp
2001 148.91 −6.49 pp
2000 155.4 +14.99 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

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.