Trade, Overall by country
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.
What the numbers show
Trade, Overall is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1 in Singapore; the lowest is 0.5017 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9106, and the mean is 0.8486.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 70.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 28.4%).
Trade, Overall: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 0.9937 | 2014 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 0.9872 | 2014 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | France | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 0.9862 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 0.9806 | 2014 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 0.9785 | 2014 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 0.9774 | 2014 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 0.9757 | 2014 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 0.9751 | 2014 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 0.9748 | 2014 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.971 | 2014 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.9688 | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.962 | 2014 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 0.9563 | 2014 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 0.9554 | 2014 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 0.9554 | 2014 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 0.9553 | 2014 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.9553 | 2014 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.9548 | 2014 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 0.9543 | 2014 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 0.954 | 2014 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0.954 | 2014 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 0.9539 | 2014 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.9488 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 0.9471 | 2014 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 0.9469 | 2014 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 0.9324 | 2014 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.9276 | 2014 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 0.9222 | 2014 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 0.9193 | 2014 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.9128 | 2014 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.9083 | 2014 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0.9033 | 2014 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0.8978 | 2014 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.8939 | 2014 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.8876 | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.8859 | 2014 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 52 | Türkiye | 0.8787 | 2014 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 53 | Russia | 0.8725 | 2014 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 0.8701 | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 55 | Egypt | 0.8637 | 2014 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 0.862 | 2014 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.8462 | 2014 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 0.8305 | 2014 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 0.8077 | 2014 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.799 | 2014 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.7909 | 2014 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.7846 | 2014 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 63 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.7774 | 2014 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 0.766 | 2014 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 64 | China | 0.766 | 2014 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 0.7616 | 2014 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.7609 | 2014 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 68 | Brazil | 0.7445 | 2014 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.7405 | 2014 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0.7383 | 2014 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 71 | Mozambique | 0.7338 | 2014 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 0.7093 | 2014 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 0.6959 | 2014 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.6955 | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.6778 | 2014 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.6577 | 2014 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 0.6556 | 2014 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 78 | India | 0.6467 | 2014 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 79 | Algeria | 0.6245 | 2014 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 0.6162 | 2014 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Belarus | 0.6108 | 2014 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5619 | 2014 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.5619 | 2014 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 0.5578 | 2014 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.5521 | 2014 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Pakistan | 0.5456 | 2014 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 0.5387 | 2014 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.5215 | 2014 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.502 | 2014 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 90 | Cameroon | 0.5017 | 2014 | up 8.4% | falling |
About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.