Middle East Rankings
Trade Openness: Exports Plus Imports
as percent of GDP
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 167.69% |
2 | 2 |  Bahrain | 141.70% |
3 | 3 |  Kuwait | 98.18% |
4 | 4 |  Qatar | 90.02% |
5 | 5 |  Oman | 81.05% |
6 | 7 |  Iraq | 68.56% |
7 | 6 |  Jordan | 65.37% |
8 | 9 |  Turkey | 61.14% |
9 | 11 |  Israel | 51.41% |
10 | 12 |  Iran | 51.29% |
11 | 8 |  Saudi Arabia | 50.60% |
12 | 14 |  Yemen | 49.30% |
13 | 10 |  Lebanon | 45.56% |
14 | 13 |  Syria | 40.98% |
15 | 15 |  Afghanistan | 24.71% |