2026-03-20 · percent of global trade openness

A few large economies remain relatively closed

Sanctions, geography, and policy limit flows.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides world trade (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Relatively closed large economies, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of global trade openness (0.1% of world trade) · 1,000 cells