2026-03-21 · percent of global trade openness
China’s trade openness surged with manufacturing exports
Still below small open economies in ratio terms.
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 — China, 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
Context
The 2026 figures from OWID — Trade (% of GDP) put Asia & Pacific at 42.6% of world trade and Africa at 23% — about 100 percent of global trade openness in this edition's rounding.
Exports plus imports relative to GDP (World Bank via OWID).
Share and export
Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-03-21-pol-trade-open-china