2026-03-22 · percent of global trade openness
European economies are highly trade-dependent
Single market integration shows up in GDP ratios.
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 — European Union (avg openness), 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 37.4% of world trade and European Union (avg openness) at 28% — 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/2026-03-22-pol-trade-open-eu