ICC Open Market Index 2026

ICC has published the 2026 edition of the ICC Open Markets Index (OMI), a comprehensive assessment of trade openness across G7 economies, ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit.

The 2026 edition reflects the growing importance of services and digital trade, the expanded use of non-tariff measures and the rising impact of policy volatility on cross-border trade.  

The ICC Open Market Index 2026 reveals a fundamental tension in the global trading system. The G7 economies - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States - remain broadly open on paper, but this openness is increasingly undermined by rising policy volatility and uneven implementation in practice. The result is a widening gap between stated openness and actual trade conditions, with direct implications for business confidence and cross-border investment.

The 2026 ICC Open Market Index is built around five core components: 

• observed trade openness 
• trade policy regime 
• openness to foreign direct investment 
• digitally delivered services trade 
• trade policy volatility and drift 

The full report, including the Executive Summary, is available here.