Data for 1980

Trade (% of GDP), 1980

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1980
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1980, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1980 covers 118 countries. Singapore is highest, at 410.937; Argentina is lowest, at 11.546. The middle country reads 63.763. Against 1979, 106 values changed (71 up, 35 down), 12 countries joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1980

HighestSingapore

410.937

LowestArgentina

11.546

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

118countries
1measure
1980the year it describes
118distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Trade (% of GDP), 1980, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Trade (% of GDP), 1980: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	410.937
2	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	210.499
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	178.007
4	Guyana`GUY`South America	174.927
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	173.119
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	167.340
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	142.353
8	Panama`PAN`Central America	137.502
9	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	133.258
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	131.092
11	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	126.663
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	125.693
13	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	121.885
14	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	120.144
15	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	119.502
16	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	113.303
17	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	112.647
18	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	112.587
19	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	111.095
20	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	109.606
21	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	108.419
22	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	108.326
23	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	106.335
24	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	103.055
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	102.303
26	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	100.468
27	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	100.315
28	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	99.880
29	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	99.798
30	Honduras`HND`Central America	99.011
31	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	97.781
32	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	96.505
33	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	96.350
34	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	95.050
35	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	93.541
36	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	90.756
37	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	87.017
38	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	85.838
39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	84.051
40	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	81.293
41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	80.024
42	Belize`BLZ`Central America	78.700
43	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	78.522
44	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	77.144
45	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	77.034
46	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	76.180
47	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	75.226
48	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	73.383
49	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.130
50	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	67.669
51	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	67.497
52	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	67.406
53	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	67.088
54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	66.396
55	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	66.302
56	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.748
57	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	65.417
58	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	64.677
59	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	64.229
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	63.297
61	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	62.941
62	Niger`NER`Western Africa	62.710
63	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	61.082
64	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	58.694
65	Venezuela`VEN`South America	57.368
66	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	56.507
67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	55.954
68	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	55.016
69	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	54.529
70	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	54.479
71	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.415
72	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.235
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	54.115
74	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	53.663
75	Canada`CAN`Northern America	53.318
76	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	53.139
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	52.654
78	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	51.310
79	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	49.890
80	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	49.301
81	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	47.951
82	Peru`PER`South America	47.643
83	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	47.494
84	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	47.342
85	Chile`CHL`South America	47.226
86	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.105
87	Bolivia`BOL`South America	46.813
88	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	45.811
89	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	45.476
90	France`FRA`Western Europe	45.243
91	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	45.194
92	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.479
93	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42.874
94	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	42.483
95	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	41.696
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.213
97	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	35.897
98	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.756
99	Uruguay`URY`South America	35.664
100	Ecuador`ECU`South America	35.025
101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	33.896
102	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	33.736
103	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.253
104	Colombia`COL`South America	31.815
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	31.598
106	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.273
107	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	30.266
108	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28.948
109	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	26.100
110	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	23.377
111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	22.435
112	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	21.541
113	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.155
114	United States`USA`Northern America	20.110
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	17.621
116	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.090
117	India`IND`Southern Asia	15.385
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.546

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore410.937
2Bahrain210.499
3Hong Kong178.007
4Guyana174.927
5Luxembourg173.119

Lowest

118Argentina11.546
117India15.385
116Türkiye17.090
115Ghana17.621
114United States20.110

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 63.763. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+12 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 106 in both
71 · 35rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guyana129.033 → 174.927+45.895
Singapore375.010 → 410.937+35.926
Republic of the Congo96.039 → 120.144+24.105
Somalia99.978 → 121.885+21.907
Mauritius95.804 → 111.095+15.290

Fell most

Kiribati149.464 → 113.303−36.161
Madagascar44.963 → 30.266−14.696
Lesotho145.722 → 131.092−14.631
Mali39.218 → 28.948−10.271
El Salvador74.113 → 67.406−6.706

+ Albania

+ Bulgaria

+ Bahrain

+ Belize

+ Bhutan

+ Comoros

+ Cabo Verde

+ Fiji

+ Namibia

+ Qatar

+ Solomon Islands

+ Vanuatu

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1980.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 118 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1980). Trade (% of GDP), 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1980

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1980: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1980?

Singapore, at 410.937, of the 118 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1980 describe?

1980.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1980 cover?

118.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1980?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Trade (% of GDP), 1980 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Trade (% of GDP), 2025.

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