Data for 1982

Trade (% of GDP), 1982

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1982
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1982, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1982 covers 120 countries. Singapore is highest, at 372.537; Ghana is lowest, at 6.320. The middle country reads 58.710. Against 1981, 119 values changed (33 up, 86 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1982

HighestSingapore

372.537

LowestGhana

6.320

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

120countries
1measure
1982the year it describes
120distinct values14 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), 1982, 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), 1982: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	372.537
2	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	210.094
3	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	198.546
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	174.936
5	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	169.173
6	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	142.531
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	138.159
8	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	134.895
9	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	125.337
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	123.836
11	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	123.775
12	Guyana`GUY`South America	122.863
13	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	118.650
14	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	117.925
15	Panama`PAN`Central America	116.785
16	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	115.388
17	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	115.162
18	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	113.285
19	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	110.459
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	106.869
21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	104.595
22	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	103.973
23	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	103.626
24	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	102.116
25	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	101.698
26	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	101.262
27	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	97.330
28	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	95.882
29	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	95.835
30	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	93.999
31	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	93.970
32	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	92.860
33	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	92.789
34	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	92.213
35	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	90.716
36	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	90.259
37	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	89.850
38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	87.249
39	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	86.944
40	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	84.350
41	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	79.259
42	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.786
43	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	76.362
44	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	75.750
45	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	75.481
46	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	73.614
47	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	72.360
48	Belize`BLZ`Central America	71.837
49	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	71.226
50	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	69.308
51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	67.498
52	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	65.867
53	Honduras`HND`Central America	65.794
54	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	64.680
55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	64.369
56	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	64.202
57	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	62.125
58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	60.744
59	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	59.923
60	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	58.951
61	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.468
62	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	58.442
63	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	58.216
64	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	57.857
65	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.590
66	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	57.104
67	Niger`NER`Western Africa	57.068
68	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	56.402
69	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	55.762
70	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	55.340
71	Venezuela`VEN`South America	53.058
72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	51.248
73	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	50.876
74	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	49.614
75	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	49.125
76	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	48.676
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.548
78	France`FRA`Western Europe	47.143
79	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.142
80	Canada`CAN`Northern America	46.616
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.811
82	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	44.220
83	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	43.408
84	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.034
85	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	41.689
86	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.075
87	Peru`PER`South America	41.070
88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	40.779
89	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	39.820
90	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.756
91	Chile`CHL`South America	39.499
92	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	39.145
93	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	38.845
94	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	38.064
95	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36.573
96	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.757
97	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.845
98	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	34.392
99	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	33.475
100	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.413
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	32.180
102	Paraguay`PRY`South America	31.896
103	Uruguay`URY`South America	31.617
104	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	31.322
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.399
106	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	30.281
107	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.881
108	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	26.172
109	Colombia`COL`South America	26.104
110	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25.901
111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.134
112	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	21.378
113	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	20.607
114	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20.057
115	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	19.655
116	United States`USA`Northern America	17.537
117	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.491
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	15.611
119	India`IND`Southern Asia	14.126
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.320

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore372.537
2Macau210.094
3Bahrain198.546
4Luxembourg174.936
5Hong Kong169.173

Lowest

120Ghana6.320
119India14.126
118Argentina15.611
117Brazil16.491
116United States17.537

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 58.710. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
119values changed, of 119 in both
33 · 86rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Togo95.814 → 118.650+22.836
Bolivia46.220 → 58.468+12.249
Cameroon50.281 → 62.125+11.844
Cabo Verde92.164 → 102.116+9.952
Belgium110.221 → 117.925+7.704

Fell most

Guyana161.234 → 122.863−38.371
Singapore399.778 → 372.537−27.241
Bahrain220.867 → 198.546−22.321
Nicaragua64.125 → 42.034−22.091
Sierra Leone62.753 → 41.689−21.064

+ Macau

− Lesotho

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 1982.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 120 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1982). Trade (% of GDP), 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1982

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1982: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1982?

Singapore, at 372.537, of the 120 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1982 describe?

1982.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1982 cover?

120.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1982?

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), 1982 the newest?

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

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