Data for 1983

Trade (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1983
Creator: World Bank Group
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1983 covers 121 countries. Singapore is highest, at 333.147; Ghana is lowest, at 11.545. The middle country reads 57.993. Against 1982, 120 values changed (45 up, 75 down), 1 country joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestSingapore

333.147

LowestGhana

11.545

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

121countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
121distinct 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), 1983, 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), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	333.147
2	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	214.166
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	186.329
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	175.628
5	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	166.775
6	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	142.691
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	133.464
8	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	124.649
9	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	124.584
10	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	120.396
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	117.139
12	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	114.384
13	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	113.673
14	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	112.971
15	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	111.045
16	Guyana`GUY`South America	110.456
17	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	109.710
18	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	108.482
19	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	108.016
20	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	107.347
21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	104.899
22	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	104.867
23	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	102.437
24	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	98.561
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	97.736
26	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	97.699
27	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	96.114
28	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	96.007
29	Panama`PAN`Central America	93.135
30	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	92.646
31	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	92.402
32	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	91.719
33	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	89.648
34	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	89.172
35	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	89.030
36	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	88.954
37	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	87.828
38	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	86.145
39	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.971
40	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	84.564
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	77.084
42	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.511
43	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	74.268
44	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	74.093
45	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	73.616
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	72.820
47	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	72.680
48	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	69.995
49	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	69.848
50	Belize`BLZ`Central America	69.050
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	68.564
52	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	67.760
53	Honduras`HND`Central America	66.919
54	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	64.395
55	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	63.601
56	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	62.718
57	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	61.116
58	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	60.765
59	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	59.701
60	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	58.928
61	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	57.993
62	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	57.552
63	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.439
64	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	57.143
65	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	56.606
66	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	56.559
67	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	54.398
68	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	54.163
69	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	53.744
70	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	52.614
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	52.356
72	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	52.014
73	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	50.813
74	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	49.393
75	Uruguay`URY`South America	49.293
76	Niger`NER`Western Africa	47.739
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.384
78	France`FRA`Western Europe	46.984
79	Canada`CAN`Northern America	46.709
80	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.342
81	Chile`CHL`South America	44.239
82	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	43.411
83	Peru`PER`South America	43.237
84	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.341
85	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	41.197
86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.411
87	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	40.256
88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	40.103
89	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	40.097
90	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.960
91	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	39.927
92	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	39.817
93	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	38.730
94	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	38.263
95	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.458
96	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.917
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.778
98	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.757
99	Venezuela`VEN`South America	35.711
100	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.692
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34.313
102	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	33.106
103	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	31.778
104	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31.546
105	Ecuador`ECU`South America	30.876
106	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	29.133
107	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	29.031
108	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27.547
109	Mexico`MEX`Central America	27.096
110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.142
111	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	24.012
112	Colombia`COL`South America	23.700
113	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	22.303
114	Brazil`BRA`South America	21.900
115	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	20.317
116	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	19.290
117	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17.887
118	United States`USA`Northern America	16.666
119	Argentina`ARG`South America	14.988
120	India`IND`Southern Asia	13.691
121	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.545

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore333.147
2Macau214.166
3Hong Kong186.329
4Luxembourg175.628
5Bahrain166.775

Lowest

121Ghana11.545
120India13.691
119Argentina14.988
118United States16.666
117China17.887

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 57.993. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
45 · 75rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Vanuatu75.481 → 113.673+38.192
Chad20.057 → 39.960+19.904
Uruguay31.617 → 49.293+17.676
Hong Kong169.173 → 186.329+17.156
Senegal57.104 → 68.564+11.461

Fell most

Singapore372.537 → 333.147−39.390
Iraq92.789 → 57.552−35.237
Bahrain198.546 → 166.775−31.772
Panama116.785 → 93.135−23.650
Togo118.650 → 96.007−22.644

+ Micronesia

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 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 121 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1983). Trade (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1983

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1983: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1983?

Singapore, at 333.147, of the 121 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1983 describe?

1983.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1983 cover?

121.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1983?

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), 1983 the newest?

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

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