Data for 1985

Trade (% of GDP), 1985

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1985
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1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1985 covers 120 countries. Singapore is highest, at 304.14; India is lowest, at 12.90. The middle country reads 58.16. Against 1984, 120 values changed (61 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1985

HighestSingapore

304.14

LowestIndia

12.90

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

120countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
120distinct 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), 1985, 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), 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	304.14
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	206.57
3	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	198.15
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	197.80
5	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	168.51
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	143.65
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	142.80
8	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	124.06
9	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	123.88
10	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	119.85
11	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	117.52
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	115.91
13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	114.57
14	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	112.79
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	110.53
16	Guyana`GUY`South America	109.97
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	107.76
18	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	107.57
19	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	107.50
20	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	105.55
21	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	104.68
22	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	103.29
23	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	102.36
24	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	101.82
25	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	101.81
26	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	97.78
27	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	96.42
28	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	94.94
29	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	94.55
30	Panama`PAN`Central America	94.06
31	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	93.92
32	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	92.87
33	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	91.73
34	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	91.65
35	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	89.05
36	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	87.01
37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	86.00
38	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	80.86
39	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	79.17
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	78.68
41	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	76.58
42	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	76.00
43	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	75.72
44	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	72.33
45	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	71.29
46	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	70.36
47	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	70.24
48	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	69.75
49	Honduras`HND`Central America	67.48
50	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	67.47
51	Belize`BLZ`Central America	67.07
52	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	66.71
53	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	65.02
54	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	64.09
55	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.98
56	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	63.20
57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61.52
58	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	60.74
59	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	60.30
60	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	59.32
61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	57.00
62	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	55.45
63	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.33
64	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	54.96
65	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	54.95
66	Paraguay`PRY`South America	54.21
67	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	53.64
68	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.53
69	Canada`CAN`Northern America	52.84
70	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	52.63
71	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	52.21
72	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	51.78
73	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	51.33
74	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	50.33
75	Chile`CHL`South America	49.97
76	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	49.16
77	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.88
78	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.95
79	Uruguay`URY`South America	47.86
80	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.73
81	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	46.11
82	Peru`PER`South America	44.88
83	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.72
84	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	44.21
85	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	43.23
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42.54
87	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.89
88	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.95
89	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	40.92
90	Venezuela`VEN`South America	39.44
91	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.33
92	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	37.40
93	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	36.59
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	35.93
95	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.76
96	Ecuador`ECU`South America	35.72
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.83
98	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	33.97
99	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33.17
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	32.84
101	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.45
102	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31.53
103	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.43
104	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	28.75
105	Colombia`COL`South America	26.33
106	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	25.66
107	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	24.93
108	Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.33
109	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	24.24
110	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	23.61
111	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	23.17
112	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	22.44
113	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	20.67
114	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.45
115	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	18.22
116	Argentina`ARG`South America	18.01
117	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	17.63
118	United States`USA`Northern America	16.60
119	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	13.80
120	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.90

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore304.14
2Luxembourg206.57
3Macau198.15
4Hong Kong197.80
5Bahrain168.51

Lowest

120India12.90
119Laos13.80
118United States16.60
117Sudan17.63
116Argentina18.01

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 58.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
61 · 59rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Gabon99.29 → 119.85+20.56
Mauritania86.65 → 103.29+16.64
Guyana95.52 → 109.97+14.45
Paraguay41.13 → 54.21+13.08
Tonga89.56 → 102.36+12.80

Fell most

Somalia75.75 → 25.66−50.09
Kiribati112.25 → 92.87−19.39
Gambia115.91 → 97.78−18.13
Cyprus121.76 → 107.57−14.19
Belize80.76 → 67.07−13.69

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 1985.
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 (1985). Trade (% of GDP), 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1985

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1985: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1985?

Singapore, at 304.14, of the 120 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1985 describe?

1985.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1985 cover?

120.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1985?

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), 1985 the newest?

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

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