Data for 1989

Trade (% of GDP), 1989

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1989
Creator: World Bank Group
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1989, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1989 covers 127 countries. Singapore is highest, at 347.57; Brazil is lowest, at 14.39. The middle country reads 58.12. Against 1988, 122 values changed (83 up, 39 down), 5 countries joined, 1 left.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1989

HighestSingapore

347.57

LowestBrazil

14.39

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

127countries
1measure
1989the year it describes
127distinct 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), 1989, 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), 1989: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	347.57
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	225.20
3	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	193.46
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	191.01
5	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	190.99
6	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	163.82
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	154.60
8	Guyana`GUY`South America	139.87
9	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	136.69
10	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	133.93
11	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	130.52
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	130.45
13	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	124.94
14	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	123.02
15	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	120.34
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	112.47
17	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	111.33
18	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	111.00
19	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	109.93
20	Panama`PAN`Central America	109.60
21	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	107.94
22	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	106.12
23	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	105.36
24	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	97.73
25	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	96.38
26	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	94.58
27	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	94.09
28	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	93.77
29	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	93.39
30	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	92.01
31	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	89.09
32	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	87.91
33	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	87.78
34	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	87.15
35	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	86.99
36	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	83.35
37	Paraguay`PRY`South America	82.96
38	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	81.44
39	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	79.89
40	Honduras`HND`Central America	79.60
41	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	78.69
42	Belize`BLZ`Central America	78.42
43	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	76.36
44	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	75.93
45	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	73.58
46	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	72.41
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	71.82
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	70.84
49	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	70.82
50	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	70.09
51	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	69.47
52	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68.81
53	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	67.10
54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	64.87
55	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	64.22
56	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	64.02
57	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	62.94
58	Chile`CHL`South America	62.63
59	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	61.87
60	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	61.79
61	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	61.09
62	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	60.17
63	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	59.13
64	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	58.12
65	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	57.90
66	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.08
67	Venezuela`VEN`South America	53.43
68	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	53.16
69	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	51.98
70	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	51.33
71	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.35
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	50.13
73	Canada`CAN`Northern America	50.07
74	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	49.08
75	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	48.68
76	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	48.62
77	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	47.88
78	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	47.15
79	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	46.77
80	France`FRA`Western Europe	46.01
81	Bolivia`BOL`South America	45.65
82	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	45.19
83	Ecuador`ECU`South America	45.11
84	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	45.06
85	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	45.04
86	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	44.84
87	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	44.13
88	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	42.96
89	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	42.91
90	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	42.70
91	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.75
92	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	41.59
93	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	41.28
94	Uruguay`URY`South America	41.19
95	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	41.09
96	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.56
97	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.07
98	Niger`NER`Western Africa	39.90
99	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.78
100	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.71
101	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	38.48
102	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.33
103	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	38.30
104	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	37.43
105	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	36.97
106	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	36.93
107	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.76
108	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.62
109	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.42
110	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	33.98
111	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	33.35
112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	32.39
113	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.02
114	Colombia`COL`South America	31.82
115	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	31.76
116	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	27.94
117	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	26.39
118	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26.05
119	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	25.06
120	Peru`PER`South America	22.54
121	Argentina`ARG`South America	19.64
122	United States`USA`Northern America	19.42
123	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	18.33
124	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	18.16
125	India`IND`Southern Asia	15.17
126	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	14.69
127	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.39

02In 1989

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore347.57
2Hong Kong225.20
3Solomon Islands193.46
4Luxembourg191.01
5Macau190.99

Lowest

127Brazil14.39
126Sudan14.69
125India15.17
124Japan18.16
123Bangladesh18.33

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 58.12. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031988 → 1989

Since 1988

What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −1countries joined / left
122values changed, of 122 in both
83 · 39rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Vietnam18.95 → 57.90+38.95
Jordan108.12 → 130.45+22.32
Somalia26.67 → 48.62+21.95
Nicaragua76.25 → 97.73+21.48
Syria42.77 → 60.17+17.39

Fell most

Mongolia94.47 → 76.36−18.11
Singapore359.87 → 347.57−12.29
Bhutan80.48 → 68.81−11.67
Peru33.22 → 22.54−10.69
Botswana114.45 → 105.36−9.09

+ Bahamas

+ Brunei

+ Lebanon

+ Russia

+ Ukraine

− Oman

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 1989.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 127 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1989). Trade (% of GDP), 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1989

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1989: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1989?

Singapore, at 347.57, of the 127 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1989 describe?

1989.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1989 cover?

127.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1989?

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), 1989 the newest?

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

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