Data for 1993

Trade (% of GDP), 1993

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1993
Creator: World Bank Group
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1993, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1993 covers 148 countries. Singapore is highest, at 313.416; Iraq is lowest, at 0.545. The middle country reads 59.636. Against 1992, 145 values changed (67 up, 78 down), 3 countries joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1993

HighestSingapore

313.416

LowestIraq

0.545

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

148countries
1measure
1993the year it describes
148distinct values15 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), 1993, 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), 1993: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	313.416
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	245.369
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	233.969
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	181.403
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	178.905
6	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	161.469
7	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	157.940
8	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	150.964
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	146.068
10	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	144.763
11	Panama`PAN`Central America	139.679
12	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	134.574
13	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	133.490
14	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	132.126
15	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	130.485
16	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	129.742
17	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	120.896
18	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	118.639
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	116.603
20	Paraguay`PRY`South America	113.604
21	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	111.782
22	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	110.829
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	109.013
24	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	107.973
25	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	103.360
26	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	102.060
27	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	99.033
28	Honduras`HND`Central America	98.248
29	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	98.160
30	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	97.980
31	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	96.442
32	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	96.096
33	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	96.022
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	95.416
35	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	94.970
36	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	92.057
37	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	89.589
38	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	88.411
39	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	86.208
40	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	84.635
41	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	84.042
42	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	83.343
43	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	80.798
44	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	80.518
45	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	79.352
46	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	78.756
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	78.198
48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.003
49	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	77.746
50	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	77.148
51	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	76.535
52	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	76.351
53	Belize`BLZ`Central America	75.748
54	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	74.706
55	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	74.176
56	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	72.858
57	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	72.700
58	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	70.506
59	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.196
60	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	68.769
61	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	68.698
62	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	68.286
63	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	67.807
64	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	67.792
65	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	67.444
66	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	66.212
67	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.644
68	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	65.082
69	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	64.630
70	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	63.514
71	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	63.170
72	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	60.306
73	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.051
74	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	59.792
75	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	59.479
76	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.251
77	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.234
78	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	58.232
79	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	58.140
80	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	57.892
81	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	57.554
82	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	56.669
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	55.928
84	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	55.382
85	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	55.349
86	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	55.240
87	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.175
88	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	53.527
89	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	53.414
90	Chile`CHL`South America	52.914
91	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	52.860
92	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	52.629
93	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.069
94	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	51.004
95	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.523
96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	50.465
97	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	49.748
98	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.668
99	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	48.752
100	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	48.724
101	Bolivia`BOL`South America	47.467
102	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	47.190
103	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.076
104	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	46.041
105	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	45.422
106	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	45.236
107	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	44.923
108	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.779
109	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	43.376
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	43.171
111	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.713
112	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	42.647
113	France`FRA`Western Europe	41.726
114	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.586
115	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.989
116	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	39.749
117	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	38.774
118	Uruguay`URY`South America	38.685
119	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.499
120	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	37.672
121	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	37.448
122	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36.995
123	Colombia`COL`South America	36.177
124	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	36.033
125	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	35.909
126	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35.784
127	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.757
128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	35.698
129	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	35.350
130	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	33.017
131	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.866
132	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	29.625
133	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	29.250
134	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	28.916
135	Peru`PER`South America	28.767
136	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	28.240
137	Mexico`MEX`Central America	26.163
138	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	26.159
139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	26.099
140	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	25.939
141	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	23.122
142	United States`USA`Northern America	20.045
143	India`IND`Southern Asia	19.652
144	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.599
145	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.223
146	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15.399
147	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11.466
148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.545

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore313.416
2Guyana245.369
3Hong Kong233.969
4Luxembourg181.403
5Malta178.905

Lowest

148Iraq0.545
147Sudan11.466
146Japan15.399
145Argentina16.223
144Brazil19.599

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 59.636. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
67 · 78rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia65.296 → 129.742+64.446
Eritrea56.377 → 102.060+45.683
Turkmenistan105.313 → 146.068+40.755
Belarus117.391 → 150.964+33.573
Paraguay89.498 → 113.604+24.106

Fell most

Kazakhstan149.337 → 84.635−64.702
Russia110.577 → 68.698−41.879
Guyana274.973 → 245.369−29.604
Albania108.785 → 80.518−28.267
Cabo Verde83.940 → 60.306−23.633

+ Estonia

+ Cambodia

+ Tajikistan

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 1993.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 148 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1993). Trade (% of GDP), 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1993

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1993: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1993?

Singapore, at 313.416, of the 148 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1993 describe?

1993.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1993 cover?

148.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1993?

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), 1993 the newest?

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

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