Data for 1996

Trade (% of GDP), 1996

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1996
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1996, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1996 covers 161 countries. Singapore is highest, at 334.91; Iraq is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 68.10. Against 1995, 161 values changed (92 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1996

HighestSingapore

334.91

LowestIraq

0.03

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

161countries
1measure
1996the year it describes
161distinct values16 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), 1996, 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), 1996: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	334.91
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	244.85
3	Guyana`GUY`South America	211.34
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	195.64
5	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	181.77
6	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	175.34
7	Panama`PAN`Central America	165.61
8	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	164.10
9	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	156.67
10	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	152.52
11	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	144.33
12	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	140.85
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	138.87
14	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	132.98
15	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	131.06
16	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	129.24
17	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	128.41
18	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	126.16
19	Honduras`HND`Central America	122.73
20	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	122.34
21	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	121.73
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	119.21
23	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	116.62
24	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	113.29
25	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	110.82
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	108.66
27	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	107.80
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	107.50
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	105.86
30	Paraguay`PRY`South America	103.04
31	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	102.98
32	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	98.80
33	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	98.76
34	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	98.06
35	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	96.77
36	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	96.54
37	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	95.67
38	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	93.86
39	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	93.67
40	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	92.94
41	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	92.81
42	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	92.71
43	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	92.64
44	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	92.56
45	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	91.47
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	90.96
47	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	89.27
48	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	87.30
49	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	86.68
50	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	85.94
51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	85.82
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	85.72
53	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	84.63
54	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	84.27
55	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	84.06
56	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	83.51
57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	83.02
58	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	80.85
59	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	80.60
60	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	80.49
61	Belize`BLZ`Central America	79.57
62	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	79.23
63	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	78.87
64	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	77.97
65	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	77.83
66	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	77.81
67	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	75.49
68	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	72.64
69	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	72.20
70	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	72.07
71	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	71.27
72	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	70.84
73	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	70.47
74	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	70.46
75	Canada`CAN`Northern America	70.26
76	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	69.91
77	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	69.39
78	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	69.16
79	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	68.70
80	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	68.53
81	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	68.10
82	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	67.05
83	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	66.65
84	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	66.51
85	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	65.79
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	63.86
87	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	63.82
88	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	63.76
89	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	60.78
90	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	60.32
91	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	60.21
92	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	59.41
93	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	58.46
94	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	58.16
95	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	57.92
96	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	57.31
97	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	56.52
98	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	55.28
99	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	55.12
100	Chile`CHL`South America	53.92
101	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	53.71
102	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	52.80
103	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	52.55
104	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	52.26
105	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	52.06
106	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	51.61
107	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	51.03
108	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.95
109	Bolivia`BOL`South America	49.86
110	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	49.60
111	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	48.48
112	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	47.92
113	Mexico`MEX`Central America	47.77
114	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	47.10
115	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	47.08
116	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	46.95
117	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	46.61
118	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	46.30
119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46.27
120	France`FRA`Western Europe	46.11
121	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	45.70
122	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	45.38
123	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.12
124	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.41
125	Ecuador`ECU`South America	44.22
126	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	43.90
127	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	43.09
128	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42.80
129	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	42.36
130	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	42.20
131	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.39
132	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.22
133	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	39.65
134	Uruguay`URY`South America	39.53
135	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	38.99
136	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.33
137	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.18
138	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	38.17
139	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	36.82
140	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.81
141	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.54
142	Colombia`COL`South America	36.04
143	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.88
144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.76
145	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	35.73
146	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.39
147	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	35.22
148	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	33.63
149	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.63
150	Peru`PER`South America	31.65
151	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	29.86
152	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	28.37
153	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	27.32
154	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26.08
155	United States`USA`Northern America	22.69
156	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.93
157	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.51
158	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	20.03
159	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	17.90
160	Brazil`BRA`South America	15.64
161	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.03

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore334.91
2Hong Kong244.85
3Guyana211.34
4Luxembourg195.64
5Malaysia181.77

Lowest

161Iraq0.03
160Brazil15.64
159Japan17.90
158Sudan20.03
157Argentina21.51

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 68.10. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
161values changed, of 161 in both
92 · 69rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Seychelles53.39 → 98.06+44.66
Bulgaria55.26 → 85.82+30.56
Faroe Islands75.70 → 98.76+23.06
Tajikistan137.52 → 156.67+19.15
Panama146.91 → 165.61+18.70

Fell most

Côte d’Ivoire76.20 → 52.80−23.40
Georgia67.83 → 45.70−22.13
Turkmenistan168.18 → 152.52−15.66
Solomon Islands114.21 → 98.80−15.41
Kiribati101.96 → 86.68−15.27

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 1996.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 161 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1996). Trade (% of GDP), 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1996

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1996?

Singapore, at 334.91, of the 161 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1996 cover?

161.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1996?

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), 1996 the newest?

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