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Trade Balance - Ranking 1981

All countries ranked by trade balance · World Bank
Year

In 1981, Germany ($-31.5B), Iran, Islamic Republic of ($-15.7B), and United States ($-12.5B) ranked highest in trade balance among all countries. Saudi Arabia ranked lowest at $60.3B.

Trade Balance by Country - 1981
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Germany $-31.5B +28.5%
2nd Iran, Islamic Republic of $-15.7B -10.5%
3rd United States $-12.5B +4.1%
4th Iraq $-11.6B -169.1%
5th Italy $-8.4B +32.3%
6th France $-7.6B +12.3%
7th Mexico $-6.3B -42.9%
8th Spain $-5.7B +17.8%
9th Korea $-5.5B +5.9%
10th India $-5.1B +11.9%
11th Portugal $-4.8B -28.0%
12th Chile $-3.7B -165.5%
13th Türkiye $-3.3B +28.6%
14th Australia $-3.2B -510.2%
15th Israel $-3.1B -22.3%
16th Ireland $-2.9B +0.4%
17th Egypt, Arab Republic of $-2.8B -3.7%
18th Syrian Arab Republic $-2.7B -19.6%
19th Pakistan $-2.7B -5.3%
20th Jordan $-2.4B -37.1%
21st Cuba $-2.3B -2.0%
22nd Belgium $-2.2B +38.7%
23rd Thailand $-2.2B -8.0%
24th Morocco $-2.2B -14.2%
25th Bangladesh $-1.8B +19.0%
26th Greece $-1.8B +37.3%
27th Austria $-1.7B +39.7%
28th South Africa $-1.7B -125.7%
29th Malaysia $-1.5B -352.3%
30th Sudan $-1.5B -31.8%
31st Colombia $-1.3B -725.8%
32nd Philippines $-1.2B -
33rd Puerto Rico (US) $-1.1B +29.4%
34th Mongolia $-1.1B -
35th Brazil $-999.1M +81.1%
36th Senegal $-948.4M -23.1%
37th Peru $-899.8M -246.0%
38th New Zealand $-738.5M -193.2%
39th Tunisia $-713.6M -52.2%
40th Sri Lanka $-709.9M +21.9%
41st Côte d'Ivoire $-599.5M +4.6%
42nd Guatemala $-560.5M -160.3%
43rd Dominican Republic $-558.6M +39.8%
44th Zimbabwe $-519.4M -146.3%
45th Papua New Guinea $-512.2M -98.4%
46th Singapore $-483.8M +41.3%
47th Nicaragua $-481.0M -17.8%
48th Panama $-477.6M -39.1%
49th Hong Kong SAR, China $-471.4M -216.2%
50th Cameroon $-432.8M -960.8%
51st Lesotho $-424.3M -10.4%
52nd Uruguay $-422.8M +25.7%
53rd Burkina Faso $-393.5M +8.6%
54th Paraguay $-383.3M -38.9%
55th Benin $-361.9M -19.7%
56th Congo, Republic of $-360.3M -18,930.1%
57th Argentina $-354.7M +67.6%
58th Somalia, Fed. Rep. $-304.5M +8.8%
59th Madagascar $-273.8M +41.1%
60th Cyprus $-272.9M +28.9%
61st Niger $-261.5M +23.0%
62nd Namibia $-256.4M -175.0%
63rd Mali $-237.6M +7.7%
64th El Salvador $-237.5M -824.9%
65th Botswana $-234.4M -65.1%
66th Kenya $-230.3M +50.3%
67th Togo $-212.8M -0.4%
68th Sierra Leone $-186.4M -10.3%
69th Mauritania $-177.3M -0.4%
70th Rwanda $-167.9M -12.0%
71st Nepal $-152.8M -9.2%
72nd Ecuador $-148.2M -13.7%
73rd Honduras $-139.6M -2.6%
74th Guyana $-133.4M -79.0%
75th Costa Rica $-128.8M +74.2%
76th Mauritius $-119.5M -3.0%
77th Malta $-99.9M -46.0%
78th Guinea-Bissau $-98.6M -17.6%
79th Solomon Islands $-91.9M -6.0%
80th Uganda $-80.0M +2.4%
81st Seychelles $-74.8M +2.4%
82nd Cabo Verde $-68.7M +3.3%
83rd Central African Republic $-67.2M +46.8%
84th Chad $-66.3M +46.2%
85th Iceland $-54.5M -1,467.1%
86th Gambia, The $-49.9M +0.8%
87th Faroe Islands $-47.8M -10.0%
88th Bhutan $-47.7M -46.3%
89th Belize $-38.7M -57.0%
90th Comoros $-38.5M +12.5%
91st Tonga $-26.1M -29.9%
92nd Ghana $-24.0M +21.7%
93rd Kiribati $-18.1M -2,612.5%
94th Vanuatu $-2.3M +76.1%
95th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $18.4M -81.9%
96th Albania $27.5M +313.9%
97th Bahamas, The $71.5M -28.6%
98th Luxembourg $179.5M -47.9%
99th Bulgaria $221.7M -77.7%
100th Sweden $249.9M +113.6%
101st Bahrain $385.6M +41.5%
102nd Finland $512.5M +173.4%
103rd Switzerland $577.6M +121.0%
104th Denmark $870.5M +371.8%
105th Gabon $875.5M -38.2%
106th Algeria $1.6B -2.9%
107th Indonesia $1.8B -70.4%
108th Oman $1.9B +29.1%
109th Canada $2.0B -56.1%
110th China $2.2B +188.2%
111th Brunei Darussalam $3.5B -13.9%
112th Norway $4.4B +19.4%
113th Japan $7.5B +169.5%
114th Kuwait $7.8B -38.4%
115th Netherlands $9.4B +169.2%
116th United Kingdom $16.9B +20.2%
117th Saudi Arabia $60.3B +1.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade balance in 1981?

Germany has the highest trade balance in 1981 at $-31.5B.

Which country has the lowest trade balance in 1981?

Saudi Arabia has the lowest trade balance in 1981 at $60.3B.

How many countries are ranked by trade balance?

117 countries have trade balance data for 1981.

What are the top 3 countries by trade balance?

1. Germany ($-31.5B), 2. Iran, Islamic Republic of ($-15.7B), 3. United States ($-12.5B).