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Trade Openness - Ranking 1981

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 1981, Ghana (10.08%), Argentina (14.29%), and India (14.51%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Singapore ranked lowest at 399.78%.

Trade Openness by Country - 1981
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Ghana 10.08% -42.8%
2nd Argentina 14.29% +23.8%
3rd India 14.51% -5.7%
4th Bangladesh 19.25% -17.7%
5th United States 19.43% -3.4%
6th Brazil 19.63% -2.6%
7th Türkiye 21.14% +23.7%
8th Mexico 22.12% -1.4%
9th Madagascar 23.53% -22.2%
10th China 23.74% +10.2%
11th Japan 27.05% +1.5%
12th Colombia 27.27% -14.3%
13th Mali 28.57% -1.3%
14th Paraguay 29.14% -14.0%
15th Ecuador 29.92% -14.6%
16th Australia 31.56% -2.2%
17th Rwanda 31.58% -22.6%
18th Nepal 32.52% +7.4%
19th Sudan 33.28% -1.4%
20th Uruguay 34.24% -4.0%
21st Pakistan 35.17% -2.0%
22nd Philippines 35.27% -
23rd Spain 35.42% +12.1%
24th Comoros 35.76% 0.0%
25th Chad 37.76% -17.6%
26th Uganda 38.14% -16.1%
27th Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.31% -5.1%
28th Guatemala 40.69% -13.6%
29th Burkina Faso 40.71% +1.2%
30th Chile 40.96% -13.3%
31st Peru 41.28% -13.4%
32nd Germany 44.02% +5.6%
33rd Italy 45.18% +5.4%
34th Zimbabwe 45.33% -9.1%
35th Greece 46.01% +5.8%
36th Albania 46.10% -2.9%
37th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.22% -1.3%
38th Guinea-Bissau 46.91% -14.0%
39th France 47.35% +4.6%
40th Syrian Arab Republic 48.61% -9.4%
41st United Kingdom 49.39% -3.7%
42nd Brunei Darussalam 49.81% +3.9%
43rd Cameroon 50.28% -8.6%
44th Dominican Republic 50.62% -7.0%
45th Canada 52.10% -2.3%
46th South Africa 52.19% -7.6%
47th Indonesia 53.18% +1.0%
48th Thailand 53.97% -0.9%
49th European Union 54.51% +4.9%
50th Portugal 55.58% +2.5%
51st Sweden 55.82% -0.2%
52nd Morocco 57.44% +21.3%
53rd Central African Republic 58.44% -11.9%
54th New Zealand 58.88% +0.3%
55th Benin 59.89% +12.7%
56th El Salvador 60.27% -10.6%
57th Niger 60.36% -3.8%
58th Finland 61.61% -2.1%
59th Sierra Leone 62.75% +2.7%
60th Nicaragua 64.13% -5.0%
61st Kenya 64.28% -1.7%
62nd Algeria 65.46% +1.2%
63rd Korea 65.73% +2.3%
64th Senegal 65.85% +33.6%
65th Bhutan 66.78% +23.4%
66th Iceland 67.42% -0.4%
67th Seychelles 67.50% -12.5%
68th Vanuatu 68.66% -2.1%
69th Austria 68.67% +2.4%
70th Bulgaria 70.16% +5.7%
71st Denmark 71.23% +8.3%
72nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 74.46% +1.5%
73rd Cuba 76.78% -0.3%
74th Sri Lanka 77.00% -11.5%
75th Norway 77.13% -1.2%
76th Côte d'Ivoire 77.46% +1.7%
77th Israel 79.33% -0.8%
78th Belize 80.00% +1.7%
79th Faroe Islands 83.46% +2.7%
80th Honduras 85.27% -13.9%
81st Mauritania 87.49% +16.3%
82nd Tunisia 91.21% +6.3%
83rd Costa Rica 91.44% +44.5%
84th Cabo Verde 92.16% +9.7%
85th Tonga 92.62% -5.3%
86th Saudi Arabia 92.91% +2.4%
87th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 93.17% -23.6%
88th Iraq 93.91% -1.2%
89th Mongolia 94.90% -
90th Togo 95.81% -12.6%
91st Switzerland 95.98% +1.1%
92nd Papua New Guinea 96.98% +0.5%
93rd Mauritius 98.58% -11.3%
94th Ireland 100.97% -1.3%
95th Oman 102.78% +2.5%
96th Gabon 104.06% +8.0%
97th Netherlands 104.96% +5.1%
98th Kuwait 107.98% -4.1%
99th Puerto Rico (US) 108.63% +0.2%
100th Belgium 110.22% +7.0%
101st Gambia, The 110.72% +4.1%
102nd Malaysia 110.86% -1.5%
103rd Cyprus 113.57% +4.8%
104th Botswana 121.24% +1.5%
105th Kiribati 122.87% +8.4%
106th Namibia 124.18% -2.0%
107th Bahamas, The 129.75% -2.6%
108th Panama 133.72% -2.7%
109th Congo, Republic of 134.11% +11.6%
110th Lesotho 136.30% +4.0%
111th Jordan 142.19% +13.1%
112th Solomon Islands 142.35% 0.0%
113th Malta 153.11% -8.5%
114th Guyana 161.23% -7.8%
115th Luxembourg 171.51% -0.9%
116th Hong Kong SAR, China 182.58% +2.6%
117th Bahrain 220.87% +4.9%
118th Singapore 399.78% -2.7%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 1981?

Ghana has the highest trade openness in 1981 at 10.08%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 1981?

Singapore has the lowest trade openness in 1981 at 399.78%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

118 countries have trade openness data for 1981.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Ghana (10.08%), 2. Argentina (14.29%), 3. India (14.51%).