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Trade Openness - Ranking 1996

All countries ranked by trade openness · World Bank
Year

In 1996, Iraq (0.03%), Brazil (15.64%), and Japan (18.25%) ranked highest in trade openness among all countries. Singapore ranked lowest at 334.91%.

Trade Openness by Country - 1996
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Iraq 0.03% +28.0%
2nd Brazil 15.64% -7.9%
3rd Japan 18.25% +11.4%
4th Sudan 20.03% +35.6%
5th Argentina 21.51% +8.8%
6th India 21.93% -4.1%
7th United States 22.69% +1.0%
8th Bangladesh 26.08% -7.6%
9th Serbia 27.32% +117.3%
10th French Polynesia 28.37% +5.9%
11th Guinea 29.86% -4.6%
12th Peru 31.65% +2.4%
13th Rwanda 32.23% +4.1%
14th Cuba 32.63% +11.3%
15th China 33.63% -1.4%
16th Iran, Islamic Republic of 35.22% +0.2%
17th Uganda 35.39% +8.5%
18th Tanzania 35.73% -20.9%
19th Comoros 35.76% +0.0%
20th Madagascar 35.88% -20.9%
21st Colombia 36.04% +1.5%
22nd Niger 36.54% +5.1%
23rd Greece 36.82% +1.9%
24th Australia 38.17% +1.4%
25th Burkina Faso 38.18% -6.3%
26th Pakistan 38.33% +6.1%
27th Mali 38.99% -13.5%
28th Uruguay 39.53% +3.8%
29th Türkiye 39.65% +10.2%
30th Haiti 40.22% +6.3%
31st Guatemala 40.39% -9.6%
32nd South Africa 42.20% +6.9%
33rd Guinea-Bissau 42.36% -9.5%
34th Italy 42.80% -6.1%
35th New Caledonia 43.09% +2.7%
36th Germany 43.90% +3.0%
37th Ecuador 44.22% -3.7%
38th Albania 44.41% +10.6%
39th Cameroon 45.12% +23.0%
40th Poland 45.38% +4.2%
41st Georgia 45.70% -32.6%
42nd France 46.11% +1.5%
43rd Senegal 46.27% -12.2%
44th Spain 46.30% +3.3%
45th Chad 46.61% -16.3%
46th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.95% -6.6%
47th Central African Republic 47.08% -6.7%
48th Morocco 47.10% -8.9%
49th Mexico 47.77% +9.4%
50th Russian Federation 47.92% -13.2%
51st Nicaragua 48.48% +10.1%
52nd Sierra Leone 49.60% +10.1%
53rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.86% +0.2%
54th Gambia, The 50.95% -14.0%
55th Mozambique 51.03% -20.0%
56th Korea 51.61% +0.4%
57th United Kingdom 52.06% +2.4%
58th Indonesia 52.26% -3.1%
59th Libya 52.55% +1.8%
60th Côte d'Ivoire 52.80% -30.7%
61st Algeria 53.71% -2.7%
62nd Chile 53.92% -1.4%
63rd New Zealand 55.12% -3.2%
64th El Salvador 55.28% -6.9%
65th Benin 56.52% -11.4%
66th Kenya 57.31% -20.1%
67th European Union 57.82% +1.3%
68th North Macedonia 57.92% -19.6%
69th Israel 58.13% -2.1%
70th Nepal 58.46% -1.7%
71st Togo 59.41% +6.8%
72nd Portugal 60.21% +0.5%
73rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 60.32% +15.5%
74th Romania 60.78% +8.0%
75th Lao PDR 63.76% +5.3%
76th Zambia 63.82% -7.8%
77th Philippines 63.86% +11.4%
78th Finland 65.79% +2.6%
79th Sweden 66.51% -3.2%
80th Saudi Arabia 66.65% +2.5%
81st Croatia 67.05% +6.8%
82nd Lebanon 68.10% -6.9%
83rd Denmark 68.53% -0.1%
84th Iceland 68.70% +6.8%
85th Cambodia 69.16% -11.1%
86th Oman 69.39% +8.2%
87th Syrian Arab Republic 69.91% +1.4%
88th Norway 70.20% +4.3%
89th Canada 70.26% +1.7%
90th Mauritania 70.46% -4.0%
91st Austria 70.47% +2.8%
92nd Kazakhstan 71.27% -13.6%
93rd Zimbabwe 72.07% -9.0%
94th Ghana 72.20% +25.7%
95th Dominican Republic 72.64% -1.7%
96th Cabo Verde 75.49% -2.6%
97th Tonga 77.83% +9.4%
98th Mongolia 77.97% -5.0%
99th Switzerland 78.75% +3.3%
100th Sri Lanka 78.87% -3.4%
101st Armenia 79.23% -8.0%
102nd Belize 79.57% +2.9%
103rd Brunei Darussalam 80.49% +13.3%
104th Czechia 80.60% -2.8%
105th Azerbaijan 80.85% -5.9%
106th Hungary 83.02% +6.2%
107th Qatar 83.51% -4.7%
108th Costa Rica 84.06% +5.4%
109th Thailand 84.27% -6.1%
110th Bhutan 84.63% +0.9%
111th Tunisia 85.72% -8.5%
112th Bulgaria 85.82% +55.3%
113th Yemen, Republic of 85.94% -1.7%
114th Kiribati 86.68% -15.0%
115th Kyrgyz Republic 87.30% +21.5%
116th West Bank and Gaza 89.27% -2.4%
117th Botswana 90.96% -3.8%
118th Kuwait 91.47% -3.0%
119th Latvia 92.56% +21.4%
120th Puerto Rico (US) 92.64% -7.3%
121st Viet Nam 92.71% +24.1%
122nd Lithuania 92.81% +9.8%
123rd Vanuatu 92.94% +1.1%
124th Slovenia 93.67% +0.7%
125th Ukraine 93.86% -3.5%
126th Gabon 95.67% +0.6%
127th Namibia 96.54% +3.2%
128th Belarus 96.77% -6.7%
129th Seychelles 98.06% +83.6%
130th Faroe Islands 98.76% +30.5%
131st Solomon Islands 98.80% -13.5%
132nd Micronesia, Federated States of 102.98% +13.2%
133rd Paraguay 103.04% -12.7%
134th Bahamas, The 105.86% +1.3%
135th Bosnia and Herzegovina 107.50% +17.0%
136th Papua New Guinea 107.80% +2.9%
137th Netherlands 108.66% +0.7%
138th Slovak Republic 110.82% +3.3%
139th Marshall Islands 113.29% +6.0%
140th Eritrea 116.62% +10.7%
141st Belgium 119.21% +2.4%
142nd Macao SAR, China 122.34% -2.4%
143rd Honduras 122.73% +7.1%
144th Mauritius 126.16% +6.8%
145th Congo, Republic of 128.41% +0.1%
146th Moldova 129.24% +1.0%
147th Jordan 131.06% +5.2%
148th Estonia 132.98% -4.4%
149th Ireland 138.87% +2.0%
150th Cyprus 140.85% +4.8%
151st Bahrain 144.33% +7.6%
152nd Turkmenistan 152.52% -9.3%
153rd Tajikistan 156.67% +13.9%
154th Malta 164.10% -7.3%
155th Panama 165.61% +12.7%
156th Aruba 175.34% +2.3%
157th Malaysia 181.77% -5.4%
158th Luxembourg 195.64% +3.2%
159th Guyana 211.34% -0.9%
160th Hong Kong SAR, China 244.85% -4.7%
161st Singapore 334.91% -3.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade openness in 1996?

Iraq has the highest trade openness in 1996 at 0.03%.

Which country has the lowest trade openness in 1996?

Singapore has the lowest trade openness in 1996 at 334.91%.

How many countries are ranked by trade openness?

161 countries have trade openness data for 1996.

What are the top 3 countries by trade openness?

1. Iraq (0.03%), 2. Brazil (15.64%), 3. Japan (18.25%).