Data for 1977

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977

Name: Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977
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1977, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977 covers 106 countries. Singapore is highest, at 162.76; Türkiye is lowest, at 3.82. The middle country reads 25.80. Against 1976, 105 values changed (54 up, 51 down), 1 country joined.

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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1977

HighestSingapore

162.76

LowestTürkiye

3.82

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

106countries
1measure
1977the year it describes
106distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977, 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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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	162.76
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	87.74
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	83.36
4	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	82.65
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	76.92
6	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	72.03
7	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	69.00
8	Panama`PAN`Central America	65.31
9	Guyana`GUY`South America	63.21
10	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	58.30
11	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57.42
12	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	56.20
13	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.59
14	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	50.90
15	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.14
16	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	48.16
17	Honduras`HND`Central America	47.97
18	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	47.81
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	47.51
20	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	46.32
21	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	45.58
22	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	45.27
23	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	45.20
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	44.97
25	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	44.54
26	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	44.22
27	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	42.63
28	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	41.29
29	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38.17
30	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	36.74
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	34.96
32	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	33.87
33	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.81
34	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	33.67
35	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	33.13
36	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.63
37	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.09
38	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	31.34
39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	30.87
40	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	30.80
41	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.59
42	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	30.22
43	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	29.98
44	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	29.58
45	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	28.40
46	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	28.06
47	Venezuela`VEN`South America	27.10
48	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	26.85
49	Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.77
50	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	26.66
51	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	26.28
52	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	26.15
53	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	25.98
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	25.62
55	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	25.52
56	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	25.20
57	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.12
58	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25.06
59	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	24.46
60	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	23.49
61	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.70
62	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	21.59
63	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21.40
64	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	21.33
65	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.29
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	21.07
67	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.26
68	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	19.96
69	Uruguay`URY`South America	19.90
70	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.72
71	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.64
72	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.45
73	Chile`CHL`South America	19.30
74	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	18.17
75	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	17.90
76	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	17.19
77	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	16.90
78	Colombia`COL`South America	16.87
79	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	16.44
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.30
81	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	16.18
82	Peru`PER`South America	15.47
83	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	15.35
84	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	14.43
85	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.98
86	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	13.93
87	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	13.86
88	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	13.28
89	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.76
90	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.03
91	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	11.90
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	11.79
93	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	10.50
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	10.32
95	Argentina`ARG`South America	9.62
96	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	9.38
97	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	9.34
98	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	9.30
99	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	9.15
100	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.96
101	United States`USA`Northern America	7.65
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	7.25
103	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	7.04
104	India`IND`Southern Asia	6.38
105	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4.72
106	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	3.82

02In 1977

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore162.76
2Luxembourg87.74
3Hong Kong83.36
4Bahamas82.65
5Malta76.92

Lowest

106Türkiye3.82
105China4.72
104India6.38
103Bangladesh7.04
102Brazil7.25

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.80. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
105values changed, of 105 in both
54 · 51rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Singapore149.48 → 162.76+13.28
Somalia9.30 → 20.26+10.97
Puerto Rico37.31 → 45.20+7.89
Tonga26.94 → 33.87+6.93
Gabon45.58 → 51.59+6.01

Fell most

Iran37.21 → 30.80−6.41
Hong Kong89.44 → 83.36−6.08
Lesotho17.91 → 11.90−6.02
Kuwait77.93 → 72.03−5.91
Ghana15.71 → 10.50−5.21

+ Bahamas

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

Read before you use

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 1977.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 106 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1977). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1977

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