Data for 1979

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1979

Name: Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1979
Creator: World Bank Group
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1979, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1979 covers 106 countries. Singapore is highest, at 184.68; Türkiye is lowest, at 3.22. The middle country reads 26.62. Against 1978, 106 values changed (73 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1979

HighestSingapore

184.68

LowestTürkiye

3.22

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

106countries
1measure
1979the 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), 1979, 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), 1979: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	184.68
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	91.85
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	89.63
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	79.39
5	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	77.97
6	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	75.78
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.87
8	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	62.45
9	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	61.06
10	Guyana`GUY`South America	59.81
11	Panama`PAN`Central America	58.95
12	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	58.49
13	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	56.01
14	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	54.86
15	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	54.12
16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	49.92
17	Honduras`HND`Central America	48.37
18	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	48.26
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	47.41
20	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	47.32
21	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	45.48
22	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	44.68
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	44.51
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	44.10
25	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.63
26	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	42.10
27	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.02
28	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	38.98
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	38.64
30	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	36.97
31	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	36.12
32	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	34.96
33	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	34.73
34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	34.60
35	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.71
36	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	33.65
37	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	33.61
38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	33.32
39	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.56
40	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	31.24
41	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.15
42	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	31.00
43	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	30.07
44	Venezuela`VEN`South America	29.91
45	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	29.58
46	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.22
47	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	28.63
48	Niger`NER`Western Africa	28.54
49	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	27.88
50	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	27.67
51	Peru`PER`South America	27.01
52	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	26.92
53	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.75
54	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.49
55	Canada`CAN`Northern America	26.33
56	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.31
57	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	26.08
58	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	25.75
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.34
60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	24.17
61	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	23.13
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	22.57
63	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	22.43
64	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	22.33
65	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	22.10
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.03
67	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21.80
68	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.71
69	Chile`CHL`South America	21.69
70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	21.35
71	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	21.20
72	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	21.08
73	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	20.45
74	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.90
75	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	19.40
76	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	19.14
77	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	18.84
78	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.91
79	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	17.78
80	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	17.75
81	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	17.52
82	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	17.20
83	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	17.01
84	Uruguay`URY`South America	16.83
85	Paraguay`PRY`South America	16.06
86	Colombia`COL`South America	15.22
87	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	15.12
88	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	14.58
89	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	14.27
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	13.73
91	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	11.99
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	11.78
93	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.23
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	11.19
95	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	11.05
96	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	10.63
97	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	9.96
98	United States`USA`Northern America	8.76
99	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.25
100	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	7.82
101	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	7.27
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	7.24
103	India`IND`Southern Asia	6.75
104	Argentina`ARG`South America	6.51
105	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	6.11
106	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	3.22

02In 1979

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore184.68
2Luxembourg91.85
3Hong Kong89.63
4Malta79.39
5Kuwait77.97

Lowest

106Türkiye3.22
105Bangladesh6.11
104Argentina6.51
103India6.75
102Brazil7.24

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.62. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031978 → 1979

Since 1978

What changed between 1978 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 106 in both
73 · 33rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Singapore165.44 → 184.68+19.24
Indonesia21.87 → 30.07+8.20
Tunisia30.96 → 38.98+8.02
Kiribati67.89 → 75.78+7.89
Nicaragua34.41 → 42.02+7.61

Fell most

Bahamas82.66 → 68.87−13.79
Guyana63.08 → 59.81−3.28
Gabon61.76 → 58.49−3.27
Kenya28.94 → 25.75−3.18
Israel36.10 → 33.32−2.78

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 1979.
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 (1979). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1979 [data set], describing 1979. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1979

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