Data for 1983

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983 covers 121 countries. Singapore is highest, at 166.866; Micronesia is lowest, at 4.280. The middle country reads 25.689. Against 1982, 120 values changed (59 up, 61 down), 1 country joined.

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Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestSingapore

166.866

LowestMicronesia

4.280

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

121countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
121distinct 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), 1983, 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), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	166.866
2	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	112.451
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	94.067
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	91.157
5	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	85.028
6	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	66.569
7	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	62.083
8	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	61.325
9	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	60.396
10	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	59.806
11	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	59.129
12	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	57.945
13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	55.041
14	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	54.027
15	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	53.652
16	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51.527
17	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	50.870
18	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.488
19	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	50.409
20	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	49.322
21	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	47.564
22	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.138
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	46.954
24	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	46.023
25	Guyana`GUY`South America	45.879
26	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	45.046
27	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	43.993
28	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.609
29	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	42.808
30	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	42.217
31	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	40.893
32	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.469
33	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	37.781
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	37.151
35	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.960
36	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.255
37	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	36.196
38	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	36.108
39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	36.037
40	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	35.800
41	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	35.144
42	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	34.364
43	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	34.179
44	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	33.263
45	Honduras`HND`Central America	32.972
46	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.534
47	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	30.598
48	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	30.398
49	Belize`BLZ`Central America	29.188
50	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.714
51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	28.408
52	Bolivia`BOL`South America	28.317
53	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	27.942
54	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.745
55	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	27.163
56	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.810
57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	26.608
58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.329
59	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	26.033
60	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	25.950
61	Uruguay`URY`South America	25.689
62	Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.925
63	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	24.628
64	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.621
65	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24.551
66	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	24.489
67	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24.149
68	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	23.730
69	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	23.579
70	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.435
71	Chile`CHL`South America	23.119
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.932
73	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22.755
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	22.686
75	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	21.768
76	Peru`PER`South America	21.735
77	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.825
78	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	20.286
79	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	20.207
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	20.111
81	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19.400
82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19.109
83	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	18.852
84	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	18.658
85	Mexico`MEX`Central America	18.115
86	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	16.978
87	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	16.443
88	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	16.419
89	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	16.413
90	Ecuador`ECU`South America	15.560
91	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	14.711
92	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.534
93	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	13.949
94	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	13.764
95	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	13.612
96	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.553
97	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.254
98	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	12.994
99	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	12.744
100	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.741
101	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	12.473
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	12.244
103	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	12.183
104	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	11.255
105	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.071
106	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	10.562
107	Colombia`COL`South America	10.460
108	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	10.231
109	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	9.500
110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	9.256
111	Argentina`ARG`South America	9.152
112	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	8.836
113	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	8.659
114	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	8.149
115	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.884
116	United States`USA`Northern America	7.622
117	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	6.009
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	5.838
119	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.604
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.556
121	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	4.280

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore166.866
2Macau112.451
3Hong Kong94.067
4Luxembourg91.157
5Bahrain85.028

Lowest

121Micronesia4.280
120Ghana5.556
119Bangladesh5.604
118India5.838
117Guinea-Bissau6.009

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.689. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
59 · 61rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Vanuatu36.656 → 50.870+14.214
Uruguay14.326 → 25.689+11.363
Chad6.562 → 16.419+9.857
Hong Kong84.869 → 94.067+9.198
Botswana54.562 → 62.083+7.521

Fell most

Bahrain104.640 → 85.028−19.612
Singapore185.352 → 166.866−18.487
Saudi Arabia50.732 → 38.469−12.263
Panama56.810 → 47.138−9.672
Costa Rica45.084 → 36.037−9.047

+ Micronesia

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

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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 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 121 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1983). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1983

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