Data for 1984
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984
1984, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984 covers 120 countries. Singapore is highest, at 156.4641; Laos is lowest, at 2.7642. The middle country reads 26.5943. Against 1983, 119 values changed (79 up, 40 down), 1 country joined, 2 left.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1984
HighestSingapore
156.4641LowestLaos
2.7642Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 120 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 156.4641 |
| 2 | MACEastern Asia | 114.3212 |
| 3 | HKGEastern Asia | 103.9570 |
| 4 | LUXWestern Europe | 102.1208 |
| 5 | BHRWestern Asia | 84.8561 |
| 6 | BELWestern Europe | 64.4124 |
| 7 | BHSCaribbean | 63.5883 |
| 8 | MLTSouthern Europe | 62.4185 |
| 9 | COGMiddle Africa | 61.6275 |
| 10 | BWASouthern Africa | 60.8113 |
| 11 | KWTWestern Asia | 60.1130 |
| 12 | GABMiddle Africa | 59.0927 |
| 13 | NLDWestern Europe | 58.8791 |
| 14 | SLBMelanesia | 55.7792 |
| 15 | CYPWestern Asia | 54.6583 |
| 16 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 54.2690 |
| 17 | VUTMelanesia | 54.1117 |
| 18 | QATWestern Asia | 53.7828 |
| 19 | IRLNorthern Europe | 53.3102 |
| 20 | TGOWestern Africa | 51.2110 |
| 21 | GMBWestern Africa | 51.1249 |
| 22 | OMNWestern Asia | 50.2806 |
| 23 | KIRMicronesia | 48.9345 |
| 24 | MUSEastern Africa | 48.0233 |
| 25 | PRICaribbean | 47.7284 |
| 26 | CHEWestern Europe | 46.3267 |
| 27 | NAMSouthern Africa | 45.3666 |
| 28 | CIVWestern Africa | 45.3119 |
| 29 | PANCentral America | 44.5071 |
| 30 | GUYSouth America | 44.1612 |
| 31 | FJIMelanesia | 42.8291 |
| 32 | NORNorthern Europe | 41.7084 |
| 33 | BGREastern Europe | 40.1309 |
| 34 | PNGMelanesia | 39.4428 |
| 35 | JORWestern Asia | 39.0794 |
| 36 | FRONorthern Europe | 38.0780 |
| 37 | BLZCentral America | 37.4201 |
| 38 | DNKNorthern Europe | 36.4384 |
| 39 | ISLNorthern Europe | 36.1821 |
| 40 | MRTWestern Africa | 36.1366 |
| 41 | SAUWestern Asia | 34.5219 |
| 42 | CRICentral America | 34.3820 |
| 43 | SWENorthern Europe | 33.8940 |
| 44 | CMRMiddle Africa | 33.4786 |
| 45 | TUNNorthern Africa | 32.9627 |
| 46 | AUTWestern Europe | 32.8798 |
| 47 | HNDCentral America | 32.8333 |
| 48 | CUBCaribbean | 32.3056 |
| 49 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 31.8105 |
| 50 | ISRWestern Asia | 31.0969 |
| 51 | FINNorthern Europe | 29.4955 |
| 52 | MNGEastern Asia | 29.1796 |
| 53 | PRTSouthern Europe | 29.1796 |
| 54 | LKASouthern Asia | 28.8040 |
| 55 | KOREastern Asia | 28.1341 |
| 56 | CANNorthern America | 27.9366 |
| 57 | GBRNorthern Europe | 27.8305 |
| 58 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 27.3150 |
| 59 | KENEastern Africa | 26.7499 |
| 60 | TONPolynesia | 26.6080 |
| 61 | URYSouth America | 26.5806 |
| 62 | DZANorthern Africa | 25.7100 |
| 63 | IRQWestern Asia | 25.6637 |
| 64 | MARNorthern Africa | 25.6342 |
| 65 | VENSouth America | 25.0604 |
| 66 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.9067 |
| 67 | BOLSouth America | 23.6549 |
| 68 | CAFMiddle Africa | 23.3940 |
| 69 | NERWestern Africa | 22.9053 |
| 70 | SENWestern Africa | 22.8926 |
| 71 | CPVWestern Africa | 22.7731 |
| 72 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 22.4987 |
| 73 | CHLSouth America | 22.4553 |
| 74 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 21.9014 |
| 75 | PERSouth America | 21.8165 |
| 76 | SLVCentral America | 21.7541 |
| 77 | DOMCaribbean | 21.7334 |
| 78 | DEUWestern Europe | 21.6348 |
| 79 | ESPSouthern Europe | 21.3412 |
| 80 | ITASouthern Europe | 20.9563 |
| 81 | EGYNorthern Africa | 20.5696 |
| 82 | ZWEEastern Africa | 20.5611 |
| 83 | BENWestern Africa | 19.5794 |
| 84 | PRYSouth America | 18.3737 |
| 85 | ALBSouthern Europe | 18.0403 |
| 86 | TCDMiddle Africa | 18.0178 |
| 87 | ECUSouth America | 17.3764 |
| 88 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.9425 |
| 89 | MLIWestern Africa | 16.7708 |
| 90 | GRCSouthern Europe | 16.7364 |
| 91 | SYCEastern Africa | 16.7309 |
| 92 | MEXCentral America | 16.5671 |
| 93 | NICCentral America | 16.4430 |
| 94 | TURWestern Asia | 15.6066 |
| 95 | BRASouth America | 15.0354 |
| 96 | SOMEastern Africa | 14.6049 |
| 97 | JPNEastern Asia | 13.8090 |
| 98 | BTNSouthern Asia | 13.6404 |
| 99 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 13.5411 |
| 100 | GNBWestern Africa | 13.4012 |
| 101 | GTMCentral America | 13.0021 |
| 102 | UGAEastern Africa | 12.6924 |
| 103 | SYRWestern Asia | 12.4233 |
| 104 | RWAEastern Africa | 12.2748 |
| 105 | COLSouth America | 11.8848 |
| 106 | PAKSouthern Asia | 11.3947 |
| 107 | IRNSouthern Asia | 11.3134 |
| 108 | BFAWestern Africa | 10.9609 |
| 109 | MDGEastern Africa | 10.7498 |
| 110 | NPLSouthern Asia | 10.6525 |
| 111 | SLEWestern Africa | 10.6247 |
| 112 | CHNEastern Asia | 9.5085 |
| 113 | COMEastern Africa | 8.8360 |
| 114 | SDNNorthern Africa | 8.4672 |
| 115 | GHAWestern Africa | 8.0440 |
| 116 | ARGSouth America | 7.5899 |
| 117 | USANorthern America | 7.4891 |
| 118 | INDSouthern Asia | 6.2834 |
| 119 | BGDSouthern Asia | 3.3963 |
| 120 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 2.7642 |
02In 1984
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Singapore156.4641
- 2
Macau114.3212
- 3
Hong Kong103.9570
- 4
Luxembourg102.1208
- 5
Bahrain84.8561
Lowest
- 120
Laos2.7642
- 119
Bangladesh3.3963
- 118
India6.2834
- 117
United States7.4891
- 116
Argentina7.5899
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.5943. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031983 → 1984
Since 1983
What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −2countries joined / left
- 119values changed, of 119 in both
- 79 · 40rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Kiribati34.1792 → 48.9345+14.7552
Luxembourg91.1567 → 102.1208+10.9640
Hong Kong94.0671 → 103.9570+9.8899
Paraguay9.2556 → 18.3737+9.1181
Côte d’Ivoire36.9599 → 45.3119+8.3521
Fell most
Singapore166.8656 → 156.4641−10.4015
Somalia23.5788 → 14.6049−8.9739
Bolivia28.3168 → 23.6549−4.6619
Saudi Arabia38.4687 → 34.5219−3.9467
Oman53.6516 → 50.2806−3.3710
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.
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 1984.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 120 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (1984). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1984
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07Questions
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Exports as a share of GDP in Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984?
Singapore, at 156.4641, of the 120 countries in the file.
What year does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984 describe?
1984.
How many countries does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984 cover?
120.
Where can I download Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1984 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025.