Data for 1996
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996
1996, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996 covers 162 countries. Singapore is highest, at 175.643; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 26.930. Against 1995, 161 values changed (87 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1996
HighestSingapore
175.643LowestVenezuela
0.000Shaded 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), 1996, 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 162 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 175.643 |
| 2 | HKGEastern Asia | 121.685 |
| 3 | LUXWestern Europe | 107.981 |
| 4 | GUYSouth America | 102.621 |
| 5 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 91.576 |
| 6 | ABWCaribbean | 86.640 |
| 7 | PANCentral America | 83.432 |
| 8 | BHRWestern Asia | 77.317 |
| 9 | MLTSouthern Europe | 77.113 |
| 10 | TJKCentral Asia | 76.606 |
| 11 | IRLNorthern Europe | 74.907 |
| 12 | TKMCentral Asia | 74.581 |
| 13 | MACEastern Asia | 74.013 |
| 14 | CYPWestern Asia | 70.208 |
| 15 | COGMiddle Africa | 68.458 |
| 16 | FJIMelanesia | 62.865 |
| 17 | MUSEastern Africa | 62.741 |
| 18 | GABMiddle Africa | 62.663 |
| 19 | ESTNorthern Europe | 61.279 |
| 20 | BELWestern Europe | 61.192 |
| 21 | HNDCentral America | 60.695 |
| 22 | PNGMelanesia | 59.405 |
| 23 | NLDWestern Europe | 57.798 |
| 24 | MDAEastern Europe | 55.328 |
| 25 | BWASouthern Africa | 53.828 |
| 26 | JORWestern Asia | 52.879 |
| 27 | PRYSouth America | 52.741 |
| 28 | KWTWestern Asia | 52.285 |
| 29 | PRICaribbean | 50.604 |
| 30 | FRONorthern Europe | 49.843 |
| 31 | SVKEastern Europe | 48.897 |
| 32 | BGREastern Europe | 48.497 |
| 33 | BHSCaribbean | 48.038 |
| 34 | BLREastern Europe | 46.350 |
| 35 | SVNSouthern Europe | 46.209 |
| 36 | UKREastern Europe | 45.652 |
| 37 | NAMSouthern Africa | 45.405 |
| 38 | SLBMelanesia | 45.142 |
| 39 | QATWestern Asia | 43.726 |
| 40 | OMNWestern Asia | 43.715 |
| 41 | VUTMelanesia | 43.113 |
| 42 | TUNNorthern Africa | 42.109 |
| 43 | HUNEastern Europe | 41.771 |
| 44 | BLZCentral America | 41.751 |
| 45 | LTUNorthern Europe | 41.745 |
| 46 | LVANorthern Europe | 41.640 |
| 47 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 40.868 |
| 48 | CHEWestern Europe | 40.314 |
| 49 | SAUWestern Asia | 40.023 |
| 50 | CRICentral America | 40.012 |
| 51 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 40.007 |
| 52 | NORNorthern Europe | 39.698 |
| 53 | MRTWestern Africa | 39.163 |
| 54 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 39.018 |
| 55 | YEMWestern Asia | 38.506 |
| 56 | CZEEastern Europe | 37.899 |
| 57 | CANNorthern America | 37.098 |
| 58 | DNKNorthern Europe | 37.097 |
| 59 | BTNSouthern Asia | 37.007 |
| 60 | FINNorthern Europe | 36.357 |
| 61 | ZWEEastern Africa | 36.129 |
| 62 | SWENorthern Europe | 36.127 |
| 63 | MNGEastern Asia | 35.524 |
| 64 | KAZCentral Asia | 35.269 |
| 65 | LKASouthern Asia | 34.973 |
| 66 | DOMCaribbean | 34.887 |
| 67 | ISLNorthern Europe | 34.586 |
| 68 | AUTWestern Europe | 34.438 |
| 69 | GHAWestern Africa | 32.112 |
| 70 | SYRWestern Asia | 31.826 |
| 71 | KGZCentral Asia | 30.738 |
| 72 | HRVSouthern Europe | 30.307 |
| 73 | CODMiddle Africa | 30.003 |
| 74 | DZANorthern Africa | 29.760 |
| 75 | ERIEastern Africa | 29.234 |
| 76 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 28.887 |
| 77 | LBYNorthern Africa | 28.654 |
| 78 | ZMBEastern Africa | 28.479 |
| 79 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 28.349 |
| 80 | CIVWestern Africa | 28.055 |
| 81 | SYCEastern Africa | 27.312 |
| 82 | PRTSouthern Europe | 26.548 |
| 83 | BENWestern Africa | 26.499 |
| 84 | ROUEastern Europe | 26.457 |
| 85 | GBRNorthern Europe | 26.267 |
| 86 | RUSEastern Europe | 26.073 |
| 87 | CHLSouth America | 25.950 |
| 88 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 25.825 |
| 89 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.452 |
| 90 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 25.364 |
| 91 | KENEastern Africa | 25.201 |
| 92 | TGOWestern Africa | 24.949 |
| 93 | AZEWestern Asia | 24.929 |
| 94 | MEXCentral America | 24.723 |
| 95 | CMRMiddle Africa | 24.262 |
| 96 | KOREastern Asia | 24.151 |
| 97 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.123 |
| 98 | ITASouthern Europe | 23.662 |
| 99 | BIHSouthern Europe | 23.618 |
| 100 | MHLMicronesia | 23.300 |
| 101 | ARMWestern Asia | 23.240 |
| 102 | ESPSouthern Europe | 23.073 |
| 103 | NPLSouthern Asia | 22.818 |
| 104 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 22.699 |
| 105 | BOLSouth America | 22.582 |
| 106 | DEUWestern Europe | 22.282 |
| 107 | ECUSouth America | 22.273 |
| 108 | POLEastern Europe | 21.984 |
| 109 | MARNorthern Africa | 21.836 |
| 110 | GMBWestern Africa | 21.799 |
| 111 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 21.775 |
| 112 | CAFMiddle Africa | 21.470 |
| 113 | MKDSouthern Europe | 21.305 |
| 114 | SLVCentral America | 21.141 |
| 115 | EGYNorthern Africa | 20.750 |
| 116 | CPVWestern Africa | 20.199 |
| 117 | IRNSouthern Asia | 20.195 |
| 118 | TONPolynesia | 20.120 |
| 119 | URYSouth America | 19.670 |
| 120 | TURWestern Asia | 19.558 |
| 121 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 18.861 |
| 122 | FSMMicronesia | 18.472 |
| 123 | SENWestern Africa | 18.084 |
| 124 | CHNEastern Asia | 17.825 |
| 125 | GTMCentral America | 17.810 |
| 126 | TCDMiddle Africa | 17.544 |
| 127 | SLEWestern Africa | 17.445 |
| 128 | MDGEastern Africa | 17.025 |
| 129 | PAKSouthern Asia | 16.903 |
| 130 | NICCentral America | 16.847 |
| 131 | PSEWestern Asia | 16.014 |
| 132 | NCLMelanesia | 15.346 |
| 133 | CUBCaribbean | 15.313 |
| 134 | NERWestern Africa | 15.296 |
| 135 | COLSouth America | 15.199 |
| 136 | GRCSouthern Europe | 14.313 |
| 137 | MLIWestern Africa | 14.018 |
| 138 | TZAEastern Africa | 13.729 |
| 139 | GEOWestern Asia | 13.326 |
| 140 | PERSouth America | 13.317 |
| 141 | GINWestern Africa | 13.165 |
| 142 | LBNWestern Asia | 12.846 |
| 143 | UGAEastern Africa | 11.961 |
| 144 | MOZEastern Africa | 11.853 |
| 145 | ALBSouthern Europe | 11.495 |
| 146 | HTICaribbean | 11.328 |
| 147 | KIRMicronesia | 11.282 |
| 148 | USANorthern America | 10.747 |
| 149 | BFAWestern Africa | 10.564 |
| 150 | GNBWestern Africa | 10.524 |
| 151 | SRBSouthern Europe | 10.514 |
| 152 | ARGSouth America | 10.429 |
| 153 | INDSouthern Asia | 10.385 |
| 154 | BGDSouthern Asia | 9.707 |
| 155 | JPNEastern Asia | 9.134 |
| 156 | COMEastern Africa | 8.836 |
| 157 | BRASouth America | 6.730 |
| 158 | SDNNorthern Africa | 6.160 |
| 159 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.861 |
| 160 | PYFPolynesia | 3.989 |
| 161 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.009 |
| 162 | VENSouth America | 0.000 |
02In 1996
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Singapore175.643
- 2
Hong Kong121.685
- 3
Luxembourg107.981
- 4
Guyana102.621
- 5
Malaysia91.576
Lowest
- 162
Venezuela0.000
- 161
Iraq0.009
- 160
French Polynesia3.989
- 159
Rwanda5.861
- 158
Sudan6.160
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 26.930. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031995 → 1996
Since 1995
What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 161values changed, of 162 in both
- 87 · 74rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Seychelles10.315 → 27.312+16.997
Panama66.847 → 83.432+16.585
Bulgaria32.340 → 48.497+16.157
Tajikistan65.583 → 76.606+11.023
Faroe Islands40.733 → 49.843+9.110
Fell most
Côte d’Ivoire41.759 → 28.055−13.704
Georgia25.502 → 13.326−12.176
North Macedonia31.384 → 21.305−10.079
Turkmenistan83.973 → 74.581−9.392
Paraguay61.775 → 52.741−9.035
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 1996.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 162 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (1996). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1996
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07Questions
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Exports as a share of GDP in Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996?
Singapore, at 175.643, of the 162 countries in the file.
What year does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996 describe?
1996.
How many countries does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996 cover?
162.
Where can I download Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1996?
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), 1996 the newest?
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