Data for 1999
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999
1999, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999 covers 163 countries. Singapore is highest, at 176.74501; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.00000. The middle country reads 28.30911. Against 1998, 162 values changed (97 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1999
HighestSingapore
176.74501LowestVenezuela
0.00000Shaded 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), 1999, 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 163 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 176.74501 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 129.93645 |
| 3 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 121.31139 |
| 4 | HKGEastern Asia | 112.71857 |
| 5 | GUYSouth America | 96.50847 |
| 6 | IRLNorthern Europe | 86.46008 |
| 7 | MLTSouthern Europe | 80.27530 |
| 8 | ABWCaribbean | 79.92866 |
| 9 | IRQWestern Asia | 77.63488 |
| 10 | MACEastern Asia | 76.19639 |
| 11 | COGMiddle Africa | 72.29007 |
| 12 | ESTNorthern Europe | 69.86611 |
| 13 | BHRWestern Asia | 69.36083 |
| 14 | CYPWestern Asia | 66.92646 |
| 15 | TJKCentral Asia | 66.09665 |
| 16 | BELWestern Europe | 64.56306 |
| 17 | PANCentral America | 63.78469 |
| 18 | PNGMelanesia | 63.11836 |
| 19 | MUSEastern Africa | 62.95503 |
| 20 | FJIMelanesia | 61.20186 |
| 21 | PRICaribbean | 60.34093 |
| 22 | NLDWestern Europe | 60.29590 |
| 23 | QATWestern Asia | 60.04079 |
| 24 | GABMiddle Africa | 59.61250 |
| 25 | BLREastern Europe | 59.20334 |
| 26 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 56.43854 |
| 27 | HUNEastern Europe | 55.57297 |
| 28 | BWASouthern Africa | 55.19727 |
| 29 | HNDCentral America | 53.82572 |
| 30 | UKREastern Europe | 53.70379 |
| 31 | MDAEastern Europe | 52.31838 |
| 32 | MNGEastern Asia | 50.15844 |
| 33 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 49.96625 |
| 34 | FRONorthern Europe | 48.76192 |
| 35 | SVKEastern Europe | 46.40250 |
| 36 | CHEWestern Europe | 46.16849 |
| 37 | KWTWestern Asia | 45.93389 |
| 38 | SVNSouthern Europe | 44.30456 |
| 39 | BLZCentral America | 44.07430 |
| 40 | JORWestern Asia | 43.31079 |
| 41 | RUSEastern Europe | 43.21997 |
| 42 | OMNWestern Asia | 42.89235 |
| 43 | PRYSouth America | 42.79294 |
| 44 | BGREastern Europe | 42.74980 |
| 45 | CRICentral America | 42.55787 |
| 46 | CZEEastern Europe | 42.49079 |
| 47 | KAZCentral Asia | 42.46210 |
| 48 | KGZCentral Asia | 42.20294 |
| 49 | CANNorthern America | 41.86106 |
| 50 | NAMSouthern Africa | 41.43037 |
| 51 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 40.69723 |
| 52 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 40.54419 |
| 53 | SWENorthern Europe | 40.17683 |
| 54 | AUTWestern Europe | 39.50931 |
| 55 | DNKNorthern Europe | 39.36557 |
| 56 | NORNorthern Europe | 38.64339 |
| 57 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 38.41116 |
| 58 | TUNNorthern Africa | 37.97904 |
| 59 | FINNorthern Europe | 37.61270 |
| 60 | ZWEEastern Africa | 37.40800 |
| 61 | VUTMelanesia | 37.37750 |
| 62 | SLBMelanesia | 36.46556 |
| 63 | BHSCaribbean | 36.45689 |
| 64 | LVANorthern Europe | 36.03078 |
| 65 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 35.87584 |
| 66 | TKMCentral Asia | 35.67689 |
| 67 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 35.51413 |
| 68 | LKASouthern Asia | 35.48370 |
| 69 | DOMCaribbean | 34.98110 |
| 70 | YEMWestern Asia | 34.83935 |
| 71 | SAUWestern Asia | 34.66647 |
| 72 | BTNSouthern Asia | 32.65491 |
| 73 | SYRWestern Asia | 32.31676 |
| 74 | LTUNorthern Europe | 32.29657 |
| 75 | GHAWestern Africa | 32.07834 |
| 76 | ISLNorthern Europe | 32.00937 |
| 77 | KOREastern Asia | 31.51226 |
| 78 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 30.95055 |
| 79 | ISRWestern Asia | 30.82285 |
| 80 | HRVSouthern Europe | 30.13582 |
| 81 | CIVWestern Africa | 28.73750 |
| 82 | CHLSouth America | 28.30911 |
| 83 | DZANorthern Africa | 28.15011 |
| 84 | AZEWestern Asia | 27.97012 |
| 85 | BIHSouthern Europe | 27.64395 |
| 86 | FRAWestern Europe | 27.20698 |
| 87 | ROUEastern Europe | 26.66182 |
| 88 | PRTSouthern Europe | 26.48197 |
| 89 | ESPSouthern Europe | 26.38977 |
| 90 | ECUSouth America | 26.37754 |
| 91 | DEUWestern Europe | 26.02988 |
| 92 | ZMBEastern Africa | 25.03722 |
| 93 | GMBWestern Africa | 24.39736 |
| 94 | SLVCentral America | 24.39640 |
| 95 | GBRNorthern Europe | 24.21052 |
| 96 | POLEastern Europe | 23.99679 |
| 97 | CODMiddle Africa | 23.63567 |
| 98 | MEXCentral America | 23.41686 |
| 99 | ITASouthern Europe | 23.15345 |
| 100 | MKDSouthern Europe | 23.04186 |
| 101 | BENWestern Africa | 23.00953 |
| 102 | SYCEastern Africa | 22.93368 |
| 103 | NPLSouthern Asia | 22.84847 |
| 104 | MARNorthern Africa | 22.63467 |
| 105 | MRTWestern Africa | 22.56919 |
| 106 | MHLMicronesia | 22.30642 |
| 107 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 22.26922 |
| 108 | TGOWestern Africa | 21.33980 |
| 109 | CPVWestern Africa | 20.97595 |
| 110 | KENEastern Africa | 20.83274 |
| 111 | ARMWestern Asia | 20.75825 |
| 112 | LBYNorthern Africa | 20.22054 |
| 113 | CMRMiddle Africa | 19.42860 |
| 114 | GRCSouthern Europe | 19.41592 |
| 115 | IRNSouthern Asia | 19.29202 |
| 116 | CAFMiddle Africa | 19.22365 |
| 117 | GEOWestern Asia | 19.05559 |
| 118 | GTMCentral America | 19.00492 |
| 119 | SENWestern Africa | 19.00426 |
| 120 | TURWestern Asia | 18.83076 |
| 121 | NICCentral America | 18.53028 |
| 122 | NCLMelanesia | 18.43392 |
| 123 | MDGEastern Africa | 18.34662 |
| 124 | COLSouth America | 18.34658 |
| 125 | TCDMiddle Africa | 18.31812 |
| 126 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 18.26214 |
| 127 | UZBCentral Asia | 18.17909 |
| 128 | CHNEastern Asia | 18.00069 |
| 129 | PSEWestern Asia | 17.59693 |
| 130 | BOLSouth America | 16.88090 |
| 131 | MLIWestern Africa | 16.64479 |
| 132 | KIRMicronesia | 16.60724 |
| 133 | FSMMicronesia | 16.57467 |
| 134 | ALBSouthern Europe | 16.47343 |
| 135 | TONPolynesia | 15.75261 |
| 136 | PERSouth America | 15.39689 |
| 137 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.35350 |
| 138 | URYSouth America | 15.09765 |
| 139 | EGYNorthern Africa | 15.05202 |
| 140 | GINWestern Africa | 14.84116 |
| 141 | CUBCaribbean | 14.53748 |
| 142 | LBNWestern Asia | 14.06399 |
| 143 | SLEWestern Africa | 13.82789 |
| 144 | NERWestern Africa | 12.65566 |
| 145 | UGAEastern Africa | 12.25157 |
| 146 | HTICaribbean | 12.24911 |
| 147 | BGDSouthern Asia | 11.75864 |
| 148 | INDSouthern Asia | 11.45206 |
| 149 | USANorthern America | 10.30934 |
| 150 | TZAEastern Africa | 10.16685 |
| 151 | SRBSouthern Europe | 9.97557 |
| 152 | ARGSouth America | 9.82717 |
| 153 | JPNEastern Asia | 9.69470 |
| 154 | BRASouth America | 9.56490 |
| 155 | ERIEastern Africa | 9.53441 |
| 156 | MOZEastern Africa | 8.88402 |
| 157 | COMEastern Africa | 8.83595 |
| 158 | BFAWestern Africa | 8.35401 |
| 159 | GNBWestern Africa | 8.32895 |
| 160 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.77941 |
| 161 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.26003 |
| 162 | PYFPolynesia | 4.86746 |
| 163 | VENSouth America | 0.00000 |
02In 1999
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Singapore176.74501
- 2
Luxembourg129.93645
- 3
Malaysia121.31139
- 4
Hong Kong112.71857
- 5
Guyana96.50847
Lowest
- 163
Venezuela0.00000
- 162
French Polynesia4.86746
- 161
Rwanda5.26003
- 160
Sudan7.77941
- 159
Guinea-Bissau8.32895
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 28.30911. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031998 → 1999
Since 1998
What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 162values changed, of 163 in both
- 97 · 65rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Tajikistan48.86375 → 66.09665+17.23291
Bahrain56.81654 → 69.36083+12.54428
Gabon47.40635 → 59.61250+12.20615
Kazakhstan30.34420 → 42.46210+12.11789
Russia31.22121 → 43.21997+11.99876
Fell most
Indonesia52.96813 → 35.51413−17.45401
Panama76.92104 → 63.78469−13.13635
Paraguay54.63984 → 42.79294−11.84690
Serbia17.34691 → 9.97557−7.37134
South Korea38.23689 → 31.51226−6.72463
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 1999.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 163 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (1999). Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/exports-to-gdp/1999
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07Questions
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Exports as a share of GDP in Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999?
Singapore, at 176.74501, of the 163 countries in the file.
What year does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999 describe?
1999.
How many countries does Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999 cover?
163.
Where can I download Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1999?
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), 1999 the newest?
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