Data for 1970

Trade (% of GDP), 1970

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1970
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1970, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1970 covers 96 countries. Singapore is highest, at 271.06; China is lowest, at 4.83. The middle country reads 43.76.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1970

HighestSingapore

271.06

LowestChina

4.83

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

96countries
1measure
1970the year it describes
96distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Trade (% of GDP), 1970, 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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Trade (% of GDP), 1970: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	271.06
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	178.67
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	160.84
4	Panama`PAN`Central America	117.37
5	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	115.54
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	113.46
7	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	93.35
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	92.50
9	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	87.73
10	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	87.71
11	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	86.88
12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	86.48
13	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	85.57
14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	84.13
15	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	83.93
16	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	81.70
17	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	78.70
18	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.81
19	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	75.26
20	Honduras`HND`Central America	74.94
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	74.43
22	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	73.50
23	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	72.41
24	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	72.37
25	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	71.40
26	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	64.88
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	62.41
28	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	61.10
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	60.49
30	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	60.30
31	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	59.84
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	58.32
33	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	57.52
34	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.13
35	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	55.92
36	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.08
37	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	54.05
38	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	51.23
39	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.88
40	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	49.59
41	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	49.42
42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	49.38
43	Bolivia`BOL`South America	48.96
44	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	47.16
45	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	46.74
46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45.88
47	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	44.36
48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.05
49	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	43.47
50	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	43.21
51	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	43.00
52	Venezuela`VEN`South America	42.04
53	Canada`CAN`Northern America	41.49
54	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.75
55	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	39.79
56	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.67
57	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.64
58	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.35
59	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.22
60	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	38.56
61	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.31
62	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	36.35
63	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	34.40
64	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	34.19
65	Peru`PER`South America	32.99
66	France`FRA`Western Europe	32.90
67	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.75
68	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.25
69	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	31.59
70	Paraguay`PRY`South America	31.04
71	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	30.67
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30.66
73	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	30.03
74	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	29.18
75	Uruguay`URY`South America	29.09
76	Niger`NER`Western Africa	28.87
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.68
78	Chile`CHL`South America	27.97
79	Colombia`COL`South America	27.83
80	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	26.19
81	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	26.11
82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	25.85
83	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	22.46
84	Ecuador`ECU`South America	22.45
85	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	21.60
86	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	20.82
87	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	18.76
88	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.97
89	Mexico`MEX`Central America	17.41
90	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.48
91	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	13.21
92	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	10.79
93	United States`USA`Northern America	10.76
94	Argentina`ARG`South America	10.34
95	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.66
96	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4.83

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore271.06
2Hong Kong178.67
3Luxembourg160.84
4Panama117.37
5Malta115.54

Lowest

96China4.83
95India7.66
94Argentina10.34
93United States10.76
92Türkiye10.79

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 43.76. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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 1970.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 96 countries has every column.

04The files

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World Bank Group (1970). Trade (% of GDP), 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1970

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06Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1970: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1970?

Singapore, at 271.06, of the 96 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1970 describe?

1970.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1970 cover?

96.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1970?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Trade (% of GDP), 1970 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Trade (% of GDP), 2025.

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