Data for 1971

Trade (% of GDP), 1971

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1971
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1971, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1971 covers 97 countries. Singapore is highest, at 259.297; China is lowest, at 4.946. The middle country reads 44.428. Against 1970, 96 values changed (49 up, 47 down), 1 country joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1971

HighestSingapore

259.297

LowestChina

4.946

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

97countries
1measure
1971the year it describes
97distinct 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), 1971, 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), 1971: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	259.297
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	174.510
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	168.222
4	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	118.649
5	Panama`PAN`Central America	115.049
6	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	114.450
7	Guyana`GUY`South America	113.101
8	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	97.922
9	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	94.714
10	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	85.584
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	85.421
12	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	85.231
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	85.012
14	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	82.806
15	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	79.609
16	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	79.491
17	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	78.788
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	77.521
19	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	77.516
20	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.809
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	72.204
22	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	71.902
23	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	70.112
24	Honduras`HND`Central America	69.795
25	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	69.549
26	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	67.642
27	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	67.223
28	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	66.650
29	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	63.899
30	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	63.828
31	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.654
32	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	61.538
33	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	60.637
34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.022
35	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	55.673
36	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	54.839
37	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	54.594
38	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	51.246
39	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	51.224
40	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.176
41	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.877
42	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	48.536
43	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	47.438
44	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	46.106
45	Bolivia`BOL`South America	45.790
46	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45.716
47	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.618
48	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	44.674
49	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.428
50	Venezuela`VEN`South America	44.201
51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	44.187
52	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	43.772
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	43.242
54	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	42.650
55	Canada`CAN`Northern America	40.687
56	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	40.498
57	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	39.686
58	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.681
59	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	38.470
60	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	36.970
61	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	36.679
62	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	36.000
63	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.983
64	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.470
65	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	35.295
66	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	34.802
67	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.632
68	France`FRA`Western Europe	33.479
69	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.819
70	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	31.651
71	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	31.062
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	31.025
73	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	30.727
74	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	30.326
75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	29.851
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	29.318
77	Peru`PER`South America	28.615
78	Colombia`COL`South America	27.983
79	Niger`NER`Western Africa	27.969
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.271
81	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	25.927
82	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	25.517
83	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	25.443
84	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	22.668
85	Chile`CHL`South America	22.623
86	Uruguay`URY`South America	21.718
87	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	19.093
88	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	18.202
89	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	17.019
90	Mexico`MEX`Central America	16.360
91	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.651
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	14.533
93	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	13.567
94	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.615
95	United States`USA`Northern America	10.757
96	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.670
97	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4.946

02In 1971

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore259.297
2Hong Kong174.510
3Luxembourg168.222
4Gabon118.649
5Panama115.049

Lowest

97China4.946
96India7.670
95United States10.757
94Argentina12.615
93Türkiye13.567

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 44.428. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031970 → 1971

Since 1970

What changed between 1970 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
96values changed, of 96 in both
49 · 47rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Gabon87.709 → 118.649+30.939
Botswana85.569 → 94.714+9.144
Iraq57.522 → 66.650+9.128
Luxembourg160.838 → 168.222+7.384
Papua New Guinea72.415 → 79.609+7.194

Fell most

Singapore271.059 → 259.297−11.763
Gambia78.700 → 69.549−9.152
Ghana44.046 → 36.000−8.046
Malaysia86.880 → 79.491−7.389
Uruguay29.094 → 21.718−7.376

+ Puerto Rico

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 1971.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 97 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1971). Trade (% of GDP), 1971 [data set], describing 1971. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1971

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1971: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1971?

Singapore, at 259.297, of the 97 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1971 describe?

1971.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1971 cover?

97.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1971?

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), 1971 the newest?

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

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