Data for 1973

Trade (% of GDP), 1973

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1973
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1973, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1973 covers 98 countries. Singapore is highest, at 245.729; China is lowest, at 8.084. The middle country reads 47.845. Against 1972, 98 values changed (83 up, 15 down), the same countries are covered.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1973

HighestSingapore

245.729

LowestChina

8.084

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

98countries
1measure
1973the year it describes
98distinct 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), 1973, 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), 1973: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	245.729
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	164.529
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	162.100
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	133.810
5	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	123.022
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	121.076
7	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	120.619
8	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	116.511
9	Panama`PAN`Central America	113.775
10	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	113.638
11	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	100.797
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	94.144
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	94.103
14	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	90.599
15	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	86.234
16	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	85.141
17	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	82.045
18	Honduras`HND`Central America	80.081
19	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	79.698
20	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	77.484
21	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	77.333
22	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.802
23	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	76.514
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	75.236
25	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	75.000
26	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	73.540
27	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	70.936
28	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	69.761
29	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	69.129
30	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	68.986
31	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	67.673
32	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	66.013
33	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.105
34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	64.753
35	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	62.943
36	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.863
37	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	57.093
38	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	56.063
39	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56.034
40	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	54.671
41	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	54.098
42	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	52.471
43	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.816
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	49.908
45	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	49.535
46	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	48.503
47	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	48.042
48	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	47.898
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	47.864
50	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	47.825
51	Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.821
52	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	47.447
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	47.381
54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	47.237
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	46.786
56	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.298
57	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.691
58	Canada`CAN`Northern America	44.288
59	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	42.943
60	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	42.753
61	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.612
62	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	41.151
63	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.087
64	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	39.534
65	Niger`NER`Western Africa	39.250
66	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.229
67	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38.649
68	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.846
69	France`FRA`Western Europe	35.998
70	Ecuador`ECU`South America	34.538
71	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	33.986
72	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	33.127
73	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.031
74	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	31.871
75	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	31.696
76	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	31.583
77	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	30.865
78	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	29.705
79	Paraguay`PRY`South America	29.234
80	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	29.231
81	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28.980
82	Peru`PER`South America	28.673
83	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	28.141
84	Chile`CHL`South America	28.006
85	Colombia`COL`South America	27.588
86	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	27.151
87	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	25.096
88	Uruguay`URY`South America	19.923
89	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	18.499
90	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	18.395
91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	17.877
92	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	16.983
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.856
94	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.126
95	Argentina`ARG`South America	13.322
96	United States`USA`Northern America	13.079
97	India`IND`Southern Asia	8.932
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	8.084

02In 1973

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore245.729
2Hong Kong164.529
3Luxembourg162.100
4Malta133.810
5Oman123.022

Lowest

98China8.084
97India8.932
96United States13.079
95Argentina13.322
94Türkiye16.126

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 47.845. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031972 → 1973

Since 1972

What changed between 1972 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
98values changed, of 98 in both
83 · 15rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia79.856 → 120.619+40.764
Oman103.125 → 123.022+19.897
Malta113.985 → 133.810+19.825
Singapore229.053 → 245.729+16.676
South Korea37.535 → 50.816+13.281

Fell most

Gabon145.345 → 116.511−28.834
Uruguay30.330 → 19.923−10.407
Sierra Leone56.806 → 48.042−8.764
Uganda36.169 → 29.705−6.464
Togo54.224 → 47.898−6.326

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 1973.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 98 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1973). Trade (% of GDP), 1973 [data set], describing 1973. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1973

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1973: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1973?

Singapore, at 245.729, of the 98 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1973 describe?

1973.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1973 cover?

98.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1973?

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), 1973 the newest?

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

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