Data for 1974

Trade (% of GDP), 1974

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1974
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1974, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1974 covers 99 countries. Singapore is highest, at 313.96; China is lowest, at 10.34. The middle country reads 57.83. Against 1973, 98 values changed (88 up, 10 down), 1 country joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1974

HighestSingapore

313.96

LowestChina

10.34

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

99countries
1measure
1974the year it describes
99distinct values13 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), 1974, 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), 1974: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	313.96
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	180.07
3	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	175.72
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	168.48
5	Panama`PAN`Central America	150.14
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	134.76
7	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	121.48
8	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	115.24
9	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	112.70
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	105.70
11	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	105.27
12	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	100.81
13	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	98.90
14	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	98.80
15	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	96.39
16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	96.11
17	Honduras`HND`Central America	96.07
18	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	93.61
19	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	92.61
20	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	90.73
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	90.68
22	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	86.73
23	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	84.07
24	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	82.69
25	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	81.42
26	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	81.26
27	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	80.61
28	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	79.23
29	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.79
30	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	76.14
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	74.57
32	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	74.24
33	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	73.25
34	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	71.68
35	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	71.40
36	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	71.07
37	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	69.16
38	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	67.57
39	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	66.87
40	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	64.73
41	Bolivia`BOL`South America	62.09
42	Venezuela`VEN`South America	61.48
43	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	61.39
44	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	61.25
45	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	60.59
46	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.33
47	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	59.80
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	59.31
49	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.74
50	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	57.83
51	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	55.75
52	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.21
53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	54.56
54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	53.94
55	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	53.59
56	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	53.55
57	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	51.66
58	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.42
59	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	50.23
60	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	49.71
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.80
62	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	48.24
63	Canada`CAN`Northern America	48.08
64	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	48.07
65	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.92
66	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.54
67	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	45.19
68	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	44.27
69	France`FRA`Western Europe	44.21
70	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43.81
71	Ecuador`ECU`South America	41.40
72	Niger`NER`Western Africa	41.24
73	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	40.71
74	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	40.13
75	Chile`CHL`South America	37.96
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.03
77	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	36.81
78	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.73
79	Peru`PER`South America	35.46
80	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	34.55
81	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	33.43
82	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	32.79
83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	32.67
84	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	31.73
85	Uruguay`URY`South America	31.27
86	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	30.83
87	Colombia`COL`South America	30.17
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	29.76
89	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	26.29
90	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	25.79
91	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.97
92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	18.98
93	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.00
94	United States`USA`Northern America	16.44
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	16.00
96	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	14.05
97	Argentina`ARG`South America	13.19
98	India`IND`Southern Asia	10.85
99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	10.34

02In 1974

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore313.96
2Luxembourg180.07
3Malta175.72
4Hong Kong168.48
5Panama150.14

Lowest

99China10.34
98India10.85
97Argentina13.19
96Bangladesh14.05
95Nepal16.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 57.83. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031973 → 1974

Since 1973

What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
98values changed, of 98 in both
88 · 10rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Singapore245.73 → 313.96+68.24
Malta133.81 → 175.72+41.91
Republic of the Congo75.00 → 112.70+37.70
Panama113.78 → 150.14+36.36
Iraq70.94 → 92.61+21.68

Fell most

Saudi Arabia120.62 → 76.14−44.48
Gabon116.51 → 100.81−15.70
Bangladesh18.39 → 14.05−4.35
Israel64.75 → 61.25−3.50
Guinea-Bissau46.79 → 44.27−2.52

+ Brunei

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 1974.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 99 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1974). Trade (% of GDP), 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1974

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1974: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1974?

Singapore, at 313.96, of the 99 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1974 describe?

1974.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1974 cover?

99.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1974?

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), 1974 the newest?

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

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