Data for 1975

Trade (% of GDP), 1975

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1975
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1975, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1975 covers 102 countries. Singapore is highest, at 283.57; China is lowest, at 9.98. The middle country reads 54.54. Against 1974, 99 values changed (32 up, 67 down), 3 countries joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1975

HighestSingapore

283.57

LowestChina

9.98

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

102countries
1measure
1975the year it describes
102distinct 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), 1975, 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), 1975: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	283.57
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	176.09
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	161.21
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	160.02
5	Panama`PAN`Central America	149.83
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	149.79
7	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	118.44
8	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	118.24
9	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	117.98
10	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	112.15
11	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	107.39
12	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	106.48
13	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	99.64
14	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	98.67
15	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	97.43
16	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	95.07
17	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	94.90
18	Honduras`HND`Central America	92.27
19	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	92.18
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	91.52
21	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	90.65
22	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	90.52
23	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	88.32
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	86.14
25	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	85.34
26	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	83.05
27	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.83
28	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	76.73
29	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	76.65
30	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	76.12
31	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	73.50
32	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	73.31
33	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	72.96
34	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	72.19
35	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.45
36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	71.26
37	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	68.61
38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	66.61
39	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	64.98
40	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	64.34
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.96
42	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	62.45
43	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	61.11
44	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	61.05
45	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	59.78
46	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	59.58
47	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.15
48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	57.85
49	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	56.82
50	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	55.82
51	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	55.37
52	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	53.71
53	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	53.13
54	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.11
55	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	53.04
56	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	52.76
57	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	52.38
58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	51.41
59	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	50.33
60	Niger`NER`Western Africa	50.24
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	49.81
62	Chile`CHL`South America	49.45
63	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	48.23
64	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	47.94
65	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	47.20
66	Canada`CAN`Northern America	45.86
67	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	45.26
68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.52
69	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	41.53
70	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	41.34
71	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	40.25
72	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	38.93
73	France`FRA`Western Europe	38.37
74	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.80
75	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.50
76	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	37.31
77	Uruguay`URY`South America	37.06
78	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	36.95
79	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	36.75
80	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	35.77
81	Ecuador`ECU`South America	35.41
82	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	34.80
83	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	34.40
84	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	32.39
85	Peru`PER`South America	31.92
86	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	31.13
87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	31.06
88	Colombia`COL`South America	29.83
89	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	29.82
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	29.12
91	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	28.93
92	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	23.58
93	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	22.27
94	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	19.57
95	Brazil`BRA`South America	18.23
96	Mexico`MEX`Central America	16.51
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	15.65
98	United States`USA`Northern America	15.52
99	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.29
100	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.80
101	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	11.00
102	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	9.98

02In 1975

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore283.57
2Luxembourg176.09
3Hong Kong161.21
4Malta160.02
5Panama149.83

Lowest

102China9.98
101Bangladesh11.00
100Argentina11.80
99India12.29
98United States15.52

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 54.54. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031974 → 1975

Since 1974

What changed between 1974 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
99values changed, of 99 in both
32 · 67rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Lesotho90.73 → 118.44+27.71
Saudi Arabia76.14 → 95.07+18.93
Guyana134.76 → 149.79+15.02
Chile37.96 → 49.45+11.49
Sierra Leone50.23 → 59.58+9.35

Fell most

Singapore313.96 → 283.57−30.39
Malta175.72 → 160.02−15.70
Mali53.59 → 38.93−14.67
Belgium105.27 → 91.52−13.75
Guinea-Bissau44.27 → 31.13−13.14

+ Cyprus

+ Tonga

+ Zimbabwe

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 1975.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 102 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1975). Trade (% of GDP), 1975 [data set], describing 1975. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1975

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1975: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1975?

Singapore, at 283.57, of the 102 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1975 describe?

1975.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1975 cover?

102.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1975?

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), 1975 the newest?

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

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