Data for 1976

Trade (% of GDP), 1976

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1976
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1976, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1976 covers 105 countries. Singapore is highest, at 305.90; China is lowest, at 9.59. The middle country reads 54.64. Against 1975, 102 values changed (50 up, 52 down), 3 countries joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1976

HighestSingapore

305.90

LowestChina

9.59

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

105countries
1measure
1976the year it describes
105distinct 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), 1976, 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), 1976: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	305.90
2	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	168.20
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	166.20
4	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	161.91
5	Guyana`GUY`South America	157.08
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	156.54
7	Panama`PAN`Central America	137.07
8	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	116.71
9	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	113.89
10	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	112.37
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	112.17
12	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	110.49
13	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	108.30
14	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	106.98
15	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	106.93
16	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	97.87
17	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	97.09
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	96.82
19	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	93.28
20	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	93.20
21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	92.85
22	Honduras`HND`Central America	92.26
23	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	91.68
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	91.24
25	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	87.41
26	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	86.91
27	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	83.98
28	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	83.88
29	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	83.57
30	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	82.55
31	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	79.17
32	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	77.99
33	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	77.74
34	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.82
35	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	73.59
36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	72.36
37	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	70.17
38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	67.37
39	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	65.50
40	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	65.44
41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	64.84
42	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	64.21
43	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	63.82
44	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.10
45	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	61.11
46	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.43
47	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	60.15
48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	58.59
49	Bolivia`BOL`South America	57.56
50	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.42
51	Niger`NER`Western Africa	56.60
52	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	55.94
53	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	54.64
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	54.12
55	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	53.82
56	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	52.96
57	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	52.13
58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	51.83
59	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	51.51
60	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	51.47
61	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	50.47
62	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.01
63	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	49.26
64	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	49.16
65	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.88
66	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.09
67	Canada`CAN`Northern America	44.27
68	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	44.02
69	Chile`CHL`South America	43.47
70	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.01
71	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.94
72	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	42.47
73	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.56
74	France`FRA`Western Europe	41.37
75	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	41.10
76	Uruguay`URY`South America	39.64
77	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	38.22
78	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	37.71
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.08
80	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	35.21
81	Ecuador`ECU`South America	34.01
82	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	33.97
83	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	33.21
84	Paraguay`PRY`South America	32.70
85	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.69
86	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32.04
87	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	31.75
88	Peru`PER`South America	31.42
89	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	31.39
90	Colombia`COL`South America	30.94
91	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	30.37
92	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	30.11
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28.95
94	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	26.82
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	24.95
96	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	24.28
97	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	22.38
98	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	20.99
99	Mexico`MEX`Central America	18.36
100	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.42
101	United States`USA`Northern America	16.05
102	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	15.52
103	Argentina`ARG`South America	15.10
104	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.80
105	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	9.59

02In 1976

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore305.90
2Hong Kong168.20
3Luxembourg166.20
4Malta161.91
5Guyana157.08

Lowest

105China9.59
104India12.80
103Argentina15.10
102Türkiye15.52
101United States16.05

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 54.64. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
102values changed, of 102 in both
50 · 52rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Lesotho118.44 → 156.54+38.10
Singapore283.57 → 305.90+22.33
Cyprus92.18 → 112.37+20.19
Mauritania72.19 → 83.88+11.69
Bangladesh11.00 → 22.38+11.39

Fell most

Tonga112.15 → 83.57−28.58
Panama149.83 → 137.07−12.76
Saudi Arabia95.07 → 83.98−11.09
Iran76.12 → 65.44−10.68
Oman118.24 → 108.30−9.94

+ Jordan

+ Mauritius

+ Seychelles

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 1976.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 105 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1976). Trade (% of GDP), 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1976

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1976: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1976?

Singapore, at 305.90, of the 105 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1976 describe?

1976.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1976 cover?

105.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1976?

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), 1976 the newest?

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

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