Data for 1977

Trade (% of GDP), 1977

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1977
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1977, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1977 covers 106 countries. Singapore is highest, at 326.98; China is lowest, at 9.32. The middle country reads 58.88. Against 1976, 105 values changed (60 up, 45 down), 1 country joined.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1977

HighestSingapore

326.98

LowestChina

9.32

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

106countries
1measure
1977the year it describes
106distinct 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), 1977, 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), 1977: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	326.98
2	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	167.35
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	165.37
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	160.19
5	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	148.79
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	141.98
7	Panama`PAN`Central America	137.02
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	124.33
9	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	120.21
10	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	116.23
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	116.03
12	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	115.58
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	115.47
14	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	110.85
15	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	106.83
16	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	106.81
17	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	102.85
18	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	102.34
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	98.00
20	Honduras`HND`Central America	97.10
21	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	97.03
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	95.68
23	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	92.78
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	91.24
25	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	91.04
26	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	89.98
27	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.73
28	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	88.10
29	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	86.04
30	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	84.90
31	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	84.25
32	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	79.48
33	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	78.96
34	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.81
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	76.80
36	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	76.59
37	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	75.64
38	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	72.33
39	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	72.04
40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	70.49
41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	69.52
42	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	67.59
43	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	67.20
44	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	66.55
45	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.97
46	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.95
47	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	63.51
48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	62.15
49	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	60.51
50	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.37
51	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	59.89
52	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	59.53
53	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.93
54	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	58.83
55	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56.42
56	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	54.22
57	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	53.90
58	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	52.97
59	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	52.95
60	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	52.87
61	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	52.39
62	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	52.12
63	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	51.35
64	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	50.96
65	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	50.71
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	49.35
67	Niger`NER`Western Africa	48.97
68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.21
69	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	46.45
70	Canada`CAN`Northern America	45.76
71	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.34
72	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	43.73
73	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.57
74	Uruguay`URY`South America	42.55
75	France`FRA`Western Europe	42.36
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.91
77	Paraguay`PRY`South America	41.90
78	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	41.71
79	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.61
80	Chile`CHL`South America	40.85
81	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	40.53
82	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.40
83	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	37.96
84	Peru`PER`South America	37.59
85	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	36.49
86	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	34.73
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	34.44
88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	33.76
89	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32.34
90	Colombia`COL`South America	30.06
91	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	29.20
92	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	28.59
93	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	27.20
94	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.11
95	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.00
96	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	22.65
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	22.05
98	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.54
99	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	19.42
100	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	16.95
101	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.94
102	United States`USA`Northern America	16.42
103	Brazil`BRA`South America	15.16
104	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	14.52
105	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.65
106	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	9.32

02In 1977

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore326.98
2Malta167.35
3Luxembourg165.37
4Hong Kong160.19
5Bahamas148.79

Lowest

106China9.32
105India12.65
104Türkiye14.52
103Brazil15.16
102United States16.42

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 58.88. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
105values changed, of 105 in both
60 · 45rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Somalia31.39 → 79.48+48.09
Singapore305.90 → 326.98+21.08
Gabon91.68 → 102.85+11.17
Senegal54.12 → 63.95+9.84
Paraguay32.70 → 41.90+9.20

Fell most

Lesotho156.54 → 124.33−32.21
Guyana157.08 → 141.98−15.11
Ghana31.75 → 22.05−9.70
Seychelles97.09 → 88.10−8.99
Hong Kong168.20 → 160.19−8.01

+ Bahamas

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 1977.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 106 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1977). Trade (% of GDP), 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1977

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1977: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1977?

Singapore, at 326.98, of the 106 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1977 describe?

1977.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1977 cover?

106.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1977?

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), 1977 the newest?

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

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