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Trade Balance - Ranking 1972

All countries ranked by trade balance · World Bank
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In 1972, Germany ($-4.9B), United States ($-3.4B), and Puerto Rico (US) ($-1.1B) ranked highest in trade balance among all countries. Japan ranked lowest at $6.8B.

Trade Balance by Country - 1972
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Germany $-4.9B -13.2%
2nd United States $-3.4B -643.2%
3rd Puerto Rico (US) $-1.1B -4.7%
4th Greece $-1.1B -16.0%
5th Cuba $-940.2M -17.6%
6th Brazil $-927.8M -9.3%
7th Israel $-925.0M +7.5%
8th Korea $-535.0M +48.0%
9th Türkiye $-521.4M -10.2%
10th Bangladesh $-506.7M -30.5%
11th Egypt, Arab Republic of $-433.8M -11.0%
12th Chile $-426.2M -225.3%
13th Singapore $-423.9M +8.1%
14th Portugal $-399.8M +19.2%
15th Ireland $-363.7M +5.6%
16th Algeria $-357.1M +23.7%
17th Mexico $-347.9M +17.7%
18th Spain $-288.6M -522.4%
19th Indonesia $-261.7M -26.2%
20th Syrian Arab Republic $-170.1M -31.6%
21st Papua New Guinea $-146.3M +44.7%
22nd Pakistan $-138.5M +52.9%
23rd Panama $-135.9M -39.4%
24th Senegal $-123.2M -1.9%
25th Ecuador $-100.1M +40.5%
26th Congo, Republic of $-96.4M -49.2%
27th Austria $-95.9M -73.3%
28th Denmark $-94.9M +75.5%
29th Burkina Faso $-86.1M -23.8%
30th Cameroon $-85.3M -66.6%
31st Thailand $-81.3M +60.9%
32nd Costa Rica $-79.0M +28.9%
33rd Finland $-71.4M +75.3%
34th Guinea-Bissau $-71.3M -15.8%
35th Malaysia $-68.1M -211.7%
36th Dominican Republic $-66.9M +58.6%
37th Malta $-61.8M +0.3%
38th Peru $-59.5M +23.3%
39th Madagascar $-54.5M +31.0%
40th Afghanistan $-53.3M +44.2%
41st Benin $-50.9M -51.3%
42nd Niger $-46.7M -108.0%
43rd Mali $-46.4M -72.7%
44th Kenya $-45.1M +61.3%
45th Lesotho $-42.9M -33.5%
46th Sri Lanka $-40.2M +15.2%
47th Botswana $-38.1M -5.2%
48th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $-36.6M -10.8%
49th Togo $-34.1M -43.8%
50th Morocco $-32.9M +72.7%
51st Chad $-28.2M -9.3%
52nd Nepal $-23.1M +29.7%
53rd Central African Republic $-20.4M -33.1%
54th Somalia, Fed. Rep. $-20.1M +8.9%
55th Rwanda $-19.7M -32.4%
56th Sudan $-16.1M +54.5%
57th Iceland $-15.8M +63.7%
58th Sierra Leone $-5.9M -25.0%
59th Gambia, The $-4.1M -54.0%
60th Guyana $-3.7M -135.4%
61st Paraguay $-555,556 +96.7%
62nd Faroe Islands $-518,038 +82.8%
63rd Kiribati $889,820 -
64th Gabon $3.6M -93.3%
65th Guatemala $7.8M +127.9%
66th Uruguay $11.9M +136.8%
67th El Salvador $12.2M +152.0%
68th Tunisia $13.6M +345.7%
69th Mauritania $16.6M -66.7%
70th Uganda $38.9M +166.3%
71st Colombia $39.6M +112.5%
72nd Nicaragua $49.6M +367.3%
73rd Honduras $55.8M +90.1%
74th Oman $57.3M -43.4%
75th Côte d'Ivoire $83.3M +39.1%
76th Ghana $116.3M +207.4%
77th Argentina $125.0M +162.5%
78th Norway $131.4M +135.5%
79th United Kingdom $198.8M -91.5%
80th Switzerland $221.0M +590.9%
81st Luxembourg $222.9M +48.8%
82nd India $227.7M +200.8%
83rd Iran, Islamic Republic of $247.3M +1.0%
84th New Zealand $291.7M +359.5%
85th Australia $442.8M +456.1%
86th Hong Kong SAR, China $453.6M +141.2%
87th South Africa $525.5M +163.4%
88th China $620.8M +30.1%
89th Iraq $635.3M -20.4%
90th Canada $656.6M -49.5%
91st Sweden $834.1M +45.7%
92nd Belgium $1.1B +95.7%
93rd Italy $1.2B +22.6%
94th Kuwait $2.1B +15.3%
95th France $2.2B +4.0%
96th Netherlands $2.6B +172.8%
97th Saudi Arabia $4.2B +61.5%
98th Japan $6.8B +12.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest trade balance in 1972?

Germany has the highest trade balance in 1972 at $-4.9B.

Which country has the lowest trade balance in 1972?

Japan has the lowest trade balance in 1972 at $6.8B.

How many countries are ranked by trade balance?

98 countries have trade balance data for 1972.

What are the top 3 countries by trade balance?

1. Germany ($-4.9B), 2. United States ($-3.4B), 3. Puerto Rico (US) ($-1.1B).