Table 1: Exports, Latin America and East Asia Compared (1965 & 1987)

Country

Exports ($US bil)

Exports/GDP

1965

1987

1965

1987

Taiwan

0.5

50.8

18

48

Hong Kong

1.1

48.5

51

97

South Korea

0.2

47.2

7

39

Singapore

1

28.6

103

144

Brazil

1.6

26.2

8

9

Mexico

1.1

20.9

5

15

Argentina

1.5

6.4

9

9