Of the countries that were the world’s twenty largest exporters in 1953, four had the same share of total world exports in 1984 as in 1953. These countries can therefore serve as models for those countries that wish to keep their share of the global export trade stable over the years.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the suitability of those four countries as models in the sense described?

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Correct Answer is :  Of the four countries, two had a much larger, and two had a much smaller, share of total world exports in 1970 than in 1984.

GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 4