Singapore vs World: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Singapore
0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
6th
World rank
3rd
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.564 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 8.8 times World's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.2232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.4033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.4944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.6092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and World?
- 0.564 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.