Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Food exports

Singapore
2.8%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.9%
in 2023
Singapore rank
172nd
United Arab Emirates rank
171st

Food exports over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520196219932024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 9.1% 1.5% 7.5% Singapore
1980s 6.4% 5.9% 0.5% Singapore
1990s 4.7% 3.5% 1.2% Singapore
2000s 1.9% 0.9% 1.0% Singapore
2010s 2.6% 2.0% 0.6% Singapore
2020s 3.1% 3.1% 0.1% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for food exports?
Singapore ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.