India vs Singapore: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- India
- Singapore
How they compare
India currently reports 5.0% against 3.5% in Singapore, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Singapore ahead.
India ranks 193rd and Singapore ranks 195th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 22.0% | 1.2% | India |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 12.2% | 6.2% | India |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | India |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | India |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, India or Singapore?
- India, at 5.0% against 3.5% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between India and Singapore?
- 1.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do India and Singapore rank globally for food imports?
- India ranks 193rd and Singapore ranks 195th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.