North America vs Singapore: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 78.2% against 51.8% in North America, a difference of 26.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 27th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.9% | 26.9% | 32.0% | North America |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 40.4% | 22.2% | North America |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 54.5% | 11.3% | North America |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 80.2% | 5.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 73.2% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 71.4% | 12.6% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 75.6% | 22.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 78.2% against 51.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between North America and Singapore?
- 26.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for manufactures exports?
- North America ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 27th of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.