Portugal vs Singapore: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 75.4% against 74.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.3% | 26.9% | 33.4% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 68.3% | 40.4% | 27.9% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 54.5% | 20.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 80.2% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 73.2% | 6.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.4% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.1% | 0.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Portugal or Singapore?
- Portugal, at 75.4% against 74.5% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Portugal and Singapore?
- 0.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
- 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.