Lower middle income vs Singapore: Manufactures imports

Lower middle income
51.4%
in 2024
Singapore
70.9%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
44th
Singapore rank
42nd

Manufactures imports over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Singapore
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 70.9% against 51.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 61.6% 42.7% 18.9% Lower middle income
1970s 58.9% 56.1% 2.7% Lower middle income
1980s 55.8% 57.8% 2.0% Singapore
1990s 57.7% 82.2% 24.5% Singapore
2000s 55.3% 69.3% 14.0% Singapore
2010s 54.6% 63.9% 9.3% Singapore
2020s 53.2% 70.7% 17.5% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Lower middle income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 70.9% against 51.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Lower middle income and Singapore?
19.5%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Singapore?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Singapore rank globally for manufactures imports?
Lower middle income ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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 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.