Qatar vs Singapore: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 74.5% against 74.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.4% | 55.8% | 26.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 54.3% | 24.7% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 80.5% | 1.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 69.7% | 17.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 64.5% | 14.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 70.7% | 5.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Qatar or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 74.5% against 74.4% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Qatar and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Qatar ranks 26th and Singapore ranks 24th of 196 countries.
- 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
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.