Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Singapore
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 70.9% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Singapore ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.4% | 78.1% | 23.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 69.3% | 13.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.4% | 2.8% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 64.1% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 59.9% | 10.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Singapore, at 70.9% against 56.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 14.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Singapore ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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.
Individual pages
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.