Singapore vs Upper middle income: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Singapore
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 74.5% against 61.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Singapore ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.0% | 64.6% | 3.6% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 77.5% | 4.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 71.8% | 2.5% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 64.8% | 0.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 61.6% | 9.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Singapore or Upper middle income?
- Singapore, at 74.5% against 61.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 13.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Singapore ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 21st 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.