Singapore vs World: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Singapore
80,400 current US$ per person
in 2023
World
2,830 current US$ per person
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
3rd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 80,400 current US$ per person against 2,830 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 77,570 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 28.4 times World's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 318.13 current US$ per person 40.65 current US$ per person 277.48 current US$ per person Singapore
1970s 2,468 current US$ per person 153.77 current US$ per person 2,314 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 9,353 current US$ per person 361.38 current US$ per person 8,992 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 26,080 current US$ per person 717.96 current US$ per person 25,362 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 48,327 current US$ per person 1,489 current US$ per person 46,838 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 70,189 current US$ per person 2,328 current US$ per person 67,862 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 76,588 current US$ per person 2,670 current US$ per person 73,919 current US$ per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 80,400 current US$ per person against 2,830 current US$ per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Singapore and World?
77,570 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.