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

Macau, China
32.88 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st

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

  • Macau, China
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 32.88 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 629.77 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 20.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 206,742 current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1970s 7.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 873,618 current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 48.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 38.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 95.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 138.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 42.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 83.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 310.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 227.33 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 33.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 539.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 505.45 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 34.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 604.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 570.08 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Macau, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 32.88 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Macau, China and Singapore?
629.77 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Singapore?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Macau, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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