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

Singapore
662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
175,842 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
3rd

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

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 175,842 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 662.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3,768.4 times World's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 204 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 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 1,419 current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 8.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 6,077 current US$ per square kilometre 8.45 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 38.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,792 current US$ per square kilometre 38.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 138.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 33,442 current US$ per square kilometre 138.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 310.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 77,174 current US$ per square kilometre 310.63 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 539.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 132,903 current US$ per square kilometre 539.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 604.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 163,781 current US$ per square kilometre 604.49 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$), per, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 662.65 million current US$ per square kilometre against 175,842 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Singapore and World?
662.47 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.