Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Singapore
92,760 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
61,380 current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 92,760 current US$ per person against 61,380 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 31,380 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 614.3 current US$ per person 846.98 current US$ per person 232.68 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 2,594 current US$ per person 9,336 current US$ per person 6,742 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 9,707 current US$ per person 12,868 current US$ per person 3,161 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 26,391 current US$ per person 12,182 current US$ per person 14,208 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 48,494 current US$ per person 22,953 current US$ per person 25,542 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 70,786 current US$ per person 39,856 current US$ per person 30,930 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 82,688 current US$ per person 50,357 current US$ per person 32,331 current US$ per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
Singapore, at 92,760 current US$ per person against 61,380 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
31,380 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.