Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Singapore
0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
0.511.52196019922025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5682 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4929 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9661 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8382 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 1.59 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9835 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.409 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Singapore ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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