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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.1 current US$ 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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About this data
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.