Kuwait vs Singapore: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Kuwait
48.5%
in 2023
Singapore
49.8%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
144th
Singapore rank
141st
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 49.8% against 48.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 144th and Singapore ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.8% | 66.7% | 19.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 77.1% | 65.0% | 12.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 65.8% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 55.7% | 11.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 49.9% | 6.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 51.3% | 3.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 49.8% against 48.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 1.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Kuwait ranks 144th and Singapore ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.