Japan vs Singapore: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.4% against 7.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 7.2% | 7.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.4% | 0.8% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.3% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 8.4% against 7.5% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Japan ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.