High income vs Singapore: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

High income
11,365 current US$ per person
in 2023
Singapore
71,529 current US$ per person
in 2023
High income rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • High income
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71,529 current US$ per person against 11,365 current US$ per person in High income, a difference of 60,164 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 6.3 times High income's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 44 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 128.85 current US$ per person 526.36 current US$ per person 397.5 current US$ per person Singapore
1970s 549.87 current US$ per person 3,462 current US$ per person 2,912 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 1,386 current US$ per person 11,399 current US$ per person 10,014 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 2,893 current US$ per person 27,686 current US$ per person 24,793 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 6,036 current US$ per person 43,558 current US$ per person 37,522 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 8,955 current US$ per person 62,786 current US$ per person 53,831 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 10,652 current US$ per person 69,098 current US$ per person 58,446 current US$ per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, High income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 71,529 current US$ per person against 11,365 current US$ per person in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between High income and Singapore?
60,164 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
High income ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.