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

Singapore
71,529 current US$ per person
in 2023
Switzerland
40,956 current US$ per person
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • Singapore
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71,529 current US$ per person against 40,956 current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 30,573 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Singapore ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 526.36 current US$ per person 593 current US$ per person 66.64 current US$ per person Switzerland
1970s 3,462 current US$ per person 2,162 current US$ per person 1,300 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 11,399 current US$ per person 5,678 current US$ per person 5,721 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 27,686 current US$ per person 10,011 current US$ per person 17,675 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 43,558 current US$ per person 16,553 current US$ per person 27,004 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 62,786 current US$ per person 31,745 current US$ per person 31,041 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 69,098 current US$ per person 37,989 current US$ per person 31,110 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$), per capita, Singapore or Switzerland?
Singapore, at 71,529 current US$ per person against 40,956 current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Singapore and Switzerland?
30,573 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Singapore ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.