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

Singapore
71,529 current US$ per person
in 2023
World
2,908 current US$ per person
in 2023
Singapore rank
4th
World rank
3rd

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

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 71,529 current US$ per person against 2,908 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 68,621 current US$ per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 24.6 times World's.

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

Singapore ranks 4th and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 526.36 current US$ per person 44.01 current US$ per person 482.35 current US$ per person Singapore
1970s 3,462 current US$ per person 166.78 current US$ per person 3,295 current US$ per person Singapore
1980s 11,399 current US$ per person 383.33 current US$ per person 11,016 current US$ per person Singapore
1990s 27,686 current US$ per person 740.82 current US$ per person 26,945 current US$ per person Singapore
2000s 43,558 current US$ per person 1,514 current US$ per person 42,044 current US$ per person Singapore
2010s 62,786 current US$ per person 2,355 current US$ per person 60,431 current US$ per person Singapore
2020s 69,098 current US$ per person 2,729 current US$ per person 66,369 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$), per capita, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 71,529 current US$ per person against 2,908 current US$ per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Singapore and World?
68,621 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Singapore ranks 4th and World ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.