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

Macau, China
530.93 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

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

  • Macau, China
  • Singapore
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196219922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 530.93 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China, a difference of 58.60 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 628,963 current US$ per square kilometre Macau, China
1970s 8.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.68 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 43.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 46.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 97.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 146.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 48.73 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 134.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 280.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 145.50 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 309.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 482.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 173.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 502.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 545.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 43.40 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Macau, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 589.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 530.93 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Macau, China and Singapore?
58.60 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Singapore?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Macau, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.