Africa Eastern and Southern vs Singapore: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
13th
Singapore rank
13th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.5817 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Singapore ranks 13th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7817 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.2472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8479 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6256 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Africa Eastern and Southern or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Africa Eastern and Southern and Singapore?
0.5817 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Singapore ranks 13th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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