Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Singapore: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.2502 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
12th
Singapore rank
13th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2502 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.5778 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7365 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8384 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6181 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$), per unit, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2502 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Singapore?
0.5778 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 13th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.