High income vs Singapore: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

High income
0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
High income rank
15th
Singapore rank
13th

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

  • High income
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.5967 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.6 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 15th 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 High income Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7552 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8643 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.2331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6215 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$), per unit, High income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between High income and Singapore?
0.5967 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
High income ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 13th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.