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

Low income
0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low income rank
14th
Singapore rank
13th

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

  • Low income
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.5944 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.5 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 14th 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 Low income Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7585 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.5 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.3008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8529 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6333 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$), per unit, Low income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Low income and Singapore?
0.5944 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Low income and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Low income ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 13th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.