Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Singapore
82,773 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
53,754 current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 82,773 current US$ per person against 53,754 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 29,019 current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 761.64 current US$ per person | 1,282 current US$ per person | 520.23 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 3,521 current US$ per person | 4,023 current US$ per person | 502.3 current US$ per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 11,550 current US$ per person | 6,188 current US$ per person | 5,362 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 27,918 current US$ per person | 9,428 current US$ per person | 18,489 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 43,793 current US$ per person | 18,147 current US$ per person | 25,645 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 63,284 current US$ per person | 30,918 current US$ per person | 32,366 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 74,529 current US$ per person | 42,077 current US$ per person | 32,452 current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 82,773 current US$ per person against 53,754 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 29,019 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.