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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.