Macao vs Singapore: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Macao
531.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Macao
  • Singapore
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 531.58 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 58.18 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 150,996 current US$ per square kilometre Macao
1970s 8.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 45.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 46.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.73 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 97.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 147.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 49.99 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 153.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 281.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 128.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 308.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 486.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 177.29 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 497.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 569.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 71.42 million current US$ per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Macao or Singapore?
Singapore, at 589.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 531.58 million current US$ per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Macao and Singapore?
58.18 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.