Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Singapore: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th
Singapore rank
7th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Singapore
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5646 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 45 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1970s 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8752 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6375 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Singapore?
0.5646 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Singapore?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.