Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Singapore
0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.8828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 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$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.