Japan vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.7% against 5.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 171st and Singapore ranks 174th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 6.7% | 12.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 7.4% | 9.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 4.6% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 5.7% against 5.3% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Japan ranks 171st and Singapore ranks 174th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.