New Zealand vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

New Zealand
4.6%
in 2023
Singapore
5.3%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
175th
Singapore rank
174th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 5.3% against 4.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 175th and Singapore ranks 174th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 4.7% 6.7% 2.0% Singapore
1970s 5.6% 7.4% 1.8% Singapore
1980s 2.4% 4.6% 2.1% Singapore
1990s 2.8% 3.0% 0.2% Singapore
2000s 3.8% 4.1% 0.3% Singapore
2010s 4.2% 5.7% 1.5% Singapore
2020s 4.8% 5.5% 0.7% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, New Zealand or Singapore?
Singapore, at 5.3% against 4.6% in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between New Zealand and Singapore?
0.7%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
New Zealand ranks 175th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.