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