Japan vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36.6% against 34.4% in Singapore, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 35th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 22.0% | 12.1% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 22.2% | 8.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 21.5% | 4.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 25.1% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 34.9% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 34.1% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.1% | 1.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 36.6% against 34.4% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Japan and Singapore?
- 2.2%, 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 within?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 35th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.