Japan vs Singapore: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Japan
36.6%
in 2023
Singapore
34.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Singapore rank
35th

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

  • Japan
  • Singapore
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.