Singapore vs Small states: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Singapore
- Small states
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 177.6% against 70.4% in Small states, a difference of 107.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.5 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 6th and Small states ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 254.0% | 83.8% | 170.2% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 254.8% | 113.1% | 141.7% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 300.4% | 88.1% | 212.4% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 269.2% | 68.0% | 201.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 303.2% | 71.7% | 231.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 233.9% | 71.7% | 162.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 184.6% | 72.1% | 112.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Singapore or Small states?
- Singapore, at 177.6% against 70.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Singapore and Small states?
- 107.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Small states rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Singapore ranks 6th and Small states ranks 4th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.