Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 208.2% against 177.6% in Singapore, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 254.8% | 80.9% | 173.9% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 300.4% | 59.6% | 240.9% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 269.2% | 82.2% | 187.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 303.2% | 108.9% | 194.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 233.9% | 147.1% | 86.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 186.0% | 187.3% | 1.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 208.2% against 177.6% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 30.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Singapore ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates 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.