Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Singapore
Singapore: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 74.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Singapore, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Singapore stood at 74.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Singapore peaked at 83.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1962.
That places Singapore 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 34.8% | — |
| 1963 | 38.6% | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 42.6% | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 41.4% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 44.5% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 47.8% | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 49.6% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 56.1% | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 58.5% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 55.9% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 55.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 52.3% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 54.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 64.7% | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 67.7% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +52.7% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | +5.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 74.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 74.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +52.7% | 46.2% | 70.6% |
| 2005 | -39.7% | 78.8% | 47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 34.8% | 49.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 51.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 52.3% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 73.0% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 46.2% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 58.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 68.4% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 384.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 421.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Singapore?
- Manufactures imports in Singapore was 74.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1962.
- How does Singapore rank for manufactures imports?
- Singapore ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.