Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Singapore
Singapore: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Singapore, 1968–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Singapore is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Singapore peaked at 0.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.
That places Singapore 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.1% | — |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +82.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +47.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -47.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -26.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +42.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +92.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +108.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +86.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 24% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Singapore?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Singapore was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Singapore ranks 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.