Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Singapore
Singapore: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Singapore, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.6% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Singapore peaked at 3.1% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 84th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +81.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -25.9% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +231.4% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -60.1% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +75.3% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -32.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -50.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +112.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +71.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +49.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +231.4% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 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 in Singapore?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Singapore was 1.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1968.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Singapore ranks 84th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.