Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Singapore

Merchandise imports in Singapore in 2025 — 505,838,000,000 US$. Ranked 18 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37,847.3%.

2025 506B US$ +10.28% vs 2024
World rank 18of 205
Period maximum 506B US$2025
Period minimum 1.14B US$1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Singapore, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,333,000,000 US$1962: 1,319,000,000 US$1964: 1,137,000,000 US$1966: 1,328,000,000 US$1968: 1,660,000,000 US$1970: 2,461,000,000 US$1972: 3,395,000,000 US$1974: 8,380,000,000 US$1976: 9,071,000,000 US$1978: 13,061,000,000 US$1980: 24,007,000,000 US$1982: 28,167,000,000 US$1984: 28,667,000,000 US$1986: 25,511,000,000 US$1988: 43,864,000,000 US$1990: 60,899,000,000 US$1992: 72,171,000,000 US$1994: 102,670,000,000 US$1996: 131,338,000,000 US$1998: 101,732,000,000 US$2000: 134,545,000,000 US$2002: 116,441,000,000 US$2004: 173,599,000,000 US$2006: 238,710,000,000 US$2008: 319,780,000,000 US$2010: 310,791,000,000 US$2012: 379,723,000,000 US$2014: 377,914,000,000 US$2016: 283,339,000,000 US$2018: 370,881,000,000 US$2020: 329,830,000,000 US$2022: 475,578,000,000 US$2024: 458,686,000,000 US$2025: 505,838,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +505B (+37,847.34%) Average annual rate: 9.57 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 506B US$
World 26.69T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.09T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 506B +47.15B +10.28%
2024 459B +35.24B +8.32%
2023 423B −52.13B −10.96%
2022 476B +69.35B +17.07%
2021 406B +76.4B +23.16%
2020 330B −29.44B −8.19%
2019 359B −11.62B −3.13%
2018 371B +42.96B +13.1%
2017 328B +44.58B +15.74%
2016 283B −13.75B −4.63%
2015 297B −80.83B −21.39%
2014 378B +4.9B +1.31%
2013 373B −6.71B −1.77%
2012 380B +13.95B +3.81%
2011 366B +54.98B +17.69%
2010 311B +65.01B +26.45%
2009 246B −74B −23.14%
2008 320B +56.63B +21.52%
2007 263B +24.45B +10.24%
2006 239B +38.66B +19.33%
2005 200B +26.45B +15.24%
2004 174B +37.38B +27.44%
2003 136B +19.78B +16.98%
2002 116B +441M +0.38%
2001 116B −18.55B −13.78%
2000 135B +23.49B +21.15%
1999 111B +9.33B +9.17%
1998 102B −30.71B −23.18%
1997 132B +1.1B +0.84%
1996 131B +6.83B +5.49%
1995 125B +21.84B +21.27%
1994 103B +17.44B +20.46%
1993 85.23B +13.06B +18.1%
1992 72.17B +5.88B +8.87%
1991 66.29B +5.39B +8.86%
1990 60.9B +11.24B +22.64%
1989 49.66B +5.79B +13.2%
1988 43.86B +11.31B +34.72%
1987 32.56B +7.05B +27.63%
1986 25.51B −774M −2.94%
1985 26.29B −2.38B −8.31%
1984 28.67B +509M +1.81%
1983 28.16B −9M −0.03%
1982 28.17B +595M +2.16%
1981 27.57B +3.57B +14.85%
1980 24.01B +6.36B +36.07%
1979 17.64B +4.58B +35.08%
1978 13.06B +2.59B +24.73%
1977 10.47B +1.4B +15.43%
1976 9.07B +938M +11.53%
1975 8.13B −247M −2.95%
1974 8.38B +3.25B +63.45%
1973 5.13B +1.73B +51.02%
1972 3.4B +557M +19.63%
1971 2.84B +377M +15.32%
1970 2.46B +422M +20.7%
1969 2.04B +379M +22.83%
1968 1.66B +221M +15.36%
1967 1.44B +111M +8.36%
1966 1.33B +85M +6.84%
1965 1.24B +106M +9.32%
1964 1.14B −261M −18.67%
1963 1.4B +79M +5.99%
1962 1.32B +24M +1.85%
1961 1.3B −38M −2.85%
1960 1.33B

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.