Japan vs Singapore: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Japan
2.6%
in 2024
Singapore
4.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Singapore rank
6th
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.5% against 2.6% in Japan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.5% against 2.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Japan and Singapore?
- 1.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Japan ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.