India vs Singapore: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
India
3.3%
in 2024
Singapore
4.3%
in 2024
India rank
8th
Singapore rank
5th
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- India
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.3% against 3.3% in India, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
India ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 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, India or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.3% against 3.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between India and Singapore?
- 1.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Singapore rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- India ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 5th 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 imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.