Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Singapore
Singapore: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 224 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2022
All-time low
2.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.3% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Singapore peaked at 4.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 7th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 17.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 196.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 4 Ireland 5.8% compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.0% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 5.0% compare
- 8 France 4.2% compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 10 India 3.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Singapore
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3381 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Singapore?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Singapore was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Singapore ranks 7th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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