Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Singapore
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 11.9% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.2% | 3.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 1.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 1.1% | 4.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Singapore, at 11.9% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Singapore ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.