How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Singapore: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Malta

2.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Singapore

1.96 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta rank

2nd

Singapore rank

5th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

Malta
Singapore

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.96 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.8 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.

Malta ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8892 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.68 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1980s	0.8257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.85 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
1990s	0.9729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2000s	1.77 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Singapore
2010s	2.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.9 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	2.72 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.95 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Malta or Singapore?: Malta, at 2.76 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.96 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Malta and Singapore?: 0.8 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Malta ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.