Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Singapore
133.8%
in 2014
United Arab Emirates
89.9%
in 2014
Singapore rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
050100150200196019872014

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 133.8% against 89.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 43.9%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 112.8% 47.0% 65.8% Singapore
1980s 136.4% 39.9% 96.5% Singapore
1990s 130.1% 45.4% 84.6% Singapore
2000s 160.2% 60.9% 99.3% Singapore
2010s 141.8% 88.5% 53.3% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
Singapore, at 133.8% against 89.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
43.9%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2014.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
Singapore ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-gdp-cepii/singapore/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-gdp-cepii/singapore/united-arab-emirates/">Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.