Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 9.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Singapore, 1968–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 9.9% for value of imports from china as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Singapore peaked at 18.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1994.
That places Singapore 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 10.5% | — |
| 1969 | 8.2% | -21.9% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | -20.4% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +46.6% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +73.6% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -35.0% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 7.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 5 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,358 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 140,765 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Singapore?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Singapore was 9.9% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1994.
- How does Singapore rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).