South Korea vs Singapore: Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$

South Korea
0.941
in 2025
Singapore
0.98
in 2025
South Korea rank
35th
Singapore rank
32nd

Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ over time

  • South Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.98 against 0.941 in South Korea, a difference of 0.039.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.

South Korea ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6372 0.8532 0.216 Singapore
2000s 0.7735 0.8663 0.0928 Singapore
2010s 0.9993 0.9933 0.006 South Korea
2020s 0.972 0.9814 0.0094 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, South Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.98 against 0.941 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ between South Korea and Singapore?
0.039, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
South Korea ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,400 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

The price index of Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.