Singapore: Imports, billion dollars

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 Singapore

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 786.02
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 191.16
 Min - Max 1.19 - 786.02
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 786.02 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 728.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 205.64 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1960 to 2024 is 191.16 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.19 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 786.02 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Singapore - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Singapore - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2024




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 93.30 2023 percent
 Trade openness 322.37 2024 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 178.78 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 978.60 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.44 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 143.60 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 786.02 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 24.68 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 151.94 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 3,617.63 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 18.00 2024 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 35.18 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 192.58 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 383.95 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.00 2023 percent
 Remittances 0.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -393.27 2024 million USD
 External debt 399.86 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 62.89 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 358.55 2024 percent
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