United States (USA) and Singapore (SGP) Trade

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United States-Singapore Trade: In 2022, United States exported $41.4B to Singapore. The main products that United States exported to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($9.57B), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.87B), and Gold ($1.82B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 7.5%, from $28.8B in 2017 to $41.4B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Singapore worth $21.6B, with Other business services ($12.5B), Royalties and license fees ($2.98B), and Financial services ($2.9B) being the largest in terms of value.

Singapore-United States Trade: In 2022, Singapore exported $28.9B to United States. The main products that Singapore exported to United States were Other Edible Preparations ($4.06B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.49B), and Refined Petroleum ($1.89B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.95%, from $20.6B in 2017 to $28.9B in 2022.

In 2015, Singapore exported services to United States worth $13.2B, with Transportation ($6.93B), Other business services ($5.87B), and Insurance services ($156M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.68), and 21 in total exports ($379B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Adidas (604), Goplus (596), and HP Inc (537) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Singapore to the United States. Conversely, Other (1.34k), General Toys Company Limited (443), and Karnaphuli Shoes Inds. Ltd (300) were notable for importing products to Singapore from the United States.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, United States exported $4.16B and imported $3.19B from Singapore, resulting in a positive trade balance of $971M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United States have increased by $368M (9.68%) from $3.8B to $4.16B, while imports decreased by $-1.56B (-32.9%) from $4.75B to $3.19B.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United States to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($748M), Aircraft Parts ($397M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($153M), Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($117M), and Computers ($106M). In August 2024 the top imports of United States from Singapore were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($601M), Other Edible Preparations ($440M), Packaged Medicaments ($313M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($217M), and Therapeutic Appliances ($143M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($1.29B), California ($470M), Georgia ($265M), New York ($261M), and Massachusetts ($228M), while imports destinations were mainly California ($578M), Tennessee ($507M), Kentucky ($263M), Georgia ($247M), and Puerto Rico ($216M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Singapore was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Aircraft Parts ($86.1M or 27.7%), Cathode Tubes ($41.4M or 1.34k%), and Beauty Products ($35.5M or 342%). In August 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports from Singapore was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Hormones ($-144M or -99.6%), Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($-38.9M or -24.3%), and Other Edible Preparations ($-37.1M or -7.79%).

Latest Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$368M(9.68%)

IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-1.56B(-32.9%)

MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Texas$1.29B

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Historical Data

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In 2022, United States exported $41.4B to Singapore. The main products exported from United States to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($9.57B), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.87B), and Gold ($1.82B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 7.5%, from $28.8B in 2017 to $41.4B in 2022.

In 2017, Singapore exported $28.9B to United States. The main products exported from Singapore to United States were Other Edible Preparations ($4.06B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.49B), and Refined Petroleum ($1.89B). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.95%, from $20.6B in 2022 to $28.9B in 2017.

Exports from United States () to Singapore () (2022)

Exports from Singapore () to United States () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

Singapore
Top DestinationHong Kong$51.6B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or Singapore. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and Singapore or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Singapore included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Singapore than United States included Hong Kong ($51.6B), Malaysia ($35.9B), and Indonesia ($22.5B).

Difference in imports from Singapore () and United States () (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Singapore

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This chart compares trade between United States and Singapore by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Singapore.

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Machines ($12.6B), Mineral Products ($11.5B), and Chemical Products ($3.93B).

During 2017, Singapore had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($9.28B), Chemical Products ($5.55B), and Instruments ($4.28B).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Singapore+$712MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Singapore United States+$932MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Singapore. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Singapore. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Singapore indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States () and Singapore () (2022)

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