Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $6.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 94.9% of that total.
1. United States: $3.5 billion (58.2%)
2. France: $1.1 billion (17.5%)
3. United Kingdom: $229.9 million (3.8%)
4. Germany: $193.6 million (3.2%)
5. Philippines: $181.4 million (3%)
6. China: $178.1 million (2.9%)
7. Malaysia: $115.8 million (1.9%)
8. Hong Kong: $94.8 million (1.6%)
9. Japan: $89 million (1.46%)
10. Canada: $80.1 million (1.3%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.3% of that total.
1. France: $1.3 billion (47.5%)
2. United Kingdom: $570.2 million (20.9%)
3. Malaysia: $208.6 million (7.6%)
4. United States: $92.3 million (3.4%)
5. Australia: $70.4 million (2.6%)
6. China: $65.4 million (2.4%)
7. Viet Nam: $55.8 million (2%)
8. Netherlands: $37.5 million (1.4%)
9. Italy: $35.1 million (1.3%)
10. South Africa: $34.7 million (1.3%)
Aluminum Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.
1. China: $404.1 million (32.2%)
2. Malaysia: $292.9 million (23.3%)
3. Japan: $100.3 million (8%)
4. United States: $69.2 million (5.5%)
5. South Korea: $58.7 million (4.7%)
6. United Arab Emirates: $50.2 million (4%)
7. Germany: $47 million (3.7%)
8. India: $35.7 million (2.8%)
9. Indonesia: $27.2 million (2.2%)
10. Thailand: $20.9 million (1.7%)
Automobile Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $5.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.6% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.2 billion (20.3%)
2. Japan: $1 billion (18.1%)
3. Malaysia: $770.7 million (13.5%)
4. United States: $625.3 million (10.9%)
5. United Kingdom: $280.3 million (4.9%)
6. Indonesia: $244.9 million (4.3%)
7. China: $206.3 million (3.6%)
8. Italy: $199.5 million (3.5%)
9. Thailand: $177.1 million (3.1%)
10. South Korea: $143.4 million (2.5%)
Cereals Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $399.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 98.6% of that total.
1. Thailand: $136 million (34%)
2. India: $105 million (26.3%)
3. Viet Nam: $61.3 million (15.3%)
4. Australia: $38.6 million (9.7%)
5. United States: $33.3 million (8.3%)
6. Pakistan: $4.6 million (1.2%)
7. Myanmar (Burma): $4.3 million (1.1%)
8. Canada: $4.3 million (1.1%)
9. Japan: $3.7 million (0.9%)
10. Cambodia: $2.9 million (0.7%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $7.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 79.8% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $1.5 billion (20.5%)
2. China: $980 million (13.3%)
3. United States: $848.2 million (11.5%)
4. Switzerland: $520.4 million (7.1%)
5. Thailand: $421.5 million (5.7%)
6. Malaysia: $371.2 million (5%)
7. Japan: $336.3 million (4.6%)
8. India: $321.7 million (4.4%)
9. United Kingdom: $297.2 million (4%)
10. Germany: $267.7 million (3.6%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82.9% of that total.
1. China: $426.5 million (37.5%)
2. Italy: $113.3 million (10%)
3. United Kingdom: $79.7 million (7%)
4. India: $76.4 million (6.7%)
5. Bangladesh: $47.3 million (4.2%)
6. Malaysia: $43.9 million (3.9%)
7. Viet Nam: $41.7 million (3.7%)
8. Cambodia: $40.3 million (3.5%)
9. Hong Kong: $39.7 million (3.5%)
10. Indonesia: $34.6 million (3%)
Copper Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $959.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 79.3% of that total.
1. Malaysia: $200 million (20.8%)
2. Germany: $152.5 million (15.9%)
3. Japan: $127.1 million (13.2%)
4. China: $66.6 million (6.9%)
5. Indonesia: $57.7 million (6%)
6. Taiwan: $49.9 million (5.2%)
7. Russia: $32.4 million (3.4%)
8. South Korea: $27.8 million (2.9%)
9. United States: $23.8 million (2.5%)
10. Chile: $23.1 million (2.4%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $92.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.5% of that total.
1. Taiwan: $23.2 billion (25.2%)
2. China: $16.6 billion (18%)
3. Malaysia: $12.1 billion (13.1%)
4. South Korea: $10.4 billion (11.3%)
5. United States: $5.8 billion (6.3%)
6. Japan: $4.8 billion (5.2%)
7. Philippines: $3.8 billion (4.1%)
8. Germany: $2.6 billion (2.8%)
9. Indonesia: $2.2 billion (2.4%)
10. Thailand: $1.8 billion (1.9%)
Footwear Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $733.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.7% of that total.
1. China: $255.8 million (34.9%)
2. Italy: $128.3 million (17.5%)
3. Viet Nam: $89.9 million (12.3%)
4. Indonesia: $70.9 million (9.7%)
5. Malaysia: $35.5 million (4.8%)
6. India: $21.5 million (2.9%)
7. Hong Kong: $17.9 million (2.4%)
8. United States: $17.7 million (2.4%)
9. Cambodia: $16.9 million (2.3%)
10. Spain: $10.7 million (1.5%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84% of that total.
1. China: $526.1 million (36.9%)
2. Malaysia: $283.3 million (19.9%)
3. United States: $93 million (6.5%)
4. Italy: $73.4 million (5.1%)
5. Germany: $62.5 million (4.4%)
6. Indonesia: $50.9 million (3.6%)
7. United Kingdom: $37.8 million (2.6%)
8. France: $27.5 million (1.9%)
9. Japan: $22.3 million (1.6%)
10. Viet Nam: $22 million (1.5%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $9.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.5% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $1.1 billion (11.8%)
2. Malaysia: $1.1 billion (11.4%)
3. United States: $1 billion (10.3%)
4. Indonesia: $904.7 million (9.3%)
5. Japan: $837.7 million (8.6%)
6. India: $786.8 million (8.1%)
7. Switzerland: $716.9 million (7.4%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $514.1 million (5.3%)
9. Botswana: $443.2 million (4.6%)
10. China: $362.8 million (3.7%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.4% of that total.
1. United States: $173.4 million (16%)
2. Germany: $150.6 million (13.9%)
3. Japan: $149.2 million (13.7%)
4. China: $127.3 million (11.7%)
5. Hong Kong: $90.1 million (8.3%)
6. Switzerland: $69.1 million (6.4%)
7. Malaysia: $67.4 million (6.2%)
8. South Korea: $47.4 million (4.4%)
9. Qatar: $33.3 million (3.1%)
10. Taiwan: $30.2 million (2.8%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $3.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.8% of that total.
1. China: $1.6 billion (42.6%)
2. Japan: $499.7 million (13.1%)
3. Brazil: $366.6 million (9.6%)
4. South Korea: $228.8 million (6%)
5. Taiwan: $200.8 million (5.3%)
6. Ukraine: $157.8 million (4.1%)
7. Malaysia: $129.5 million (3.4%)
8. Thailand: $91.1 million (2.4%)
9. Sweden: $72.7 million (1.9%)
10. Germany: $54.6 million (1.4%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $4.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.9% of that total.
1. China: $1.2 billion (25.1%)
2. Malaysia: $663.4 million (14.2%)
3. Japan: $631.4 million (13.5%)
4. United States: $380.5 million (8.2%)
5. Indonesia: $263.3 million (5.6%)
6. South Korea: $247.3 million (5.3%)
7. Italy: $183.7 million (3.9%)
8. Germany: $180.3 million (3.9%)
9. United Kingdom: $121 million (2.6%)
10. Spain: $112.7 million (2.4%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $47.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.7% of that total.
1. United States: $12 billion (25.3%)
2. China: $9.5 billion (20.1%)
3. Japan: $4.3 billion (9.1%)
4. Malaysia: $3.7 billion (7.8%)
5. Germany: $2.7 billion (5.8%)
6. United Kingdom: $2.1 billion (4.4%)
7. Indonesia: $1.8 billion (3.8%)
8. Thailand: $1.6 billion (3.4%)
9. France: $983.8 million (2.1%)
10. South Korea: $859.1 million (1.8%)
Meat Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $898.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 93.8% of that total.
1. Brazil: $365.2 million (40.7%)
2. Australia: $202.3 million (22.5%)
3. United States: $119 million (13.3%)
4. Netherlands: $45.1 million (5%)
5. New Zealand: $37 million (4.1%)
6. Spain: $18.2 million (2%)
7. Argentina: $17.1 million (1.9%)
8. Denmark: $14.2 million (1.6%)
9. France: $13.4 million (1.5%)
10. China: $11.2 million (1.2%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $10.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.2% of that total.
1. United States: $3.2 billion (30.2%)
2. Malaysia: $1 billion (9.5%)
3. China: $966 million (9%)
4. Japan: $937.4 million (8.7%)
5. Germany: $887.1 million (8.3%)
6. Indonesia: $477.3 million (4.5%)
7. United Kingdom: $414.3 million (3.9%)
8. Ireland: $306.5 million (2.9%)
9. Mexico: $254 million (2.4%)
10. Switzerland: $207.7 million (1.9%)
Oil Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $113.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.4% of that total.
1. United Arab Emirates: $14.1 billion (12.4%)
2. Malaysia: $11.7 billion (10.3%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $10.9 billion (9.6%)
4. South Korea: $8.1 billion (7.1%)
5. Indonesia: $7.6 billion (6.7%)
6. Qatar: $7.5 billion (6.6%)
7. Russia: $6.9 billion (6.1%)
8. India: $5.3 billion (4.6%)
9. China: $4.7 billion (4.2%)
10. Venezuela: $4.2 billion (3.7%)
Paper Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.4% of that total.
1. Indonesia: $495 million (29%)
2. Malaysia: $279.2 million (16.4%)
3. China: $232.5 million (13.6%)
4. Sweden: $112 million (6.6%)
5. United States: $73.8 million (4.3%)
6. Brazil: $72.4 million (4.2%)
7. South Korea: $57 million (3.3%)
8. Japan: $48.9 million (2.9%)
9. Taiwan: $44.6 million (2.6%)
10. Germany: $39.8 million (2.3%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.4% of that total.
1. France: $1 billion (37%)
2. United States: $385.1 million (14.1%)
3. Japan: $201.3 million (7.4%)
4. United Kingdom: $157.9 million (5.8%)
5. China: $144 million (5.3%)
6. Italy: $113.9 million (4.2%)
7. Germany: $71.1 million (2.6%)
8. Thailand: $66.5 million (2.4%)
9. Switzerland: $63.1 million (2.3%)
10. Indonesia: $62.5 million (2.3%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $2.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82% of that total.
1. France: $512.2 million (23.6%)
2. United States: $387.5 million (17.9%)
3. Germany: $200.6 million (9.2%)
4. Netherlands: $187.1 million (8.6%)
5. Switzerland: $137.3 million (6.3%)
6. Belgium: $87.2 million (4%)
7. United Kingdom: $72.9 million (3.4%)
8. Ireland: $68.5 million (3.2%)
9. Australia: $67 million (3.1%)
10. India: $57.4 million (2.6%)
Plastics Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $7.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.4% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $2.2 billion (28.1%)
2. United States: $1.2 billion (15%)
3. Malaysia: $870.8 million (11.3%)
4. China: $591.9 million (7.7%)
5. Japan: $543.3 million (7%)
6. Germany: $329.3 million (4.3%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $284.9 million (3.7%)
8. South Korea: $247.5 million (3.2%)
9. Taiwan: $223.1 million (2.9%)
10. Thailand: $171 million (2.2%)
Rubber Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.7% of that total.
1. United States: $209.5 million (16.2%)
2. Malaysia: $163.9 million (12.7%)
3. China: $154.6 million (12%)
4. Japan: $132.7 million (10.3%)
5. Thailand: $116.7 million (9%)
6. Indonesia: $111.8 million (8.6%)
7. Germany: $96.2 million (7.4%)
8. France: $40.8 million (3.2%)
9. United Kingdom: $38.3 million (3%)
10. South Korea: $30.5 million (2.4%)
Wood Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $576.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 93.3% of that total.
1. Malaysia: $212.2 million (36.8%)
2. China: $161.7 million (28.1%)
3. Indonesia: $90.6 million (15.7%)
4. Viet Nam: $14.2 million (2.5%)
5. Madagascar: $11.8 million (2%)
6. Myanmar (Burma): $10.3 million (1.8%)
7. United States: $10.2 million (1.8%)
8. Taiwan: $10.1 million (1.8%)
9. Thailand: $9.4 million (1.6%)
10. Germany: $7.2 million (1.2%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Singaporean imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.5% of that total.
1. China: $346.2 million (27.4%)
2. Malaysia: $259 million (20.5%)
3. Indonesia: $121.2 million (9.6%)
4. Bangladesh: $57.1 million (4.5%)
5. Italy: $56.5 million (4.5%)
6. Spain: $56.1 million (4.4%)
7. Viet Nam: $49.3 million (3.9%)
8. Cambodia: $39.2 million (3.1%)
9. India: $37.9 million (3%)
10. Hong Kong: $33.2 million (2.6%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Singaporean import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Singapore Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Singaporean Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Singapore imported US$366.4 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 68.9% of total Singaporean imports.
