Singapore vs United States: Net electricity imports as a share of demand
Singapore
0.5%
in 2025
United States
0.4%
in 2025
Singapore rank
70th
United States rank
71st
Net electricity imports as a share of demand over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Singapore ranks 70th and United States ranks 71st of 213 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports as a share of demand, Singapore or United States?
- Singapore, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Singapore and United States?
- 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Singapore ranks 70th and United States ranks 71st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.