| Factor | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tariff | Eliminated tariffs on goods covering 98.5% of trade | Higher than WTO zero-tariff commitments (65%) |
| Tariff | Japan doubled its zero-tariff commitments to Singapore: 34% to 77% | |
| Non-tariff barrier | Streamline customs clearance | Paperless trading |
| Mutual Recognition | "ensure the mutual recognition of test results and certification by accredited conformity assessment bodies in either countries" | |
| Services | Facilitation Measures: Trade and investment flows | |
| Tourism | Joint Committee on Tourism | |
| Information, Communication Technology (ICT) | E.g., telecommunications and e-Commerce | |
| Broadband |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| lvalue | Dependent | Dollar Value of Trade Between Trade Partners | Log Trade Value in Nominal Terms |
| lyy | Independent | GDP Product | Log GDP Product |
| ldistance | Independent | Distance Between Bilateral Trading Partners | Log Bilateral Distance |
| Contiguous | Independent, Dummy | Whether Trading Partners are Land Contiguous | Binary |
| comlang_off | Independent, dummy | Whether Trading Partners Share an Official Language | Binary |
| colony | Independent, dummy | Whether Trading Partners Were Ever in a Colonial Realtionship | Binary |
| gatt_both | Independent, dummy | Whether Trading Partners Are Both in the GATT | Binary |
| Year | Independent, dummy control | Time Controls | Binary |
| Importer | Independent, dummy control | Importer Country Controls | Binary |
| Exporter | Independent, dummy control | Exporter Country Controls | Binary |