Ireland vs Singapore: GDP per capita
Ireland
132,543 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Singapore
103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Ireland rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 132,543 international-$ in 2021 prices against 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices in Singapore, a difference of 29,454 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,733 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,047 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,685 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ireland |
| 1970s | 12,485 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,630 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,146 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 1980s | 16,817 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24,341 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,524 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 1990s | 28,774 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29,683 international-$ in 2021 prices | 908.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 2000s | 56,898 international-$ in 2021 prices | 59,345 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,447 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 2010s | 81,483 international-$ in 2021 prices | 88,456 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,974 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 2020s | 134,570 international-$ in 2021 prices | 102,671 international-$ in 2021 prices | 31,900 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Ireland or Singapore?
- Ireland, at 132,543 international-$ in 2021 prices against 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Ireland and Singapore?
- 29,454 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.