Singapore vs Switzerland: GDP per capita
Singapore
103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Switzerland
89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Singapore rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th
GDP per capita over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices against 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland, a difference of 13,132 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Singapore ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,047 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29,135 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24,088 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 13,630 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36,040 international-$ in 2021 prices | 22,409 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 24,341 international-$ in 2021 prices | 40,266 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15,925 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 29,683 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46,873 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17,191 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 59,345 international-$ in 2021 prices | 57,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,011 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 2010s | 88,456 international-$ in 2021 prices | 79,250 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,207 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
| 2020s | 102,671 international-$ in 2021 prices | 88,071 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14,600 international-$ in 2021 prices | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Singapore, at 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices against 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Singapore and Switzerland?
- 13,132 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th 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.