North America vs Singapore: GDP per capita, PPP
GDP per capita, PPP over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 163,354 current international $ against 87,504 current international $ in North America, a difference of 75,850 current international $.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,998 current international $ | 32,824 current international $ | 4,827 current international $ | Singapore |
| 2000s | 41,941 current international $ | 56,077 current international $ | 14,137 current international $ | Singapore |
| 2010s | 55,103 current international $ | 88,835 current international $ | 33,732 current international $ | Singapore |
| 2020s | 76,920 current international $ | 140,295 current international $ | 63,374 current international $ | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 163,354 current international $ against 87,504 current international $ in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between North America and Singapore?
- 75,850 current international $, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.