Singapore vs Upper middle income: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Singapore
0.5866 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.3529 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.5866 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3529 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2337 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.2883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.4296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.5378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.5941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or Upper middle income?
- Singapore, at 0.5866 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3529 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 0.2337 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Upper middle income rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.