Singapore vs World: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Singapore
63,070 current US$ per person
in 2025
World
13,636 current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
13th
World rank
12th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 63,070 current US$ per person against 13,636 current US$ per person in World, a difference of 49,434 current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 4.6 times World's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 13th and World ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,449 current US$ per person | 1,465 current US$ per person | 984.31 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 6,909 current US$ per person | 3,030 current US$ per person | 3,879 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 17,344 current US$ per person | 5,055 current US$ per person | 12,288 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 23,036 current US$ per person | 7,150 current US$ per person | 15,886 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 42,345 current US$ per person | 10,540 current US$ per person | 31,805 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 52,030 current US$ per person | 12,579 current US$ per person | 39,451 current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 63,070 current US$ per person against 13,636 current US$ per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Singapore and World?
- 49,434 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 13th and World ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.