Ireland vs Singapore: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Ireland
0.5939 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.6383 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
185th
Singapore rank
183rd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.6383 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5939 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Ireland ranks 185th and Singapore ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.8818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.7981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.6383 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5939 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Singapore?
- 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 185th and Singapore ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (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.