Malaysia vs Singapore: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current)
Malaysia
-28.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Singapore
-26.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia rank
172nd
Singapore rank
171st
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current) over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports -26.77 % change on previous year against -28.3 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 1.53 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 172nd and Singapore ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -13.07 % change on previous year | -337.22 % change on previous year | 324.16 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 8.4 % change on previous year | -103.02 % change on previous year | 111.43 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 58.15 % change on previous year | -44.22 % change on previous year | 102.37 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -38.05 % change on previous year | -12 % change on previous year | 26.06 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | -13.73 % change on previous year | -22.05 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -0.0909 % change on previous year | -8.75 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -33.17 % change on previous year | -11.98 % change on previous year | 21.19 % change on previous year | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current), Malaysia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at -26.77 % change on previous year against -28.3 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current) between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 1.53 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current)?
- Malaysia ranks 172nd and Singapore ranks 171st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.