North America vs Singapore: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
North America
4,476 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
52,614 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
4th
Singapore rank
5th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 52,614 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 48,138 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 11.8 times North America's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 184.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 81.75 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 394.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 756.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 361.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 746.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,525 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,639 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,041 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,402 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2,171 BoP, current US$ per person | 18,475 BoP, current US$ per person | 16,304 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3,542 BoP, current US$ per person | 44,109 BoP, current US$ per person | 40,567 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 52,614 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 48,138 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.