Singapore vs World: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Singapore
0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore rank
8th
World rank
9th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.4618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Singapore's figure about 7.5 times World's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 8th and World ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.3146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.5061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 0.5325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0707 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and World?
- 0.4618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 8th and World ranks 9th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.