Malaysia vs Singapore: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Malaysia
5.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Singapore
5.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia rank
99th
Singapore rank
96th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.42 % change on previous year against 5.01 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.41 % change on previous year.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.89 % change on previous year | 31.85 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 9.75 % change on previous year | 19.68 % change on previous year | 9.93 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1990s | 8.81 % change on previous year | 13.56 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | 20.99 % change on previous year | 14.01 % change on previous year | 6.97 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5 % change on previous year | 9.19 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2020s | 10.93 % change on previous year | 14.41 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.42 % change on previous year against 5.01 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.41 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 96th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.