North America vs Singapore: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
North America
4,516 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
35,918 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
6th
Singapore rank
7th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 35,918 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,516 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 31,402 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 8.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 7th 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 | 148.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 161.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 430.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 789.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 359.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 740.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,789 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,049 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,722 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,023 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,302 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2,721 BoP, current US$ per person | 14,734 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,013 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3,733 BoP, current US$ per person | 29,534 BoP, current US$ per person | 25,801 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 35,918 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,516 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 31,402 BoP, current US$ 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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.