Luxembourg vs Singapore: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Luxembourg
31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Singapore
20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2014
Luxembourg rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices against 20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices in Singapore, a difference of 10,399 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times Singapore's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 113 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,935 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,698 international-$ in 2025 prices | 9,237 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 25,427 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,868 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,559 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 31,300 international-$ in 2025 prices | 16,151 international-$ in 2025 prices | 15,150 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 37,205 international-$ in 2025 prices | 20,007 international-$ in 2025 prices | 17,198 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Luxembourg or Singapore?
- Luxembourg, at 31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices against 20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 10,399 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2014.
- How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.