Singapore vs Sweden: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Singapore
20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2014
Sweden
14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Singapore rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices in Sweden, a difference of 6,330 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4,030 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,922 international-$ in 2025 prices | 892.31 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1950s | 4,971 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,653 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,682 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1960s | 6,260 international-$ in 2025 prices | 11,509 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,249 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1970s | 5,806 international-$ in 2025 prices | 14,503 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,697 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7,727 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,980 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,253 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12,573 international-$ in 2025 prices | 9,371 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,202 international-$ in 2025 prices | Singapore |
| 2000s | 15,898 international-$ in 2025 prices | 11,891 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,007 international-$ in 2025 prices | Singapore |
| 2010s | 20,007 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,222 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,785 international-$ in 2025 prices | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Singapore or Sweden?
- Singapore, at 20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Singapore and Sweden?
- 6,330 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2014.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Singapore ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.