GNI per capita growth in Singapore
Singapore: GNI per capita growth was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI per capita growth in Singapore, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.9% for gni per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.5% on the previous year and up 1,107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni per capita growth in Singapore peaked at 20.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -9.9%, in 2023.
That places Singapore 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI per capita growth in Singapore, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.6% | — |
| 1962 | 7.5% | +64.0% |
| 1963 | 4.9% | -34.7% |
| 1964 | -2.0% | -141.9% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | -362.6% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +81.5% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 9.5% | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -35.4% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | +40.8% |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +73.3% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -31.8% |
| 1974 | -2.2% | -121.9% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | -536.4% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | -42.4% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -78.6% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +645.1% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | -24.7% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +96.5% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -90.8% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +54.6% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +415.0% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +133.2% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -33.1% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -42.0% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +191.2% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -67.0% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +244.1% |
| 1998 | -4.0% | -160.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -125.5% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +567.2% |
| 2001 | -3.6% | -152.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -128.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +785.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -51.6% |
| 2008 | -8.9% | -317.8% |
| 2009 | -4.3% | -51.5% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -515.2% |
| 2011 | -0.7% | -103.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -266.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +391.8% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -108.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -1346.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +44.5% |
| 2018 | -1.5% | -129.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -114.2% |
| 2020 | -5.2% | -2506.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -485.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -83.5% |
| 2023 | -9.9% | -399.9% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -171.6% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | -2.0% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | -2.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 0.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -4.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -8.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -1.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -9.9% | 20.0% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 18,421 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.2563 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 25,326 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni per capita growth in Singapore?
- Gni per capita growth in Singapore was 2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni per capita growth recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gni per capita growth recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for gni per capita growth?
- Singapore ranks 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni per capita growth rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GNI per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.