Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Singapore is 13.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 17.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 109th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 14.5% compare
- 107 Zambia 14.3% compare
- 108 Saint Lucia 13.9% compare
- 110 Gabon 13.3% compare
- 111 Norway 12.9% compare
- 112 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 229,774 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 145,218 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 13.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.