Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Singapore
Singapore: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 5,645 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Singapore, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Singapore is 5,645 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Singapore peaked at 5,645 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.8 current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Singapore 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.21 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 22.8 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 23.35 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 23.17 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 23.86 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 28.79 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 31.92 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 31.53 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 35.39 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 42.4 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 50.72 current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 51.69 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 59.62 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 76.04 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 85.41 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 88.47 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 98.58 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 105.56 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 120.2 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 150.59 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 182.86 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 201.52 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 212.83 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 245.12 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 270.3 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 263.6 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 240.52 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 299.73 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1988 | 397.59 current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 1989 | 539.46 current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 549.84 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 625.75 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 815.49 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 1,039 current US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 1,442 current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 1,680 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 1,631 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,627 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,109 current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 1,302 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 1,618 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 1,290 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 1,154 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 1,273 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1,377 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1,338 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,412 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,244 current US$ per person | +59.0% |
| 2008 | 2,079 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1,922 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 2,591 current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 3,062 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 3,186 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3,282 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3,138 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,188 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3,431 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3,726 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 3,499 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3,360 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,839 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 4,151 current US$ per person | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 4,092 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4,385 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 5,100 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 5,645 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5,645 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5,645 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person, 14.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.64 current US$ per person | 22.8 current US$ per person | 42.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.69 current US$ per person | 50.72 current US$ per person | 150.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.35 current US$ per person | 182.86 current US$ per person | 539.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,182 current US$ per person | 549.84 current US$ per person | 1,680 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,571 current US$ per person | 1,154 current US$ per person | 2,244 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,246 current US$ per person | 2,591 current US$ per person | 3,726 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,369 current US$ per person | 2,839 current US$ per person | 5,645 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 12 Ireland 6,431 current US$ per person compare
- 13 Germany 5,753 current US$ per person compare
- 14 Belgium 5,730 current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 5,629 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 5,593 current US$ per person compare
- 18 France 5,373 current US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,066 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.451 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 778.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Singapore?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Singapore was 5,645 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5,645 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Singapore rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.