Singapore is a high-income country with a population of 6.04M people. The capital and largest city is Singapore, with 5.87M residents.
Singapore ranks 27/197 by GDP ($547B) and 7/197 by GDP per capita ($90,674). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population |
6105665
|
113/197 |
GDP |
$547B
2024 |
27/197 |
GDP per capita |
$90,674
2024 |
7/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$150,689
2024 |
2/197 |
Government debt |
$954B
2024 |
13/185 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
174.9%
2025 |
5/185 |
Government debt per person |
$158,044
2024 |
1/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$55,248
2025 |
6/197 |
Land area | 277.2 sq mi | 177/197 |
Population density | 21,776 ppl/mi² | 2/197 |
Fertility rate | 0.97 | 194/196 |
Median age | 36.8 years | 68/196 |
Life expectancy | 84 years | 9/197 |
Singapore trends dashboard: time-series charts
Year | GDP |
---|---|
1960 | $704,751,700 |
1961 | $764,629,788 |
1962 | $826,239,212 |
1963 | $917,608,012 |
1964 | $894,153,311 |
1965 | $974,644,096 |
1966 | $1,096,425,608 |
1967 | $1,238,035,816 |
1968 | $1,425,706,091 |
1969 | $1,659,893,768 |
1970 | $1,920,574,150 |
1971 | $2,263,785,444 |
1972 | $2,721,440,981 |
1973 | $3,696,213,333 |
1974 | $5,221,534,956 |
1975 | $5,633,673,930 |
1976 | $6,327,077,974 |
1977 | $6,618,585,074 |
1978 | $7,517,176,355 |
1979 | $9,296,921,724 |
1980 | $11,896,256,783 |
1981 | $14,175,228,844 |
1982 | $16,084,252,378 |
1983 | $17,784,112,150 |
1984 | $19,749,361,098 |
1985 | $19,156,532,746 |
1986 | $18,586,746,057 |
1987 | $20,919,215,578 |
1988 | $25,371,462,488 |
1989 | $30,465,364,739 |
1990 | $36,144,336,769 |
1991 | $45,466,164,978 |
1992 | $52,131,320,033 |
1993 | $60,603,815,716 |
1994 | $73,688,724,431 |
1995 | $87,812,540,788 |
1996 | $96,293,086,513 |
1997 | $100,123,787,215 |
1998 | $85,728,207,782 |
1999 | $86,286,849,755 |
2000 | $96,076,539,926 |
2001 | $89,793,790,670 |
2002 | $92,538,372,870 |
2003 | $97,646,401,096 |
2004 | $115,033,593,101 |
2005 | $127,807,848,728 |
2006 | $148,627,286,361 |
2007 | $180,941,701,358 |
2008 | $193,617,323,539 |
2009 | $194,150,283,772 |
2010 | $239,807,980,591 |
2011 | $279,356,499,090 |
2012 | $295,092,888,077 |
2013 | $307,576,360,585 |
2014 | $314,863,580,758 |
2015 | $307,998,545,269 |
2016 | $319,646,468,521 |
2017 | $343,673,334,902 |
2018 | $377,123,710,561 |
2019 | $376,161,998,830 |
2020 | $349,165,858,545 |
2021 | $436,591,382,250 |
2022 | $509,017,841,147 |
2023 | $505,439,514,078 |
2024 | $547,386,645,892 |
Year | GDP per capita |
---|---|
1960 | $428 |
1961 | $449 |
1962 | $472 |
1963 | $511 |
1964 | $486 |
1965 | $517 |
1966 | $567 |
1967 | $626 |
1968 | $709 |
1969 | $813 |
1970 | $926 |
1971 | $1,071 |
1972 | $1,264 |
1973 | $1,685 |
1974 | $2,342 |
1975 | $2,490 |
1976 | $2,759 |
1977 | $2,846 |
1978 | $3,194 |
1979 | $3,901 |
1980 | $4,928 |
1981 | $5,597 |
1982 | $6,078 |
1983 | $6,633 |
1984 | $7,228 |
1985 | $7,002 |
1986 | $6,800 |
1987 | $7,539 |
1988 | $8,914 |
1989 | $10,395 |
1990 | $11,862 |
1991 | $14,502 |
1992 | $16,136 |
1993 | $18,290 |
1994 | $21,552 |
1995 | $24,915 |
1996 | $26,233 |
1997 | $26,376 |
1998 | $21,829 |
1999 | $21,797 |
2000 | $23,853 |
2001 | $21,700 |
2002 | $22,160 |
2003 | $23,730 |
2004 | $27,608 |
2005 | $29,961 |
2006 | $33,768 |
2007 | $39,433 |
2008 | $40,009 |
2009 | $38,927 |
2010 | $47,237 |
2011 | $53,891 |
2012 | $55,548 |
2013 | $56,967 |
2014 | $57,565 |
2015 | $55,646 |
2016 | $57,006 |
2017 | $61,236 |
2018 | $66,882 |
2019 | $65,952 |
2020 | $61,410 |
2021 | $80,056 |
2022 | $90,299 |
2023 | $85,412 |
2024 | $90,674 |
Singapore's life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years |
---|---|
1950 | 54.1 |
1951 | 55.3 |
1952 | 56.4 |
1953 | 57.5 |
1954 | 59.4 |
1955 | 61.2 |
1956 | 62.6 |
1957 | 63.4 |
1958 | 64 |
1959 | 64.8 |
1960 | 65.3 |
1961 | 65.7 |
1962 | 66.1 |
1963 | 66.5 |
1964 | 66.7 |
1965 | 66.9 |
1966 | 67.2 |
1967 | 67.3 |
1968 | 67.7 |
1969 | 68.1 |
1970 | 68.5 |
1971 | 68.8 |
1972 | 69 |
1973 | 69.4 |
1974 | 69.7 |
1975 | 70.2 |
1976 | 70.6 |
1977 | 70.9 |
1978 | 71.2 |
1979 | 71.4 |
1980 | 71.5 |
1981 | 71.7 |
1982 | 72 |
1983 | 72.4 |
1984 | 72.6 |
1985 | 73.1 |
1986 | 73.6 |
1987 | 74 |
1988 | 74 |
1989 | 74.3 |
1990 | 74.6 |
1991 | 75.1 |
1992 | 75.3 |
1993 | 75.5 |
1994 | 75.6 |
1995 | 75.7 |
1996 | 76.1 |
1997 | 76.4 |
1998 | 76.9 |
1999 | 77.3 |
2000 | 77.8 |
2001 | 78.3 |
2002 | 78.7 |
2003 | 79.2 |
2004 | 79.7 |
2005 | 80.3 |
2006 | 80.6 |
2007 | 80.9 |
2008 | 81.1 |
2009 | 81.4 |
2010 | 81.6 |
2011 | 81.9 |
2012 | 82.2 |
2013 | 82.5 |
2014 | 82.6 |
2015 | 82.7 |
2016 | 82.9 |
2017 | 83.1 |
2018 | 83.4 |
2019 | 83.7 |
2020 | 83.7 |
2021 | 83.5 |
2022 | 82.9 |
2023 | 83.7 |
2024 | 83.9 |
2025 | 84 |
Singapore's population clock and projection
Year | Population |
---|---|
1960 | 1,646,400 |
1961 | 1,702,400 |
1962 | 1,750,200 |
1963 | 1,795,000 |
1964 | 1,841,600 |
1965 | 1,886,900 |
1966 | 1,934,400 |
1967 | 1,977,600 |
1968 | 2,012,000 |
1969 | 2,042,500 |
1970 | 2,074,507 |
1971 | 2,112,900 |
1972 | 2,152,400 |
1973 | 2,193,000 |
1974 | 2,229,800 |
1975 | 2,262,600 |
1976 | 2,293,300 |
1977 | 2,325,300 |
1978 | 2,353,600 |
1979 | 2,383,500 |
1980 | 2,413,945 |
1981 | 2,532,835 |
1982 | 2,646,466 |
1983 | 2,681,061 |
1984 | 2,732,221 |
1985 | 2,735,957 |
1986 | 2,733,373 |
1987 | 2,774,789 |
1988 | 2,846,108 |
1989 | 2,930,901 |
1990 | 3,047,132 |
1991 | 3,135,083 |
1992 | 3,230,698 |
1993 | 3,313,471 |
1994 | 3,419,048 |
1995 | 3,524,506 |
1996 | 3,670,704 |
1997 | 3,796,038 |
1998 | 3,927,213 |
1999 | 3,958,723 |
2000 | 4,027,887 |
2001 | 4,138,012 |
2002 | 4,175,950 |
2003 | 4,114,826 |
2004 | 4,166,664 |
2005 | 4,265,762 |
2006 | 4,401,365 |
2007 | 4,588,599 |
2008 | 4,839,396 |
2009 | 4,987,573 |
2010 | 5,076,732 |
2011 | 5,183,688 |
2012 | 5,312,437 |
2013 | 5,399,162 |
2014 | 5,469,724 |
2015 | 5,535,002 |
2016 | 5,607,283 |
2017 | 5,612,253 |
2018 | 5,638,676 |
2019 | 5,703,569 |
2020 | 5,685,807 |
2021 | 5,453,566 |
2022 | 5,637,022 |
2023 | 5,917,648 |
2024 | 6,036,860 |
Singapore's birth and fertility rates
Year | Fertility rate |
---|---|
1960 | 5.76 |
1961 | 5.41 |
1962 | 5.21 |
1963 | 5.16 |
1964 | 4.97 |
1965 | 4.66 |
1966 | 4.46 |
1967 | 3.91 |
1968 | 3.53 |
1969 | 3.22 |
1970 | 3.07 |
1971 | 3.02 |
1972 | 3.04 |
1973 | 2.79 |
1974 | 2.35 |
1975 | 2.07 |
1976 | 2.11 |
1977 | 1.82 |
1978 | 1.79 |
1979 | 1.79 |
1980 | 1.82 |
1981 | 1.78 |
1982 | 1.74 |
1983 | 1.61 |
1984 | 1.62 |
1985 | 1.61 |
1986 | 1.43 |
1987 | 1.62 |
1988 | 1.96 |
1989 | 1.75 |
1990 | 1.83 |
1991 | 1.73 |
1992 | 1.72 |
1993 | 1.74 |
1994 | 1.71 |
1995 | 1.67 |
1996 | 1.66 |
1997 | 1.61 |
1998 | 1.48 |
1999 | 1.47 |
2000 | 1.6 |
2001 | 1.41 |
2002 | 1.37 |
2003 | 1.27 |
2004 | 1.26 |
2005 | 1.26 |
2006 | 1.28 |
2007 | 1.29 |
2008 | 1.28 |
2009 | 1.22 |
2010 | 1.15 |
2011 | 1.2 |
2012 | 1.29 |
2013 | 1.19 |
2014 | 1.25 |
2015 | 1.24 |
2016 | 1.2 |
2017 | 1.16 |
2018 | 1.14 |
2019 | 1.14 |
2020 | 1.1 |
2021 | 1.12 |
2022 | 1.04 |
2023 | 0.97 |
Year | Median age, years |
---|---|
1960 | 18.2 |
1961 | 18.1 |
1962 | 18 |
1963 | 18 |
1964 | 18.1 |
1965 | 18.2 |
1966 | 18.4 |
1967 | 18.6 |
1968 | 18.9 |
1969 | 19.3 |
1970 | 19.7 |
1971 | 20.1 |
1972 | 20.6 |
1973 | 21 |
1974 | 21.5 |
1975 | 22 |
1976 | 22.6 |
1977 | 23.1 |
1978 | 23.6 |
1979 | 24.2 |
1980 | 24.7 |
1981 | 25.3 |
1982 | 25.9 |
1983 | 26.4 |
1984 | 26.9 |
1985 | 27.3 |
1986 | 27.8 |
1987 | 28.3 |
1988 | 28.7 |
1989 | 29.1 |
1990 | 29.5 |
1991 | 29.8 |
1992 | 30.1 |
1993 | 30.4 |
1994 | 30.7 |
1995 | 31 |
1996 | 31.2 |
1997 | 31.4 |
1998 | 31.6 |
1999 | 31.9 |
2000 | 32.2 |
2001 | 32.5 |
2002 | 32.7 |
2003 | 33 |
2004 | 33.3 |
2005 | 33.5 |
2006 | 33.6 |
2007 | 33.6 |
2008 | 33.5 |
2009 | 33.6 |
2010 | 33.7 |
2011 | 33.9 |
2012 | 34 |
2013 | 34.1 |
2014 | 34.2 |
2015 | 34.4 |
2016 | 34.5 |
2017 | 34.8 |
2018 | 35 |
2019 | 35.2 |
2020 | 35.5 |
2021 | 35.8 |
2022 | 35.9 |
2023 | 36.2 |
2024 | 36.8 |
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Singapore: National Statistics
Finance
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$451B
2024 |
34/194 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
16.7%
2025 |
180/195 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.19%
2024 |
168/193 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.66%
2023 |
42/163 |
Armed forces personnel |
59,000
2020 |
65/174 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+3.05%
2025 |
7/188 |
Unemployment rate |
2.74%
2024 |
158/196 |
Services, % of GDP |
73%
2024 |
16/191 |
Industry, % of GDP |
21.4%
2024 |
123/194 |
Economic freedom index |
84.1
2025 |
1/197 |
Number of millionaires |
333,204
2024 |
21/34 |
Percentage of millionaires |
6.69%
2024 |
6/34 |
Number of billionaires |
49
2025 |
12/78 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.001%
2025 |
3/78 |
Listed domestic companies |
400
2024 |
21/103 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$638B
2024 |
20/100 |
Total reserves including gold |
$384B
2024 |
9/177 |
Personal remittances received |
$0
2023 |
187/190 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,742,000
2020 |
51/188 |
International tourism as share of exports |
3.04%
2018 |
117/184 |
Banked people share |
98%
2024 |
23/158 |
Energy
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
5,283 kg
2023 |
16/177 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$27.2
2023 |
15/173 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
57.1 megatons
2023 |
55/187 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
9.64 tons
2023 |
19/187 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
97.9%
2022 |
16/176 |
Renewable energy use share |
1.1%
2021 |
177/193 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.38%
2023 |
126/147 |
Net energy imports use share |
279.6%
2023 |
2/144 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
9,750 kWh
2023 |
16/147 |
Renewable electricity output share |
4.02%
2021 |
166/192 |
Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
185/192 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
166/192 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
88/195 |
Society
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.07%
2024 |
113/197 |
Annual migration change |
+20,011
2024 |
39/196 |
Urban population |
100%
2024 |
5/195 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
Average male height |
5.69 ft
2025 |
92/190 |
Average female height |
5.29 ft
2025 |
81/190 |
Quality of life index |
94.6
2025 |
4/197 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
84
2024 |
4/197 |
Higher education index |
97
2025 |
8/183 |
Homicides per 100K people |
0.07
2023 |
192/197 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
2.1
2019 |
185/197 |
Visa free countries |
175
2025 |
16/195 |
Adult literacy rate |
97.7%
2021 |
82/196 |
English speaking |
96.4%
2023 |
9/197 |
People using the Internet |
94.4%
2024 |
29/195 |
Health
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$4,321
2022 |
20/191 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1,069
2022 |
5/191 |
Life expectancy |
84 years
2025 |
9/197 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
173/178 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.6
2021 |
68/193 |
Age at first childbirth |
30.5 years
2025 |
13/137 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
6
2023 |
166/193 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
2.1
2023 |
191/192 |
Obesity rate |
14%
2022 |
138/189 |
Diabetes prevalence |
11.4%
2024 |
57/195 |
Air quality index |
68
2025 |
66/197 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
16.4%
2022 |
98/164 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.81 liters
2020 |
138/186 |
Territory
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.0005%
2025 |
177/197 |
Land area per capita |
45.9 sq mi
2024 |
196/197 |
Agricultural land area |
2.55 sq mi
2025 |
193/194 |
Forest area |
58 sq mi
2025 |
175/196 |
Roads length |
2,175 mi
2017 |
139/175 |
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