East Asia & Pacific · High income
Singapore: key statistics
Singapore has 6.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $98,814. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Singapore
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Singapore dollar SGD
- Languages
- English, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
- ISO codes
- SGSGP
Population6.1m2025 · rank 113 of 217GDP$604bn2025 · rank 27 of 211GDP per capita$98,8142025 · rank 8 of 211Life expectancy83.3 yrs2024 · rank 15 of 217Internet users94.4%2024 · rank 30 of 188Fertility0.972024 · rank 213 of 217CO₂ per person9.75 t2024 · rank 21 of 203Inflation0.9%2025 · rank 148 of 180
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Singapore, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.1m | 2025 | 113/217 | 16/37 | +10% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.22% | 2025 | 85/217 | 9/37 | ±0.0 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 100.0% | 2025 | 11/217 | 4/37 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 0.97 | 2024 | 213/217 | 34/37 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 14.2% | 2025 | 72/217 | 9/37 | +5.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 11.7% | 2025 | 211/217 | 34/37 | −1.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 8,329.0 | 2024 | 3/216 | 2/37 | +7.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 7.4 | 2024 | 199/217 | 32/37 | −24% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 736 km² | 2024 | 184/216 | 28/37 | +2.3% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $604bn | 2025 | 27/211 | 6/36 | +96% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $98,814 | 2025 | 8/211 | 1/36 | +78% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $163,354 | 2025 | 1/199 | 1/31 | +87% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $81,760 | 2025 | 10/201 | 1/33 | +54% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.0% | 2025 | 50/210 | 11/36 | +2.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.7% | 2025 | 57/210 | 15/36 | +2.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.0% | 2025 | 197/198 | 29/29 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.7% | 2025 | 107/201 | 17/30 | −1.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 71.6% | 2025 | 30/201 | 7/30 | +1.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.5% | 2025 | 93/175 | 17/27 | −2.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 40.0% | 2025 | 9/163 | 4/25 | −4.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.9% | 2025 | 148/180 | 19/27 | +1.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -5.2% | 2021 | 129/136 | 24/24 | −9.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.2% | 2021 | 112/136 | 14/24 | −0.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.31 | 2025 | 157/210 | 29/36 | −4.9% | — | |
| Government debt | 167.8% | 2024 | 1/78 | 1/17 | +68.2 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.6% | 2024 | 94/142 | 18/25 | ±0.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 17.1% | 2023 | 113/142 | 20/25 | +4.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 3.05% | 2025 | 31/156 | 3/18 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 177.9% | 2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | −0.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 142.5% | 2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | −8.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 320.3% | 2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | −9.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 16.7% | 2025 | 10/185 | 5/29 | −2.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 26.3% | 2025 | 8/197 | 2/32 | +3.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.7m | 2020 | 55/196 | 9/35 | −76% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 155/187 | 16/29 | −1.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 6.8% | 2025 | 147/187 | 18/29 | −2.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 69.7% | 2025 | 30/187 | 6/29 | +0.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 63.6% | 2025 | 27/187 | 6/29 | +2.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $16.7m | 1995 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 1995 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $4.7 | 1995 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Women in parliament | 32.3% | 2025 | 62/190 | 4/30 | +8.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.7% | 2021 | 41/141 | 8/23 | +1.5 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 96.4% | 2021 | 43/147 | 9/24 | +2.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 100.2% | 2023 | 97/191 | 17/30 | — | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 103.1% | 2023 | 49/176 | 5/26 | — | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 97.3% | 2023 | 12/172 | 5/27 | −4.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 96.8% | 2023 | 70/168 | 12/26 | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.7 | 2017 | 115/173 | 23/27 | −30% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.2% | 2024 | 165/184 | 25/29 | −0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.3 yrs | 2024 | 15/217 | 5/37 | +1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.2 | 2024 | 184/196 | 29/30 | ±0.0% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.7 | 2024 | 183/196 | 29/30 | ±0.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 6 | 2023 | 167/194 | 27/30 | −33% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.5% | 2023 | 139/193 | 21/29 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $3,922 | 2023 | 23/193 | 3/29 | +86% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.83 | 2022 | 64/180 | 5/25 | +47% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 41/193 | 6/30 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 142/153 | 16/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 4.5% | 2000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 28/206 | 8/37 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 16/203 | 6/37 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4% | 2024 | 30/188 | 6/28 | +15.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 170.8 | 2024 | 19/210 | 6/34 | +15% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 27.8 | 2024 | 69/208 | 9/34 | +3.0% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 96/215 | 16/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 36/192 | 5/30 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 9.75 t | 2024 | 21/203 | 6/37 | −1.0% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.1% | 2021 | 189/212 | 32/37 | +0.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 4.0% | 2021 | 173/206 | 30/35 | +0.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 21.8% | 2024 | 129/214 | 30/35 | −1.8 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 188/206 | 27/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 33.3% | 2022 | 46/177 | 2/20 | −126.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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