China vs Singapore: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$128

buys in Singapore, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Singapore buys what $78.13 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 78% of Singapore's, so a dollar goes 28% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaSingapore
Economy
Population1.41 billion6.11 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$604 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$98,814
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$163,354
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%60%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.65 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumptionNo recent data
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaSingapore
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$998 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.7909Singapore dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$81,760
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$135,750

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Singapore, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Singapore
Year-by-year table
YearChinaSingapore
2025$25,067$139,593
2024$23,841$134,549
2023$22,687$130,297
2022$21,499$134,828
2021$20,843$133,990
2020$19,215$116,684
2019$18,821$120,678
2018$17,807$120,669
2017$16,758$117,493
2016$15,773$112,720
2015$14,857$109,894
2014$13,969$107,991
2013$13,081$105,260
2012$12,218$102,061
2011$11,405$100,154
2010$10,476$96,280
2009$9,519$85,576
2008$8,744$88,083
2007$8,014$91,198
2006$7,057$87,210
2005$6,298$82,547
2004$5,684$78,713
2003$5,192$72,498
2002$4,744$68,329
2001$4,372$66,352
2000$4,066$68,904

China vs Singapore: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.