Japan 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 Japan buys about what

$93.25

buys in Singapore, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Singapore buys what $107 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 107% of Singapore's, so a dollar goes 7% further in Singapore.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanSingapore
Economy
Population123.4 million6.11 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$604 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$98,814
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$163,354
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%60%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$1.65 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · incomeNo recent data
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanSingapore
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$998 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen0.7909Singapore dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$81,760
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$135,750

World Bank income groups: Japan, high 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.
  • Japan
  • Singapore
Year-by-year table
YearJapanSingapore
2025$48,283$139,593
2024$47,480$134,549
2023$47,387$130,297
2022$46,819$134,828
2021$45,999$133,990
2020$44,213$116,684
2019$46,055$120,678
2018$46,133$120,669
2017$45,693$117,493
2016$44,927$112,720
2015$44,589$109,894
2014$43,754$107,991
2013$43,304$105,260
2012$42,395$102,061
2011$41,641$100,154
2010$41,647$96,280
2009$40,000$85,576
2008$42,519$88,083
2007$43,042$91,198
2006$42,359$87,210
2005$41,740$82,547
2004$40,987$78,713
2003$40,152$72,498
2002$39,690$68,329
2001$39,749$66,352
2000$39,732$68,904

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