Malaysia 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 Malaysia buys about what

$191

buys in Singapore, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Singapore buys what $52.29 buys in Malaysia. Prices across Malaysia's economy average 52% of Singapore's, so a dollar goes 91% further in Malaysia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureMalaysiaSingapore
Economy
Population36.0 million6.11 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$472 billion$604 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,125$98,814
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$41,498$163,354
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%32%60%
A US dollar goes as far as$3.16 in the US$1.65 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$29.55 a day2021 survey · $10,786 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
MeasureMalaysiaSingapore
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.49 trillion$998 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.355Malaysian ringgit0.7909Singapore dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$12,380$81,760
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$40,070$135,750

World Bank income groups: Malaysia, 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.
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
Year-by-year table
YearMalaysiaSingapore
2025$35,461$139,593
2024$34,116$134,549
2023$32,858$130,297
2022$32,129$134,828
2021$29,823$133,990
2020$29,200$116,684
2019$31,301$120,678
2018$30,460$120,669
2017$29,552$117,493
2016$28,425$112,720
2015$27,700$109,894
2014$26,818$107,991
2013$25,736$105,260
2012$25,006$102,061
2011$24,116$100,154
2010$23,308$96,280
2009$22,107$85,576
2008$22,898$88,083
2007$22,305$91,198
2006$21,444$87,210
2005$20,768$82,547
2004$20,169$78,713
2003$19,329$72,498
2002$18,709$68,329
2001$18,186$66,352
2000$18,533$68,904

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