Singapore vs Asia: 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 Singapore buys about what

$67.55

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $148 buys in Singapore. Prices across Singapore's economy average 148% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 48% further in Asia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureSingaporeAsia
Economy
Population6.11 million4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$604 billion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$98,814$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$163,354$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%60%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.65 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollarsNo recent dataMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureSingaporeAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$998 billion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7909Singapore dollarMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$81,760$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$135,750$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: Singapore, high income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Singapore
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearSingaporeAsia
2025$139,593$18,297
2024$134,549$17,585
2023$130,297$16,928
2022$134,828$16,285
2021$133,990$15,672
2020$116,684$14,717
2019$120,678$14,993
2018$120,669$14,516
2017$117,493$13,926
2016$112,720$13,333
2015$109,894$12,751
2014$107,991$12,212
2013$105,260$11,693
2012$102,061$11,186
2011$100,154$10,719
2010$96,280$10,203
2009$85,576$9,564
2008$88,083$9,326
2007$91,198$9,001
2006$87,210$8,433
2005$82,547$7,943
2004$78,713$7,518
2003$72,498$7,097
2002$68,329$6,791
2001$66,352$6,575
2000$68,904$6,434

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