At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Singapore
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 603.9B in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 98,814 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 35.1 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 1.1T in 2025 (series since 1960).
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Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.
Country DNA
Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 2.6 % in 2010 to 5.5 % in 2025 (+2.9 points).
GDP grew 3.5 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Singapore's population grew 51.7 % between 2000 and 2025, from 4.0M people to 6.1M people.
Central government debt rose from 101.4 % of GDP in 2010 to 167.8 % in 2024.
94.4 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 71.0 % in 2010.
CO₂ emissions of 9.24 t per person are 3.1× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Unemployment of 2.8 % in 2025 is below the East Asia & Pacific median of 3.2 %.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 23,853 in 2000 to US$ 98,814 in 2025 (+314.3 % in current US dollars).
With a median age of 35.1 years, Singapore ranks 83rd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Life expectancy gained 5.4 years since 2000, from 78.0 years to 83.3 years in 2024.
Trade is worth 320.3 % of GDP (2025), above the world median of 79.5 %.
Within East Asia & Pacific, Singapore ranks 1st of 32 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 163,354, 2025).
Life expectancy of 83.3 years ranks 5th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific (2024).
The fertility rate fell from 1.60 births/woman in 2000 to 0.97 births/woman in 2024.
Languages: Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 3.0 points to 32.3 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 19.2 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 7.4B to US$ 213.8B in 2025.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 0.6 points to 2.7 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 7.7 points to -1.8 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseLow-carbon electricity share rose 0.6 points to 5.5 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseSeniors (65+) rose 0.6 points to 14.2 % in 2025.
- ReversalInflation, GDP deflator turned negative in 2025 (-1.8 %).
- Sharp dropFossil fuel electricity share fell 0.6 points to 94.5 % in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 2.86 points to 1.99 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 16.4B to US$ 206.3B in 2024.
- Sharp dropTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell 1.0 points to 4.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 14.7B to US$ 98.5B in 2024.
- Sharp riseInflation, GDP deflator rose 10.4 points to 5.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 18.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 0.5 points to 2.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSeniors (65+) rose 0.6 points to 13.7 % in 2024.
- ReversalGDP per capita growth turned positive in 2024 (3.3 %).
- ReversalInflation, GDP deflator turned positive in 2024 (5.9 %).
- Sharp riseObesity rose 0.9 points to 17.0 % in 2024.
- Record lowTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell to a new low of 4.6 % in 2024, the first since 2013.
- Record highEnergy use per capita set a new high of 180,701 kWh in 2024, the first since 2018.
- Record highPrimary energy consumption set a new high of 1,054 TWh in 2024, the first since 2018.
- Sharp riseSelf-employed (% of total employment) rose 0.6 points to 12.8 % in 2024.
- 2023
- Sharp riseGross debt / GDP rose 17.1 points to 170.4 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseDebt / GDP rose 21.1 points to 173.6 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 19.6 points to -4.6 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseAir transport, passengers carried rose 114.0 % to 47.5M passengers in 2023.
- Sharp dropCurrent account balance (US$) fell US$ 13.5B to US$ 83.8B in 2023.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 14.6B to US$ 189.9B in 2023.
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