Adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Adjusted net savings per capita was 20,251 current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore, 1990–2021
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore stood at 20,251 current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore peaked at 20,251 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,674 current US$, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,674 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 4,688 current US$ | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 5,603 current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 5,730 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 7,802 current US$ | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 9,818 current US$ | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 9,895 current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10,952 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 8,418 current US$ | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 7,684 current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 7,963 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 5,588 current US$ | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 5,202 current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 5,709 current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 7,136 current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 8,877 current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 11,989 current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 15,049 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 12,446 current US$ | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 11,685 current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 18,585 current US$ | +59.1% |
| 2011 | 20,153 current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 19,754 current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18,971 current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 20,182 current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 17,064 current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 17,739 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 19,729 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 18,566 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 16,135 current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 13,790 current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 20,251 current US$ | +46.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 20,251 current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,717 current US$, 7.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 20,251 current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 563.21 current US$, 36.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,426 current US$ | 3,674 current US$ | 10,952 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,164 current US$ | 5,202 current US$ | 15,049 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,688 current US$ | 16,135 current US$ | 20,182 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,021 current US$ | 13,790 current US$ | 20,251 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Singapore was 20,251 current US$ in 2021, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 20,251 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,674 current US$ in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.