Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore, 1960–1995
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 1995, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore stood at 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore peaked at 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.93 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Singapore 138th out of 168 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 1962 | 9.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +262.3% |
| 1963 | 9.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 1965 | 14.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +314.0% |
| 1966 | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 1967 | 30.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +221.7% |
| 1968 | 15.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 1969 | 26.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +69.7% |
| 1970 | 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +89.2% |
| 1971 | 42.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 34.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 19.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 1974 | 15.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 12.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 13.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 10.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 14.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1979 | 13.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 17.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1981 | 21.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 21.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 19.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 25.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 23.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 17.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 13.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 13.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 12.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 11.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 10.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 7.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +314.0% | 3.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.35 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1962 | +262.3% | 2.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.02 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1967 | +221.7% | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.44 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 135 Qatar 8.29 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 136 Uruguay 7.34 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 7.29 constant 2024 US$ per person
- 139 Angola 6.79 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 140 Vietnam 6.75 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 141 Egypt 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Singapore was 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1995, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 50.93 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 1995.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.