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Singapore · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Singapore

East Asia & Pacific Capital Singapore High income Nation age 61 years (since 1965) i SGP · SG
NationsTree Index 2025 i82.13rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i22 msee ranking Military strength i68percentile
Population i6.1 m113th of 217 Area i736 km²184th of 216 GDP i$603.87 bn27th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$998.28 bn intl.33rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$163,354 intl.1st of 199 Life expectancy i83.3 years15th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i82
Strength · trunk i79
Quality of life · crown i96
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i84
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i51
CSV

In short

Singapore is 3rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 82.1 out of 100; its tree is 22 m tall.

It has 6.1 million people and an economy of $998.28 bn at purchasing power parity, 33rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP per person (PPP) (1st of 199), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Safely managed drinking water (1st of 150).

Its weakest positions: Central government debt (55th of 55), General government gross debt (187th of 189) and Renewable freshwater per person (169th of 183).

Over five years it fell from 1st to 3rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

51
Surface area ikm² 736 184th/216
Land area ikm² 725 182nd/216
Population ipeople 6.1 m 113th/217
Population growth i% 1.22% 85th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 8,329.0 3rd/216
Urban population i% 100.0% 1st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 11.7% 211th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 14.2% 72nd/217

Economy

74
GDP iUSD $603.87 bn 27th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $998.28 bn 33rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $853.07 bn 33rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $98,814 8th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $163,354 1st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $81,760 10th/201
GDP growth i% 5.0% 50th/210
Inflation i% 0.9% 33rd/180
Unemployment i% 2.8% 33rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 167.8% 55th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 165.7% 187th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 4.2% 9th/192

Main industries

54
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.0% 196th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.7% 107th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 17.4% 32nd/192
Services i% of GDP 71.6% 29th/200

Trade

80
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.07 trn 7th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $860.24 bn 9th/182
Exports i% of GDP 177.9% 4th/183
Imports i% of GDP 142.5% 4th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 320.3% 4th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 9.4% 50th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 78.2% 24th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 2.3% 151st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.9% 138th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 59.4% 5th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 16.7% 10th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 26.3% 8th/196

Natural resources

32
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 185th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 178th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.8% 188th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 106 169th/183

Tourism

63
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.7 m 55th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $20.42 bn 8th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.0% 106th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.5 m 56th/107

Society & health

73
Life expectancy iyears 83.3 15th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.7 14th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.83 63rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.8 65th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 85.3% 62nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 103.1% 49th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 19.2% 75th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.5% 139th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.7% 24th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 97.3% 11th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.946 13th/193

Infrastructure & digital

91
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 100.0% 1st/144
Internet users i% of population 94.4% 30th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 171 19th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 27.8 69th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.60 1st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 47.5 m 23rd/161

Environment & energy

42
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 9.75 183rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.1% 187th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.1 85th/200
Forest area i% of land area 21.8% 129th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 5,246 15th/149

Institutions & safety

90
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 95.2 1st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 87.8 4th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 83.2 18th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 89.0 12th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 91.9 1st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 54.6 113th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.1 1st/145

Military

74
Military expenditure iUSD $17.44 bn 22nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.0% 31st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 18.0% 11th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 59,000 65th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.72% 34th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 57.0 m 60th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 79.0 m 30th/65

Science & innovation

82
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.81% 23rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,898 20th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 11,894 39th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Singapore — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/singapore. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Singapore — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/singapore. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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