Wealth and income percentiles in Singapore
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Singapore? Model estimates for 4.7 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Singapore
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, SGD | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | SGD 147,000 | USD 114,000 |
| Top 10% | SGD 892,000 | USD 694,000 |
| Top 5% | SGD 1,670,000 | USD 1,300,000 |
| Top 1% | SGD 5,480,000 | USD 4,260,000 |
| Top 0.1% | SGD 31,100,000 | USD 24,200,000 |
| Average (mean) | SGD 568,000 | USD 442,000 |
Income thresholds in Singapore
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, SGD | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | SGD 103,000 | USD 80,100 |
| Top 10% | SGD 267,000 | USD 208,000 |
| Top 5% | SGD 377,000 | USD 294,000 |
| Top 1% | SGD 906,000 | USD 705,000 |
| Top 0.1% | SGD 3,150,000 | USD 2,450,000 |
| Average (mean) | SGD 152,000 | USD 118,000 |
Singapore in a global context
Singapore has 0.08% of the world’s adults. About 40.7% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 5.7% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 77.7% and 15.4%.
The median adult in Singapore is in the global top 12.6% by net worth and the global top 4.4% by income. Singapore is home to about 0.48% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Wealth is calibrated to UBS 2024 median, mean and millionaire counts. Country-specific anchors are useful, but the source is model-based rather than a complete official individual distribution. |
| Income | 3 | SingStat General Household Survey 2025 provides a direct official household-income distribution with bands, median and mean for market income. |
The calculator also offers a national source track for Singapore based on official national statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). National tracks use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Singapore?
About SGD 5,480,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about SGD 892,000.
What is the median income in Singapore?
The median adult in Singapore has a broad pre-tax economic income of about SGD 103,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Singapore are in the global top 1%?
About 5.7% of adults in Singapore are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 15.4% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Singapore is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.