North America vs Singapore: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 27.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 13.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in North America, a difference of 14.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 6.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Singapore |
| 2000s | 5.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.35 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Singapore |
| 2010s | 7.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 17.2 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.24 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Singapore |
| 2020s | 11.18 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 23.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 12.14 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 27.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 13.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between North America and Singapore?
- 14.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- North America ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.