Russia vs Singapore
Russia vs Singapore: Government debt
Government debt: 16.6% of GDP in Russia in 2025 and 165.8% of GDP in Singapore in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Singapore, by 151 percentage points, or 11 times that in Russia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Russia.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 30.7% of GDP and Singapore at 169.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Russia | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.6 | 165.7 |
| 2024 | 14.8 | 165.8 |
| 2023 | 15.2 | 170.4 |
| 2022 | 15.1 | 153.3 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 139.9 |
| 2020 | 19.2 | 147.1 |
| 2019 | 13.8 | 127.7 |
| 2018 | 13.6 | 109.2 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | 107.3 |
| 2016 | 14.9 | 105.9 |
| 2015 | 15.3 | 102.1 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 97.8 |
| 2013 | 12.4 | 98.2 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 106.7 |
| 2011 | 10.3 | 103.1 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 98.7 |
| 2009 | 9.9 | 101.7 |
| 2008 | 7.4 | 97.9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 87.8 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | 86.5 |
| 2005 | 14.9 | 92.7 |
| 2004 | 20.8 | 95.7 |
| 2003 | 28.3 | 99.1 |
| 2002 | 37.6 | 96.3 |
| 2001 | 44.4 | 94.5 |
| 2000 | 55.9 | 82.3 |
| 1999 | 92.4 | 85.3 |
| 1998 | 135.2 | 84.7 |
| 1997 | 51.5 | 70.8 |
| 1996 | – | 71.3 |
| 1995 | – | 69.8 |
| 1994 | – | 70.7 |
| 1993 | – | 71.2 |
| 1992 | – | 79 |
| 1991 | – | 76.4 |
| 1990 | – | 73.5 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Russia | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19.3 | 166.4 |
| 2027 | 22.2 | 167.1 |
| 2028 | 24.8 | 167.9 |
| 2029 | 27.2 | 168.5 |
| 2030 | 29.1 | 169 |
| 2031 | 30.7 | 169.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025