Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Singapore

Singapore: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 100 %2001: 100 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Singapore stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.

That places Singapore 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
How does Singapore rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Singapore ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.