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[Animian]

Singapore topped the charts for highest GDP per capita in 2010 at close to SGD $70,000 (USD $56,532), according to a study.

 

In the Wealth Report 2012 published by Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank, Singapore is also expected to continue to be the global leader in 2050.

 

GDP per capita refers to the total output of a country divided by the population.

 

Trailing closely behind Singapore is Norway at about SGD $63,000 (USD $51,226), then the U.S. at about SGD $56,200 (USD $45,511), followed by Hong Kong at almost SGD $56,000 (USD $45,301).

 

The report also forecasts that Singapore

[RadX]

wah....i shd earn usd137710 in 2050??? hosay

[Jman888]

wah....i shd earn usd137710 in 2050??? hosay

 

 

err..... of course, you know how many old people queuing for your service by then? :huh:

[Sp4wn]

wah....i shd earn usd137710 in 2050??? hosay

 

i think that time ah .. COE already usd137710 ..

[Maxus-MIFA9]

funny......

 

I don't have that much ley.... Where is my money? ...

[Old-driver]

wah....i shd earn usd137710 in 2050??? hosay

And a 5-rm is 1.2 M

[Maxus-MIFA9]

wah....i shd earn usd137710 in 2050??? hosay

 

will you live till then (2050) ...

 

another 38yrs ....

[Jman888]

funny......

 

I don't have that much ley.... Where is my money? ...

 

 

because 1 throttle can average out 10 of us [laugh]

[13177]

Country is rich but how about the people?

[Celicar]

i think that time ah .. COE already usd137710 ..

Dun hv to wait until then.

 

This is classic eg of how statistics can be so meaningless to the average person. In fact I think man on street feel poorer than ever before. Keep chasing be number 1 on this chart or that table, for what? This shows why garmen pursuit certain things really no point.

[Solar]

so.. i should feel rich reading this ah.. just give people the wrong impression.

[Maxus-MIFA9]

Country is rich but how about the people?

 

F... them lar ....., they are calculating the country reserve against the number of nitizens.

[Watwheels]

I think only the rich will stay in sgp by 2050. Ppl who used to stay in sgp, regardless FTs or locals, will be either working & staying in M'sia or some other country.

[Wyfitms]

Thanks be to the PAP. THey have prospered us well.

 

We will be the envy of a thousand nations.

[Sgg687z]

I think only the rich will stay in sgp by 2050. Ppl who used to stay in sgp, regardless FTs or locals, will be either working & staying in M'sia or some other country.

 

 

 

precisely :)

[13177]

F... them lar ....., they are calculating the country reserve against the number of nitizens.

Agreed.

[Holdenutessv]

I wonder how many sgporeans will migrate to other countries by 2050.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Holdenutessv

[Rubbishman]

Singapore topped the charts for highest GDP per capita in 2010 at close to SGD $70,000 (USD $56,532), according to a study.

 

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/s%E2%80%99pore-is...-the-world.html

 

 

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