Overview
- Singstat reported record-low inequality, with the Gini at 0.452 on market income and 0.379 after taxes and transfers.
- The new statistics count non-employment income such as CPF interest, dividends, rental earnings and payouts, and cover households with no employed members.
- Officials said non-employment income is drawn mainly from administrative sources, though survey-based elements may understate incomes for wealthier households.
- Employment income remained the largest component of household resources but its share fell to 79.6% in 2025 from 81.1% in 2024.
- Average government transfers were S$7,300 per household member in 2025, down from S$7,725 after one-off 2024 schemes ended, and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said lower-income households receive about S$7 in benefits per tax dollar.