Inequality
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%: Jeffrey Siow
These are broadly comparable to advanced economies with similar wealth Gini coefficients
Should landlords worry? Singapore’s new inequality data suggests tough conversations will continue
With a clearer – and less flattering – picture of income and wealth inequality, the discussion can shift to what should be done
Top 20% of Singapore households hold average wealth of S$5.3 million: MOF
The first set of official wealth data shows that property and CPF savings form the bulk of assets across all wealth groups
Newly-defined Singapore median household market income up 6.8% in real terms
2025 figure is first time SingStat applies expanded coverage capturing ‘market’, or non-employment sources of income like CPF payouts
Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows: Oxfam
The number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time last year
‘Inequality crisis’ threatens democracy, experts warn G20
WEALTH inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned on Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle th...
Government to involve community more in tackling inequality, unlike old ‘silo’ approach: Desmond Lee
Vulnerable families to get ‘more comprehensive, wraparound support’, including help with housing
Singapore must prepare for ‘more churn’, as company failures are part of ecosystem renewal: PM Wong
The process will be ‘uncomfortable, even unsettling’, but necessary to create value
The problem with taxing the rich
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
Sweden: a socialist paradise overflowing with billionaires
The country is generating the kind of wealth that raises the risk of an anti-capitalist revolt
