Economy - overview:
Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. Unemployment is very low. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly of consumer electronics, information technology products, medical and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, and on its vibrant transportation, business, and financial services sectors.The economy contracted 0.6% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but has continued to grow since 2010. Growth in 2014-17 was slower than during the previous decade, at under 3% annually, largely a result of soft demand for exports amid a sluggish global economy and weak growth in Singapore’s manufacturing sector.The government is attempting to restructure Singapore’s economy by weaning its dependence on foreign labor, addressing weak productivity growth, and increasing Singaporean wages. Singapore has attracted major investments in advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology production and will continue efforts to strengthen its position as Southeast Asia's leading financial and technology hub. Singapore is a member of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations with the nine other ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. In 2015, Singapore formed, with the other ASEAN members, the ASEAN Economic Community.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): Gross national saving: GDP - composition, by end use: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Distribution of family income - Gini index: Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Fiscal year: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: Exchange rates:
$513.7 billion (2017 est.)
$501.1 billion (2016 est.)
$491.3 billion (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 41
$305.8 billion (2016 est.)
[see also: GDP (official exchange rate) country ranks ]
2.5% (2017 est.)
2% (2016 est.)
1.9% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]
$90,500 (2017 est.)
$89,400 (2016 est.)
$88,800 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 7
45% of GDP (2017 est.)
44.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Gross national saving country ranks ]
household consumption: 34.7%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption country ranks ]
government consumption: 11.4%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption country ranks ]
investment in fixed capital: 23.5%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital country ranks ]
investment in inventories: 1.9%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories country ranks ]
exports of goods and services: 179.2%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services country ranks ]
imports of goods and services: -150.6% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services country ranks ]
agriculture: 0%
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 26%
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry country ranks ]
services: 74% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services country ranks ]
orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish
electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade
3% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Industrial production growth rate country ranks ]
3.668 million
note: excludes non-residents (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
agriculture: 0.96%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 15.5%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ]
services: 83.5%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - services country ranks ]
note: excludes non-residents (2016)
2.2% (2017 est.)
2.1% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Unemployment rate country ranks ]
NA%
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]
lowest 10%: 1.7%
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% country ranks ]
highest 10%: 26% (2016)
45.8 (2016)
46.3 (2015)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
revenues: $53.4 billion
[see also: Budget - revenues country ranks ]
expenditures: $56.49 billion
[see also: Budget - expenditures country ranks ]
note: expenditures include both operational and development expenditures (2017 est.)
17.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Taxes and other revenues country ranks ]
-1% of GDP (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) country ranks ]
114.6% of GDP (2017 est.)
112.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
note: Singapore's public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s; Singapore has no external public debt
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]
1 April - 31 March
0.9% (2017 est.)
-0.5% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]
1.17% (2016 est.)
1.21% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]
5.4% (31 December 2017 est.)
5.35% (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]
$134.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$119.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ]
$437.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$388.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$455.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$383.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]
$654.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$640 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$752.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]
$59.79 billion (2017 est.)
$56.5 billion (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]
$396.4 billion (2017 est.)
$361.6 billion (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
machinery and equipment (including electronics and telecommunications), pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, refined petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages
China 12.8%, Hong Kong 12.6%, Malaysia 10.5%, Indonesia 7.8%, US 6.8%, Japan 4.5%, South Korea 4.4% (2016)
$309.7 billion (2017 est.)
$278.8 billion (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods
China 14.3%, Malaysia 11.4%, US 10.8%, Japan 7%, South Korea 6.1%, Indonesia 4.8% (2016)
$266.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$246.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]
$482.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$504.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
$1.158 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.096 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]
$725.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$682.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar -
1.392 (2017 est.)
1.3815 (2016 est.)
1.3815 (2015 est.)
1.3748 (2014 est.)
1.2671 (2013 est.)