In 2021, the real interest rate in Singapore amounted to -4.55 percent. Between 1978 and 2021, the figure dropped by 7.56 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

This data collection provides information on the characteristics of a national sample of housing units. Data include the year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, presence of a garage, occupancy status, access, number of rooms and bedrooms, presence of commercial establishments on the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, types of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, and heating and air conditioning equipment. Information provided on housing expenses includes monthly mortgage or rent payments, cost of services such as utilities, garbage collection, and property insurance, and amount of real estate taxes paid in the previous year. Similar data are provided for housing units previously occupied by respondents who had recently moved. Supplemental sections provide data on energy-related characteristics, such as the presence of storm doors, storm windows, and other types of insulation, and use of supplemental heating equipment. Additionally, indicators of housing and neighborhood quality are supplied. Housing quality variables include privacy of bedrooms, condition of kitchen facilities, basement or roof leakage, cracks or holes in walls, ceilings, and floors, breakdowns of plumbing facilities and equipment, use of exterminator service, and respondent's overall opinion of structure. Respondent's overall opinion of the quality of the neighborhood is also provided. In addition to housing characteristics, demographic data are provided on the household members, such as sex, age, race, marital status, relationship to the household head, and income. Additional data are provided on the head of the household including years of school completed, Hispanic origin, length of residence, and travel-to-work data, such as principal means of transportation and time and distance from home to work.

Singapore SG: Lending Interest Rate data was reported at 5.280 % pa in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.350 % pa for 2016. Singapore SG: Lending Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 5.856 % pa from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2017, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.645 % pa in 1981 and a record low of 5.280 % pa in 2017. Singapore SG: Lending Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; ;