Key information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 32.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 24.5 % in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43.3 % in Mar 1999 and a record low -11.1 % in Jun 2003.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Singapore Department of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Singapore, Current Account recorded a surplus of 25.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 120.6 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Singapore was last recorded at 67706.83 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in Singapore is equivalent to 536 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Singapore GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Singapore Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

• Singapore Consolidated Fiscal Balance registered a surplus equal to 0.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus equal to 2.1 % in the previous quarter
• Singapore Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Dec 2024, with an average ratio of 3.7 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.0 % in Sep 2013 and a record low of -8.0 % in Mar 2021

CEIC calculates quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Consolidated Fiscal Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Singapore Department of Statistics provides Consolidated Fiscal Balance in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Further information about Singapore Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Singapore National Government Debt reached 962.6 USD bn in Sep 2024
• Singapore Nominal GDP reached 120.6 USD bn in Mar 2023

In 2024, the U.S. GDP increased from the previous year to about 29.18 trillion U.S. dollars. Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all goods and services produced within a country. In 2024, the United States has the largest economy in the world. What is GDP? Gross domestic product is one of the most important indicators used to analyze the health of an economy. GDP is defined by the BEA as the market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in the United States, regardless of nationality. It is the primary measure of U.S. production. The OECD defines GDP as an aggregate measure of production equal to the sum of the gross values added of all resident, institutional units engaged in production (plus any taxes, and minus any subsidies, on products not included in the value of their outputs). GDP and national debt Although the United States had the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world in 2022, this does not tell us much about the quality of life in any given country. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) is an economic measurement that is thought to be a better method for comparing living standards across countries because it accounts for domestic inflation and variations in the cost of living. While the United States might have the largest economy, the country that ranked highest in terms of GDP at PPP was Luxembourg, amounting to around 141,333 international dollars per capita. Singapore, Ireland, and Qatar also ranked highly on the GDP PPP list, and the United States ranked 9th in 2022.

Singapore SG: GDP: Discrepancy data was reported at 7,156.800 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 657.300 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: Discrepancy data is updated yearly, averaging 1.550 SGD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,156.800 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of -3,365.200 SGD mn in 2003. Singapore SG: GDP: Discrepancy 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: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP is the discrepancy included in final consumption expenditure, etc. (total consumption, etc.). This discrepancy is included to ensure that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

In 2023, the estimated total GDP of all ASEAN states amounted to approximately 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars, a significant increase from the previous years. In fact, the GDP of the ASEAN region has been skyrocketing for a few years now, reflecting the region’s thriving economy. Power in the EastThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was established in 1967 among five of these countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines) to facilitate trade and economic growth, as well as promote cultural development and social structures in the region. To date, they have been joined by another five nations. The ASEAN marketThe founding of the ASEAN organization provides the collaborating nations with more autonomy and influence on the global economy than they would have had by themselves. Additionally, struggling participating countries, such as Laos, are given an opportunity to grow on an ASEAN single market.

Singapore SG: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services data was reported at 78.587 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 80.935 USD bn for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.891 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.935 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -823.738 USD mn in 1980. Singapore SG: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services 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: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Singapore recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 1.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. This dataset provides - Singapore Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

SG: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad data was reported at -6.078 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.089 USD bn for 2016. SG: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad data is updated yearly, averaging -272.760 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.646 USD mn in 1970 and a record low of -10.292 USD bn in 2015. SG: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad 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: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Singapore SG: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services data was reported at 108,521.200 SGD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 111,811.100 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 5,932.050 SGD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111,811.100 SGD mn in 2016 and a record low of -1,927.500 SGD mn in 1974. Singapore SG: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services 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: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

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For most of the 20th century, Ireland stood out as one of the poorest countries in Western Europe, not experience the same post-war boom in prosperity that was felt by virtually all other countries in the region. At the onset of the 1973-1975 Recession, Ireland's GDP per capita was less than 60 percent of GDP per capita in the European Union and less than a quarter of GDP per capita in the U.S. Catching up in the 1980s By the 1980s, a wave of foreign investment saw Ireland's export sector grow exponentially, and between 1975 and 1990, Ireland had the second-fastest growth of exports in the world (behind Japan). Additionally, as Ireland joined the European Communities in 1973, it became more integrated into the European economy; before 1973, around three-quarters of Ireland's exports went to the United Kingdom, but this fell to one-third by the 1990s. Ireland's period of industrialization was relatively short in comparison to its neighbors, as it transitioned from an agriculture-based economy to a producer of high-tech products and services. Ireland's low tax rate and other incentives also attracted many American tech companies in the 1980s, such as Apple, Intel, and Microsoft, who were keen on establishing a presence in the European Union. The Celtic Tiger Named after the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan), which experienced rapid economic growth in the 1970s and 1980s, the period of prosperity between the 1990s and 2000s in Ireland has been dubbed the "Celtic Tiger." Over this time, Ireland's GDP per capita grew to exceed the average in the EU by 10 percent in 2000, and it would eventually surpass that of the U.S. in 2003. Ireland was severely impacted by the financial crisis of 2008 due to the instability of its property sector and extensive lending by banks, and it was the first European economy to go into recession. By the late 2010s, most sectors of the economy had returned to pre-recession levels, and today, Ireland's GDP per capita remains among the top in the world, second in the EU only to Luxembourg.

Singapore SG: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import data was reported at 842,078.306 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 814,672.273 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import data is updated yearly, averaging 84,835.576 SGD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 842,078.306 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 4,999.786 SGD mn in 1964. Singapore SG: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import 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: Gross Domestic Product: Real. Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

SG: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment data was reported at -1,128.894 SGD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,645.873 SGD mn for 2016. SG: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment data is updated yearly, averaging -858.781 SGD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,645.873 SGD mn in 2016 and a record low of -14,751.585 SGD mn in 2013. SG: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment 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: Gross Domestic Product: Real. The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Singapore led the Index of Economic Freedom in 2024, with an index score of 83.5 out of 100. Switzerland, Ireland, Taiwan, and Luxembourg rounded out the top five. Economic Freedom Index In order to calculate the Economic Freedom Index, the source takes 12 different factors into account, including the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets. All 12 factors are rated on a scale of zero to 100 and are weighted equally. Every country is rated within the Index in order to provide insight into the health and freedom of the global economy. Singapore's economy Singapore is one of the four so-called Asian Tigers, a term used to describe four countries in Asia that saw a booming economic development from the 1950s to the early 1990. Today, the City-State is known for its many skyscrapers, and its economy continue to boom. It has one of the lowest tax-rates in the Asia-Pacific region, and continues to be open towards foreign direct investment (FDI). Moreover, Singapore has one of the highest trade-to-GDP ratios worldwide, underlining its export-oriented economy. Finally, its geographic location has given it a strategic position as a center connecting other countries in the region with the outside world. However, the economic boom has come at a cost, with the city now ranked among the world's most expensive.

Singapore SG: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP data was reported at 5.190 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.252 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.177 % from Mar 1973 (Median) to 2017, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.338 % in 1995 and a record low of -3.222 % in 1988. Singapore SG: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP 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: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.; ; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average;

Singapore SG: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services data was reported at 24.262 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.128 % for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 9.726 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.782 % in 2007 and a record low of -20.381 % in 1971. Singapore SG: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services 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: Gross Domestic Product: Share of GDP. External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted average;

*Estimated using the bill sizes per dengue patient and day. The distribution was truncated to only positive values.†Average daily ridership and average round trip distance used to calculate weighted average transportation cost. It includes Mass Rapid Transport and Light Rapid Transport systems, bus, and taxi. An average of two family visits per day per inpatient are assumed. Transport in Singapore is not subsidized [66].§Includes the costs and proportion of patients tested using dengue PCR ($111.5) or serology tests ($25.9) in the first consultation , medical officer consultation fees ($30.9 for first consultation and $24.3 subsequent consultations), cost of full blood count in all consultations ($16.4), urea ($6.7), protein ($7.1), ALT ($7.1) and AST ($7.1) tests and cost of symptoms relief medicaments ($6.6 including paracetamol for fever, metocloperamide for vomiting, peritoh for itch and famotidine for gastric irritation).‡Obtained by dividing the GDP per capita by the working days per year. The productivity loss by an undetermined day of work is obtained by dividing the GDP per capita by 365 days.¢Due to lack of data on allocation of hours to household activities in Singapore, we employ US cost data expressed in US 2010 $. In the model we distinguish the household service losses per day in the age groups: 15–17 ($15), 18–29 ($26), 30–64 ($40), 65–74 ($45) and >75 ($38).¥Families in this situation are assumed to be families with all working parents, without maid and without unemployed or retired family members available to give care to the children. The proportion of children belonging to families where nobody cooks at home is used as a surrogate for these families [64] . For the rest of the families, the care giver is imputed a cost corresponding to the household services that cannot be carried out during the time of care giving.¶The estimate corresponds to the number of persons >65 years old living alone. A social worker with a salary of $13/hour is assumed to be hired as care giver 8 hours a day. For the rest of elderly the care givers are imputed a cost equal to their household services.∥Average government expenditure divided by total number of primary or secondary students and total school days.††Low effectiveness as compared to previous studies assuming 95% [53] to reflect the difficulty of obtaining a vaccine for the four serotypes.◊Corresponds to Panama in [52] .

Singapore SG: GDP: Net Current Transfer from Abroad data was reported at -8,393.600 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -8,412.200 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore SG: GDP: Net Current Transfer from Abroad data is updated yearly, averaging -561.950 SGD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.100 SGD mn in 1970 and a record low of -14,148.800 SGD mn in 2015. Singapore SG: GDP: Net Current Transfer from Abroad 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: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;