Economy of Singapore

Economy of Singapore
Skyline of Singapore's Downtown Core
CurrencySingapore dollar (SGD/S$)
1 April – 31 March
Trade organisations
WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others
Country group
Statistics
Population 6,040,000 (2024)[3]
GDP
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 4.4% (2024)[4]
  • 2.0% (2025)[4]
  • 1.9% (2026f)[4]
  • 2.3% (2027f)[4]
GDP per capita
  • $92,930 (nominal; 2025)[4]
  • $156,760 (PPP; 2025)[4]
GDP per capita rank
  • 4th (nominal; 2025)
  • 1st (PPP; 2025)
GDP by sector
  • agriculture: 0.03 %
  • industry: 22.4 %
  • services: 72.45 %
  • (2024 est.)[5]
Inflation (CPI)
0.9% (Apr 2025)[6]
Population below poverty line
N/A
45.9 medium (2017)[7][a]
  • 0.946 very high (2023)[8] (13th)
  • 0.823 very high IHDI (32nd) (2023)[8]
Corruption Perceptions Index
 84 out of 100 points (2024, 3rd)
Labour force
  • 3,843,513 (2021)[9]
  • 65.1% employment rate (2018)[10]
Labour force by occupation
  • agriculture: 0.7%
  • industry: 25.6%
  • services: 73.7%
  • (2017 est.)[7]
  • excludes non-residents
Unemployment
  • 1.8% (March 2024 est.)[9]
Average gross salary
S$8,480 / US$6,678 monthly[11] (2025)
S$7,310 / US$5,756 monthly[12] (2024)
Main industries
External
Exports US$942 billion (2022)[13][14]
Export goods
Main export partners
Imports US$870 billion (2022)[14]
Import goods
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • $1.285 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)[7]
  • Abroad: $841.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[7]
Current account
 $60.99 billion (2017 est.)[7]
Gross external debt
 $168.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[b][7]
Net international investment position
S$738.811 billion (Q1 2015)[17]
Public finances
Government debt
167.8% of GDP (2022 est.)[c][7]
Foreign reserves
 US$384.587 billion (August 2024)[18]
RevenuesS$69.45 billion (2017 est.)[19]
ExpensesS$75.07 billion (2017 est.)[19]
Economic aidN/A
Credit rating
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
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The economy of Singapore is a highly developed mixed market economy with dirigiste characteristics.[24][25][26][27] Singapore's economy has been consistently ranked as the most open, competitive and pro-business in the world.[28] It is also the 3rd least corrupt in the world.[29][30] Singapore has low tax-rates[31] and the highest per-capita GDP in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is headquartered in Singapore.

Alongside the business-friendly reputation for global and local privately held companies and public companies, various national state-owned enterprises play a substantial role in Singapore's economy. The sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings holds majority stakes in several of the nation's largest bellwether companies, such as Singapore Airlines, Singtel, ST Engineering and Mediacorp. With regards to foreign direct investment (FDI), the Singaporean economy is a major FDI outflow-financier in the world. In addition, throughout its history, Singapore has benefited from the large inward flows of FDI from global investors, financial institutions and multinational corporations (MNCs) due to its highly attractive investment climate along with a stable and conducive political environment throughout its modern years.[32]

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