Currency | Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) |
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1 April – 31 March | |
Trade organisations | WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others |
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Statistics | |
Population | 5,917,600 (Jun 2023)[3] |
GDP | |
GDP rank | |
GDP growth | |
GDP per capita | |
GDP per capita rank | |
GDP by sector |
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5.5% (Jan 2023)[7] | |
Population below poverty line | N/A |
45.9 medium (2017)[6][a] | |
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83 out of 100 points (2023, 5th rank) | |
Labour force | |
Labour force by occupation |
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Unemployment |
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Main industries |
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External | |
Exports | US$942 billion (2022)[11][12] |
Export goods |
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Main export partners | |
Imports | US$870 billion (2022)[12] |
Import goods | |
Main import partners |
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FDI stock | |
$60.99 billion (2017 est.)[6] | |
Gross external debt | $168.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[b][6] |
S$738.811 billion (Q1 2015)[15] | |
Public finances | |
167.8% of GDP (2022 est.)[c][6] | |
Revenues | S$69.45 billion (2017 est.)[16] |
Expenses | S$75.07 billion (2017 est.)[16] |
Economic aid | N/A |
US$384.587 billion (August 2024)[19] | |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
The economy of Singapore is a highly developed mixed market economy with dirigiste characteristics.[20][21][22][23] Singapore's economy has been consistently ranked as the most open in the world,[24] the joint 4th-least corrupt,[25] and the most pro-business.[26] Singapore has low tax-rates[27] and the third 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.[28]
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