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General profile: Singapore

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.976 Millions
1.379 SGD/US$
437 242 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 718 km²
6.12 %
3.64 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
229 649
351 867
351 587
515 802
Merchandise imports
200 047
310 791
297 087
475 578
Merchandise trade balance
29 602
41 076
54 500
40 224
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %76 %76 %15 %15 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
63 09456 53251 54344 61836 45863 09456 53251 54344 61836 458
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
45 605
100 382
153 200
291 256
Services imports
55 052
100 518
161 693
258 615
Services trade balance
-9 447
-136
-8 493
32 641
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
42.7
38.4
30.4
34.9
Travel
13.6
14.1
10.8
4.0
Other services
36.9
40.9
54.1
58.3
TRADE INDICES
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1131011011051029910091908586847178767165605140384094919495969910093949293969796969799100100108111114
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
127 808
239 808
307 999
437 242
GDP per capita, current US$
29 417
46 442
54 513
73 170
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.36
14.72
2.98
3.64
Current account balance, % of GDP
23.26
22.93
18.69
20.64
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.664
1.364
1.375
1.379
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
31.011.524.4184.8153.531.011.524.4184.8153.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+11.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
17 747.78
57 460.08
59 700.11
141 210.97
FDI outflows
(j) 12 552.51
(j) 35 407.15
(j) 45 223.05
(j) 50 788.33
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
141 211131 15172 90397 48473 56185 36967 50259 70073 28756 67260 10339 89057 46018 53211 81042 60937 48017 74822 32516 3535 33817 30214 752FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
29.89
26.31
27.30
38.69
Balance, % of imports
15.31
15.33
18.07
24.11
Normalized balance
0.071
0.071
0.083
0.108
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
360352335323325317303329360367369379370358437394425420
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
100%Urban 100%Rural
0%
OTHER INDICATORS
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5.966 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
40 935
61 660
117 534
131 432
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
90.29
98.32
111.06
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
28 431 100
30 922 300
37 289 600
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
15.88
34.08
32.40
32.68
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.28
27.54
26.98
31.12
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
4.50
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
j
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023