Singapore Current Account to GDP

16.7% −0.49 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Singapore's current account balance amounted to 16.71% of GDP in 2025, down from 17.20% in the prior year. The ratio remains well below the all-time high of 27.14% recorded in 2007, while the series extends back to 1972.

Singapore Current Account to GDP, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
16.7%17.2%27.1%Dec 2007-19.6%Dec 19741972 – 2025Annual

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FDI Inflows$159.1B$135.1B$159.1B$93.0MDec 2025Annual
Exchange Rate1.28 per USD1.29 per USD3.06 per USD1.21 per USDAug 2026Monthly

About this series

Current Account to GDP in Singapore averaged 17.2% from 1972 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 27.1% in Dec 2007 and a record low of -19.6% in Dec 1974. The series is reported yearly with history from 1972.

The current account balance as a percentage of GDP measures a country's net trade in goods and services, net income from abroad, and net current transfers relative to the size of its economy. It is expressed as a percentage of GDP, reported annually, and the data series spans from 1972 onward.

Source & methodology

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