Singapore Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2025)
Singapore's Current Account Balance (% of GDP): 16.7 % of GDP in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS), 1976–2025.
Singapore (2025)
16.7
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.7 | -0.5pp |
| 2024 | 17.2 | +0.8pp |
| 2023 | 16.4 | -2.5pp |
| 2022 | 18.9 | -0.4pp |
| 2021 | 19.3 | +1.6pp |
| 2020 | 17.7 | +2.2pp |
| 2019 | 15.5 | -0.2pp |
| 2018 | 15.7 | -2.8pp |
| 2017 | 18.5 | +0.5pp |
| 2016 | 18 | -0.7pp |
| 2015 | 18.7 | +0.7pp |
| 2014 | 18 | +2.3pp |
| 2013 | 15.7 | -1.9pp |
| 2012 | 17.6 | -4.6pp |
| 2011 | 22.2 | -0.7pp |
| 2010 | 22.9 | +6.5pp |
| 2009 | 16.4 | +1.3pp |
| 2008 | 15.1 | -12pp |
| 2007 | 27.1 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 26.9 | +3.6pp |
About this Dataset
Singapore recorded 16.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -13.1 in 1980 to 27.1 in 2007.
This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Singapore from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Singapore from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 27.1 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of -13.1 in 1980. The latest reading of 16.7 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.