Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore

Singapore: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 18.14 in 2030. ▲ Rising

Latest (2030)
18.14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 195 countries
All-time high
24.15
in 2020
All-time low
9.01
in 2007
Years of data
40
1991–2030

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore, 1991–2030

05101520251991201020301991: 15.91992: 14.51993: 14.51994: 11.71995: 13.81996: 18.11997: 14.51998: 18.11999: 15.92000: 16.12001: 18.22002: 15.92003: 15.62004: 14.12005: 12.42006: 12.32007: 92008: 142009: 15.92010: 10.22011: 9.72012: 9.82013: 10.92014: 12.62015: 14.42016: 15.32017: 13.62018: 13.92019: 142020: 24.12021: 15.62022: 152023: 14.82024: 14.62025: 16.82026: 17.32027: 17.62028: 17.92029: 18.12030: 18.1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2030, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Singapore stood at 18.14.

That represents a change of down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Singapore peaked at 24.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.01, in 2007.

Singapore ranks 167th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore, 1991 to 2030.
Year Value Change
1991 15.85
1992 14.53 -8.3%
1993 14.52 -0.1%
1994 11.72 -19.2%
1995 13.8 +17.7%
1996 18.1 +31.1%
1997 14.55 -19.6%
1998 18.07 +24.2%
1999 15.88 -12.1%
2000 16.12 +1.5%
2001 18.21 +13.0%
2002 15.93 -12.5%
2003 15.65 -1.8%
2004 14.07 -10.1%
2005 12.38 -12.0%
2006 12.28 -0.8%
2007 9.01 -26.6%
2008 13.97 +55.0%
2009 15.85 +13.4%
2010 10.23 -35.5%
2011 9.66 -5.6%
2012 9.83 +1.7%
2013 10.91 +11.1%
2014 12.57 +15.2%
2015 14.43 +14.7%
2016 15.28 +5.9%
2017 13.6 -10.9%
2018 13.88 +2.0%
2019 14.03 +1.1%
2020 24.15 +72.1%
2021 15.55 -35.6%
2022 14.97 -3.7%
2023 14.85 -0.8%
2024 14.55 -2.0%
2025 16.83 +15.6%
2026 17.29 +2.8%
2027 17.64 +2.0%
2028 17.89 +1.4%
2029 18.14 +1.4%
2030 18.14 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.22 11.72 18.1 9
2000s 14.35 9.01 18.21 10
2010s 12.44 9.66 15.28 10
2020s 17.19 14.55 24.15 10
2030s 18.14 18.14 18.14 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 164 Guinea 18.74 compare
  2. 165 Sri Lanka 18.64 compare
  3. 166 Suriname 18.34 compare
  4. 168 Djibouti 18.13 compare
  5. 169 Sao Tome and Principe 18.04 compare
  6. 170 Equatorial Guinea 17.98 compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Singapore

All data for Singapore →

Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Singapore?
Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Singapore was 18.14 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 24.15 in 2020.
What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 9.01 in 2007.
How does Singapore rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
Singapore ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/expenditure-general-government-percent-of-gdp/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/expenditure-general-government-percent-of-gdp/singapore/">Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Singapore</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,647 data points, 1991–2030
Last refreshed

Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October