Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 104.68 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Singapore, 1963–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Singapore stood at 104.68.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Singapore peaked at 106.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.66, in 1963.
Singapore ranks 13th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 15.66 | — |
| 1964 | 18.74 | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 17.61 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 20.78 | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 26.61 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 35.94 | +35.1% |
| 1969 | 33.9 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 48.25 | +42.3% |
| 1971 | 53.73 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 49.95 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 45.1 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 43.64 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 52.45 | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 56.83 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 82.63 | +45.4% |
| 1978 | 88.57 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 88.97 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.3 | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 59.65 | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 63.89 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 69.02 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 73.17 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 82.65 | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 84.61 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 88.96 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 80.05 | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 77.46 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 72.94 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 75.16 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 79.16 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 71.25 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 66.86 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 69.44 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 69.76 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 68.83 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 80.3 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 86 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 81.33 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 93.14 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 95.21 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 100.2 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 96.68 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 94.31 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.91 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 86.3 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 93.93 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 104.16 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 99.63 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 102.27 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 106.5 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 103.9 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 99.76 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 104.68 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.18 | 15.66 | 35.94 | 7 |
| 1970s | 61.01 | 43.64 | 88.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.18 | 59.65 | 88.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.97 | 66.86 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.32 | 81.33 | 104.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.79 | 99.63 | 106.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More external debt data for Singapore
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.82 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 15.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 31.28 billion US dollar (1993)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 298,572 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 1.94 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations -0.3771 % change on previous year (1993)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 9,440 US dollar per person (1993)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.5161 US dollar per US$ of GDP (1993)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 1.67 billion US dollar (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Singapore?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Singapore was 104.68 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 1963.
- How does Singapore rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.