Other investment, Debt instruments in Singapore
Singapore: Other investment, Debt instruments was 1.82 trillion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments in Singapore, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments in Singapore is 1.82 trillion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments in Singapore peaked at 1.82 trillion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.80 billion US dollar, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 10th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.19 billion US dollar | 3.80 billion US dollar | 26.62 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.83 billion US dollar | 26.40 billion US dollar | 32.96 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 625.85 billion US dollar | 417.70 billion US dollar | 857.16 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 trillion US dollar | 943.94 billion US dollar | 1.22 trillion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 trillion US dollar | 1.35 trillion US dollar | 1.82 trillion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 7 Japan 2.12 trillion US dollar compare
- 8 Netherlands 1.93 trillion US dollar compare
- 9 Luxembourg 1.93 trillion US dollar compare
- 11 Hong Kong (China) 1.73 trillion US dollar compare
- 12 Canada 1.30 trillion US dollar compare
- 13 Spain 1.18 trillion US dollar compare
More external debt data for Singapore
- 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, Other sectors 1.67 billion US dollar (1993)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 104.68 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 178.67 (2030)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 925.77 billion US dollar (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -96.68 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments in Singapore?
- Other investment, debt instruments in Singapore was 1.82 trillion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 trillion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.80 billion US dollar in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for other investment, debt instruments?
- Singapore ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.