Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Singapore: trade and investment
Exports is 177.9% (2025), 4th of 184 in the world and 2nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 142.5% (2025), 4th of 184 in the world and 2nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 320.3% (2025), 4th of 184 in the world and 2nd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
12 indicators
Trade & investment: Singapore in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 177.9%2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | 188.4% | 198.0% | 181.2% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 142.5%2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | 176.0% | 171.7% | 149.9% | −8.6 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 320.3%2025 | 4/184 | 2/32 | 364.4% | 369.7% | 331.1% | −9.2 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 16.7%2025 | 10/185 | 5/29 | 11.1% | 22.9% | 17.7% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $567bn2025 | 13/206 | 5/37 | $138bn | $352bn | $363bn | +61%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 59.4%2024 | 5/170 | 4/25 | · | 52.3% | 55.3% | +8.8 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 9.4%2025 | 51/172 | 10/25 | 7.4% | 16.1% | 8.1% | −2.8 ppsince 2015 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 2.3%2025 | 152/172 | 21/25 | 2.2% | 1.9% | 3.4% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 0.0%2022 | 183/184 | 29/29 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | −0.1 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 26.3%2025 | 8/197 | 2/32 | 16.1% | 23.1% | 22.6% | +3.7 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 2.7m2020 | 55/196 | 9/35 | 7.7m | 11.6m | 2.7m | −76%since 2010 | 491m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $20.4bn2018 | 8/177 | 3/31 | $5.1bn | $14.2bn | $20.4bn2018 | +92%since 2008 | — | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Singapore and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Singapore. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Singapore | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 177.9%2025 | 22.8%2025 | 71.0%2025 |
| Imports | 142.5%2025 | 20.5%2025 | 65.4%2025 |
| Trade openness | 320.3%2025 | 43.4%2025 | 136.4%2025 |
| Current account | 16.7%2025 | -0.1%2025 | 1.6%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $567bn2025 | $283bn2025 | $376bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 59.4%2024 | 8.7%2024 | 58.6%2024 |
| Fuel exports | 9.4%2025 | 16.0%2025 | 11.2%2025 |
| Food exports | 2.3%2025 | 22.9%2025 | 10.4%2025 |
| Average tariff | 0.0%2022 | 1.8%2022 | 3.4%2022 |