Singapore vs United Kingdom: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)
Singapore
407.83 billion
in 2020
United Kingdom
440.94 billion
in 2024
Singapore rank
60th
United Kingdom rank
59th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 440.94 billion against 407.83 billion in Singapore, a difference of 33.12 billion.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 60th and United Kingdom ranks 59th of 178 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 billion | -5.36 billion | 7.19 billion | Singapore |
| 1970s | 6.45 billion | -3.35 billion | 9.80 billion | Singapore |
| 1980s | 21.69 billion | -6.81 billion | 28.49 billion | Singapore |
| 1990s | 84.83 billion | -17.23 billion | 102.06 billion | Singapore |
| 2000s | 194.03 billion | -39.01 billion | 233.04 billion | Singapore |
| 2010s | 304.25 billion | 253.64 billion | 50.61 billion | Singapore |
| 2020s | 407.83 billion | 217.64 billion | 190.19 billion | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Singapore or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 440.94 billion against 407.83 billion in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Singapore and United Kingdom?
- 33.12 billion, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Kingdom?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2020.
- How do Singapore and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Singapore ranks 60th and United Kingdom ranks 59th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.