Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Central bank assets to GDP (%) was 2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Central bank assets to GDP in Singapore, 1965–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.5% for central bank assets to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Singapore peaked at 3.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1971.
Singapore ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.1% | — |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | +58.8% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -88.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +1589.7% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +18.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1589.7% | 0.2% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More financial sector data for Singapore
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Singapore?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Singapore was 2.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1971.
- How does Singapore rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Singapore ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).