Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 249.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Singapore, 2001–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Singapore stood at 249.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Singapore peaked at 249.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2001.
That places Singapore 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.4% | — |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +87.3% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 100.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 119.8% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 143.0% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 107.4% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 123.5% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 109.9% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 144.4% | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 152.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 153.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 159.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 163.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 192.1% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 167.0% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 203.2% | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 249.3% | +22.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 249.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 6.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 249.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.3%, 8.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.6% | 37.4% | 143.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 156.7% | 109.9% | 203.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.3% | 249.3% | 249.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Ireland 292.9% compare
- 2 Hong Kong 275.8% compare
- 4 Norway 234.1% compare
- 5 Netherlands 137.2% compare
- 6 Switzerland 126.2% compare
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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Singapore?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Singapore was 249.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 249.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Singapore ranks 3rd out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. 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 Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).