Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Singapore
Singapore: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate was 32.08 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Singapore, 1964–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2020, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Singapore stood at 32.08 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 5,014.5% on the previous year and up 802.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Singapore peaked at 34.42 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -6.87 % change on previous year, in 1983.
Singapore ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.33 % change on previous year | -5.13 % change on previous year | 22.19 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1970s | 15.14 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | 24.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.67 % change on previous year | -6.87 % change on previous year | 34.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.27 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 24.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.75 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 16.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.405 % change on previous year | -4.36 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.08 % change on previous year | 32.08 % change on previous year | 32.08 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 41 Niger 34.09 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Lithuania 32.51 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.29 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Eswatini 31.54 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Latvia 31.46 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Guatemala 31.36 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Singapore
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,291 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 217.81 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 19.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 289.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 295.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 315.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 298.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 48,902 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Singapore?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Singapore was 32.08 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 34.42 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.87 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Singapore rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Singapore ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 802.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.