Stock market capitalization to GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 189.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Singapore, 1979–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Singapore stood at 189.0%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Singapore peaked at 298.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1985.
That places Singapore 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 146.4% | — |
| 1980 | 205.3% | +40.2% |
| 1981 | 245.6% | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 72.9% | -70.3% |
| 1983 | 87.3% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -29.0% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | +54.7% |
| 1987 | 85.5% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 94.6% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 117.9% | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 104.7% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 218.9% | +133.2% |
| 1994 | 182.0% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 168.5% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 155.8% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 104.3% | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 110.8% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 223.7% | +101.9% |
| 2000 | 159.1% | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 128.8% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 109.7% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 152.1% | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 189.1% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 201.3% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 258.6% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 298.0% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 136.9% | -54.1% |
| 2009 | 247.9% | +81.1% |
| 2010 | 269.9% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 214.2% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 259.3% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 242.0% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 239.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 207.8% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 200.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 229.4% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 182.3% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 185.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 189.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146.4% | 146.4% | 146.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 111.8% | 57.8% | 245.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.7% | 93.9% | 223.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 188.1% | 109.7% | 298.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.0% | 182.3% | 269.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.0% | 189.0% | 189.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 4 South Africa 313.5% compare
- 5 Switzerland 266.1% compare
- 6 United States of America 194.9% compare
- 8 Canada 160.5% compare
- 9 Japan 133.3% compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 132.9% 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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Singapore?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Singapore was 189.0% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 298.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1985.
- How does Singapore rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Singapore ranks 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. 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).