Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0.006 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore is 0.006 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 0.01 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 12th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Seychelles 0.0069 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Maldives 0.0041 units per square kilometre 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 total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Singapore was 0.006 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.