Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Singapore, 1960–1995
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Singapore is 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 1995. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Singapore peaked at 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Singapore 149th out of 163 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +244.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +289.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0486 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +191.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 1970 | 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0394 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.9% |
| 1975 | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +289.2% | 0.0071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1962 | +244.7% | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1967 | +191.2% | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0203 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 146 India 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 South Korea 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Chile 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Brazil 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Mexico 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Singapore?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Singapore was 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 149th out of 163 countries with data for 1995.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.