Foreign assets per capita in Singapore

Singapore: Foreign assets per capita was 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
832,051 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
3rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
832,051 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
93,004 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Singapore, 1995–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1995200720201995: 93.0k real chained 2019 US$1996: 108.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 155.3k real chained 2019 US$1998: 240.1k real chained 2019 US$1999: 249.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 250.8k real chained 2019 US$2001: 245.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 264.8k real chained 2019 US$2003: 312.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 351.4k real chained 2019 US$2005: 385.6k real chained 2019 US$2006: 453.1k real chained 2019 US$2007: 530.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 450.4k real chained 2019 US$2009: 455.4k real chained 2019 US$2010: 525.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 514.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 537.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 551.0k real chained 2019 US$2014: 562.0k real chained 2019 US$2015: 562.1k real chained 2019 US$2016: 583.0k real chained 2019 US$2017: 683.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 676.8k real chained 2019 US$2019: 745.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 832.1k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Singapore peaked at 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,004 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Singapore ranks 3rd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 169,304 real chained 2019 US$ 93,004 real chained 2019 US$ 249,609 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 369,958 real chained 2019 US$ 245,193 real chained 2019 US$ 530,705 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 594,184 real chained 2019 US$ 514,778 real chained 2019 US$ 745,220 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 Luxembourg 21.43 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 2 Ireland 1.67 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 691,474 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 642,354 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 6 Malta 611,898 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Singapore?
Foreign assets per capita in Singapore was 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 93,004 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Singapore rank for foreign assets per capita?
Singapore ranks 3rd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.