Natural resource rents in Singapore

Singapore: Natural resource rents was 0.0002 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0002
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
187th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.1543
in 2011
All-time low
0.0002
in 2019
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Singapore, 1970–2021

00.050.10.15197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents in Singapore stood at 0.0002.

That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Singapore peaked at 0.1543 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 2019.

Singapore ranks 187th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural resource rents in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Singapore, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0.0041 —
1971 0.0025 -39.9%
1972 0.0032 +29.7%
1973 0.0075 +135.7%
1974 0.0056 -25.5%
1975 0.0039 -30.0%
1976 0.0032 -17.3%
1977 0.0015 -54.9%
1978 0.002 +34.5%
1979 0.0016 -18.6%
1980 0.0026 +61.1%
1981 0.0011 -56.3%
1982 0.0008 -25.9%
1983 0.0008 -8.5%
1984 0.001 +31.0%
1985 0.0012 +16.0%
1986 0.002 +68.6%
1987 0.0017 -13.4%
1988 0.0014 -19.9%
1989 0.0011 -18.4%
1990 0.0009 -17.0%
1991 0.0007 -20.9%
1992 0.001 +40.3%
1993 0.0007 -34.2%
1994 0.0007 +9.5%
1995 0.0009 +29.1%
1996 0.0008 -12.4%
1997 0.0007 -12.6%
1998 0.0007 -2.4%
1999 0.0004 -47.6%
2000 0.0003 -12.3%
2001 0.0004 +23.4%
2002 0.0004 +7.9%
2003 0.0006 +36.8%
2004 0.0006 -6.4%
2005 0.0005 -1.5%
2006 0.0037 +568.2%
2007 0.0069 +87.5%
2008 0.0254 +270.3%
2009 0.0068 -73.3%
2010 0.0385 +467.6%
2011 0.1543 +300.7%
2012 0.1433 -7.1%
2013 0.1195 -16.6%
2014 0.1049 -12.2%
2015 0.0344 -67.2%
2016 0.0294 -14.6%
2017 0.0005 -98.5%
2018 0.0002 -58.3%
2019 0.0002 -10.3%
2020 0.0002 +43.0%
2021 0.0002 -25.2%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 0.0002 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 0% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 0.0002 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +568.2% 0.0005 0.0037
2010 +467.6% 0.0068 0.0385
2011 +300.7% 0.0385 0.1543
2008 +270.3% 0.0069 0.0254

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0035 0.0015 0.0075 10
1980s 0.0014 0.0008 0.0026 10
1990s 0.0008 0.0004 0.001 10
2000s 0.0046 0.0003 0.0254 10
2010s 0.0625 0.0002 0.1543 10
2020s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 184 Liechtenstein 0.0015 compare
  2. 185 Hong Kong 0.001 compare
  3. 186 Macao 0.0007 compare
  4. 188 Iceland 0.0001 compare
  5. 189 American Samoa 0
  6. 189 Andorra 0
  7. 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  8. 189 Bermuda 0
  9. 189 Cayman Islands 0
  10. 189 Curacao 0
  11. 189 Faroe Islands 0
  12. 189 Greenland 0 compare
  13. 189 Grenada 0
  14. 189 Guam 0
  15. 189 Isle of Man 0
  16. 189 Malta 0 compare
  17. 189 Marshall Islands 0
  18. 189 Monaco 0
  19. 189 Nauru 0
  20. 189 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  21. 189 Palau 0
  22. 189 Palestine 0
  23. 189 Puerto Rico 0
  24. 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  25. 189 San Marino 0
  26. 189 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
  27. 189 Tuvalu 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Singapore?
Natural resource rents in Singapore was 0.0002 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.1543 in 2011.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2019.
How does Singapore rank for natural resource rents?
Singapore ranks 187th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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