Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore

Singapore: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 23.85 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
23.85 billion current US$
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
23rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
23.85 billion current US$
in 2024
All-time low
4.02 billion current US$
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore, 2020–2024

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B2020202220242020: 5.5B current US$2021: 4.0B current US$2022: 11.4B current US$2023: 20.8B current US$2024: 23.8B current US$

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore is 23.85 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 337.1% over five years.

Singapore ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore, 2020 to 2024.
Year current US$ Change
2020 5.46 billion current US$
2021 4.02 billion current US$ -26.3%
2022 11.40 billion current US$ +183.7%
2023 20.77 billion current US$ +82.1%
2024 23.85 billion current US$ +14.8%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 23.85 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 3.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 23.85 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million current US$, 26.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 20 Switzerland 26.49 billion current US$ compare
  2. 21 Greece 26.01 billion current US$ compare
  3. 22 Malaysia 24.59 billion current US$ compare
  4. 24 Qatar 23.60 billion current US$ compare
  5. 25 Netherlands 22.56 billion current US$ compare
  6. 26 Hong Kong 22.46 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore was 23.85 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 23.85 billion current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 4.02 billion current US$ in 2021.
How does Singapore rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Singapore ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.