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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore, 2020–2024
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
| 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$, 26.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Singapore was 23.85 billion current US$ 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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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.