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Singapore is best read as a hub economy: its market reflects regional financial conditions, cross-border trade, shipping, property, and the ability to make profits of banks with wider Asian exposure. The market is usually interpreted through regional liquidity, trade and transport activity, and whether bank, property, and infrastructure-linked profits continue to track a stable hub premium.
Regional map
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Use the key figures to see the country’s size, currency and current economic backdrop.
Pick one variable at a time and see how it has changed over time.
The final cards explain the few forces that can move companies and the local market.
Key facts
Capital
Currency
Primary exchange
Central bank
Region
Time zone
Source: SingStat,
Country dashboard
A financial and logistics hub where global trade, banking, property, and regional capital flows set the tone.
Macro explorer
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Annual real GDP growth from World Bank national accounts.
Available variables
Source: SingStat,
Trade and external position
The latest available data show exports of $901.2B and imports of $809.8B, leaving an external balance of +$91.4B. Services account for 43.9% of total exports.
This is the broadest export figure for Singapore in the WTO annual data, combining merchandise and commercial services. Goods account for 56.1% of the total and services for 43.9%, which quickly shows whether the export machine is still mainly physical trade or already more service-heavy.
This is the merchandise side of the export base. In 2024, the biggest WTO goods bucket was manufactures at 74.4% of merchandise exports, which is the cleanest shortcut for what really drives the physical export mix.
This is the services side of exports, covering travel, transport, finance, IP, digital, and business services. The largest WTO services export sector in 2024 was transport at $129.4B, which helps explain where intangible export strength is concentrated.
Commodity lens
Goods made up 56.1% of total exports in 2024, leaving services at 43.9%.
Goods made up 56.6% of total imports in 2024, leaving services at 43.4%.
This was the biggest WTO merchandise export group for Singapore in 2024.
This was the biggest WTO merchandise import group for Singapore in 2024.
Goods exports minus goods imports in 2024. A surplus here shows whether merchandise trade supports or drags on the overall external balance.
Source: WTO bulk download page,
What to watch
Singapore should first be read through regional liquidity. When this regime shifts, local how highly shares are valued and sector leadership usually shift with it.
The market is usually interpreted through regional liquidity, trade and transport activity, and whether bank, property, and infrastructure-linked profits continue to track a stable hub premium. That makes trade and logistics activity one of the most important signals for revising the country narrative.
The final layer is bank and property profits, because it determines whether the macro backdrop turns into sustainable profits support for the Straits Times Index.
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Real GDP growth
What This Signals
GDP growth is published quarterly and annualized, so each point captures how fast real output was expanding or contracting versus the prior quarter at an annual rate. It matters because it is the broadest scorecard of domestic economic momentum and sets the backdrop for revenues, employment, and policy expectations. Versus a year ago, the series is higher by 140.9%, which points to an improving or firmer backdrop on this measure. Across the displayed window, the broader trend is still downward.