Statistics
Singapore in numbers
A quick reference of economic, capital-market and family-office figures. Numbers marked as estimates should be verified against the latest official release before being used in any material.
Macroeconomy
- Nominal GDP
~S$600 billion
Approximate; verify with the latest Department of Statistics release.
- GDP per capita
~US$80,000+
Among the highest globally; figure varies with exchange-rate and methodology.
- Population
6.21 million
End-June 2026, incl. 4.23m residents and 1.98m non-residents (Department of Statistics, Population Trends 2026).
- Currency
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Managed float against a trade-weighted basket; historically stable.
- Sovereign credit rating
AAA
Singapore is one of a small number of sovereigns rated AAA by the major agencies.
Capital markets
- Straits Times Index
~3,200–3,700
Market level; check SGX for the current figure.
- Stock market capitalisation
~S$800 billion–S$1 trillion
Approximate aggregate market cap of SGX-listed companies.
- Foreign exchange turnover
Top 3 globally
Singapore is one of the largest FX centres by turnover.
- Bond market
Deep Asian dollar bond hub
Major centre for Asian G3 and local-currency bond issuance.
Family office sector
- Single family offices
2,000+
SFOs receiving 13O/13U tax incentives as of end-December 2025 (MAS written parliamentary reply, 5 Aug 2026).
- Singapore asset management AUM
S$6.7 trillion
Record total for 2025, up 10.1%; MAS does not publish a separate SFO AUM figure (MAS, Aug 2026).
- Tax incentives
Sections 13O & 13U
MAS-awarded fund-tax incentives with local spending and staffing conditions.
- Family office PR route (GIP Option C)
S$200m AUM / S$50m deployed
Global Investor Programme family-office option: a single family office with at least S$200m AUM and at least S$50m deployed in stated Singapore investment categories (EDB, March 2023 criteria).
- Tax treaties
~100
Extensive double-taxation agreement network; confirm current count with IRAS.
Rankings
- Global Financial Centres Index
Top 3–4
Singapore routinely ranks behind or alongside New York and London.
- World Bank Doing Business
Top ranked
Singapore has historically ranked at or near the top for ease of doing business.
- Corruption Perceptions Index
Among the cleanest
Transparency International consistently ranks Singapore among the least corrupt nations.
Figures are drawn from publicly available sources and are intended as orientation only. Always confirm the latest numbers with the relevant official source — MAS, EDB, SGX, IRAS, the Department of Statistics, or the issuing rating body.