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Singapore

SGP · East Asia & Pacific · High income

64.6MERI readiness
11Global rank
547.4BGDP (2024)
6MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024547,386,645,891.8WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244.4WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20242.4WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20282.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20246,036,860WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 90.7
  • Coverage 100%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		93.6
Contract Enf
Components		71.1
Corruption
Components		84
Digital Infra
Components		37.3
FDIRRI
Components		6.5
Fin Access
Components		9.4
Human Cap
Components		86.5
IP Protect
Components		91.1
Labor
Components		69.3
LPI
Components		85.7
Security Rol
Components		91.1
Trade Open
Components		78.3
Data Confidence Score93
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		52.7
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		61.9
Talent Operating
Pillars		82.7

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

2
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

84
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

2.3
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

2.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.4
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

0

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

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IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2020129.2WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20282.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20242WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202584TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20242.3WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20242.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20241.4WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202427.8WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra2021110.7WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20224.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024170.8WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024138.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202425.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202418.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202483LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024241LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024127.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024139.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro2024175.6WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro202816.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro202418WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024547,386,645,891.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202490,674.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20242.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.8WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20241.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20282.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20244.2WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20252.8WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202479WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20286.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202459.6WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202447IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202437.3WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202594.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202567.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202582B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202564B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20245.9IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202567.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202584TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20249.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202493.5OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202594.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202568.4WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202586.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202491.1WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202585.7LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.2OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202491.1WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202579.3OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk2026100SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk2026100SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202197.7WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202433.9WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202569.7WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202483.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20242WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20246,036,860WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social2024100WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade202424.7WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202459.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024505,658,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024458,686,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20220.1WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2024322.4WDICC BY 4.0
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