Singapore vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Singapore
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 167.8% against 130.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 37.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 60.7% | 16.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.9% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 107.2% | 148.9% | 41.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 158.5% | 156.7% | 1.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Singapore or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Singapore, at 167.8% against 130.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Singapore and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 37.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Singapore ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.