General government final consumption expenditure in Singapore
Singapore: General government final consumption expenditure was 10.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Singapore, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 10.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Singapore peaked at 13.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1961 | 8.9% | +18.2% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 32,698 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6383 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 63,070 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8345 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 82,461 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Singapore?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Singapore was 10.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Singapore ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.