Singapore's current account surplus increased to SGD 27.46 billion in the second quarter of 2022 from SGD 26.54 billion in the same period of 2021, with the goods account surplus rising to SGD 45.48 billion from SGD 42.60 billion in the prior year while the services account surplus went up to SGD 3.70 billion from SGD 2.88 billion. Meantime, the deficit of primary income widened to SGD 19.86 billion from SGD 17.06 billion in the prior year and that of the secondary income edged down to SGD 1.85 billion from SGD 1.87 billion. source: Statistics Singapore

Current Account in Singapore averaged 9954.42 SGD Million from 1986 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 25762.20 SGD Million in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of -659.20 SGD Million in the first quarter of 1987. This page provides - Singapore Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Singapore Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2022.

Current Account in Singapore is expected to be 18000.00 SGD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Current Account in Singapore to stand at 17500.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Singapore Current Account is projected to trend around 24000.00 SGD Million in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Singapore Current Account



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-25 01:00 AM Q1 $28.86B $25.72B
2022-08-11 01:00 AM Q2 $27.46B $28.71B $25B
2022-11-24 01:45 AM Q3 $27.46B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 4494.31 3012.77 Million SGD Jun 2022
Current Account 27464.90 28711.20 SGD Million Jun 2022
Current Account to GDP 17.60 14.30 percent of GDP Dec 2020
Imports 59498.95 59430.38 Million SGD Jun 2022
Exports 63993.26 62443.15 Million SGD Jun 2022
External Debt 2441891.50 2390923.10 SGD Million Mar 2022
Terms of Trade 101.66 99.57 points Jun 2022
Capital Flows 76339.80 20945.10 SGD Million Mar 2022
Foreign Direct Investment 36890.60 34913.40 SGD Million Mar 2022

Singapore Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
27464.90 28711.20 28711.20 -659.20 1986 - 2022 SGD Million Quarterly

News Stream
Singapore Current Account Surplus Widens in Q2
Singapore's current account surplus increased to SGD 27.46 billion in the second quarter of 2022 from SGD 26.54 billion in the same period of 2021, with the goods account surplus rising to SGD 45.48 billion from SGD 42.60 billion in the prior year while the services account surplus went up to SGD 3.70 billion from SGD 2.88 billion. Meantime, the deficit of primary income widened to SGD 19.86 billion from SGD 17.06 billion in the prior year and that of the secondary income edged down to SGD 1.85 billion from SGD 1.87 billion.
2022-08-11
Singapore Current Account Surplus Hits Record High
Singapore's current account surplus jumped to a record high of SGD 28.86 billion in the first quarter of 2022 from SGD 17.65 billion in the same period of 2021, with the goods account surplus surging to SGD 40.04 billion from SGD 32.75 billion in the prior year while the services account surplus edged up to SGD 2.85 billion from SGD 2.36 billion. Meantime, the deficit of primary income dropped to SGD 13.10 billion from SGD 16.35 billion in the prior year and that of the secondary income declined to SGD 0.94 billion from SGD 1.12 billion.
2022-05-25
Singapore Current Account Surplus Widens in Q4
Singapore's current account surplus rose to SGD 25.72 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 from SGD 17.57 billion in the same period of 2020, with the goods account surplus increasing to SGD 43.08 billion from SGD 36.17 billion in the prior year. Meantime, the deficit of primary income decreased to SGD 16.15 billion from SGD 18.86 billion and that of the secondary income declined to SGD 1.50 billion from SGD 1.94 billion. On the other hand, the services account surplus narrowed sharply to SGD 0.29 billion from SGD 2.20 billion a year earlier.
2022-02-17