Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Singapore

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Singapore in 2025 — 10.3%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.7 pp.

2025 10.3% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 132
Period maximum 13.4%1985
Period minimum 7.5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Singapore, 1960–20256810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.5%1962: 9.4%1964: 10.3%1966: 10.5%1968: 10.3%1970: 11.8%1972: 12%1974: 10.2%1976: 10.4%1978: 10.8%1980: 9.6%1982: 10.7%1984: 10.6%1986: 12.7%1988: 9.9%1990: 9.5%1992: 8.8%1994: 8.2%1996: 9%1998: 9.5%2000: 10.5%2002: 11.8%2004: 10.3%2006: 9.9%2008: 10.1%2010: 9.7%2012: 8.9%2014: 9.6%2016: 10.2%2018: 9.9%2020: 12.2%2022: 9.1%2024: 10.1%2025: 10.3%
Change over the period: +2.7 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 10.3%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.3 +0.2 pp
2024 10.1 +0.2 pp
2023 9.8 +0.7 pp
2022 9.1 −1.4 pp
2021 10.5 −1.7 pp
2020 12.2 +1.9 pp
2019 10.3 +0.3 pp
2018 9.9 −0.2 pp
2017 10.1 −0.1 pp
2016 10.2 +0 pp
2015 10.2 +0.6 pp
2014 9.6 −0.1 pp
2013 9.7 +0.9 pp
2012 8.9 −0.4 pp
2011 9.2 −0.5 pp
2010 9.7 −0.2 pp
2009 9.9 −0.2 pp
2008 10.1 +1 pp
2007 9.1 −0.8 pp
2006 9.9 +0 pp
2005 9.9 −0.4 pp
2004 10.3 −1.1 pp
2003 11.4 −0.4 pp
2002 11.8 +0.2 pp
2001 11.6 +1.1 pp
2000 10.5 +1.1 pp
1999 9.4 −0.1 pp
1998 9.5 +0.7 pp
1997 8.8 −0.2 pp
1996 9 +0.7 pp
1995 8.3 +0.1 pp
1994 8.2 −0.8 pp
1993 9 +0.2 pp
1992 8.8 −0.4 pp
1991 9.2 −0.3 pp
1990 9.5 −0.2 pp
1989 9.7 −0.1 pp
1988 9.9 −1.7 pp
1987 11.5 −1.2 pp
1986 12.7 −0.7 pp
1985 13.4 +2.8 pp
1984 10.6 −0.1 pp
1983 10.7 −0 pp
1982 10.7 +1.3 pp
1981 9.4 −0.3 pp
1980 9.6 −0.1 pp
1979 9.7 −1.1 pp
1978 10.8 +0.2 pp
1977 10.6 +0.2 pp
1976 10.4 −0.1 pp
1975 10.5 +0.3 pp
1974 10.2 −0.6 pp
1973 10.8 −1.2 pp
1972 12 −0.5 pp
1971 12.5 +0.6 pp
1970 11.8 +0.8 pp
1969 11.1 +0.7 pp
1968 10.3 +0.2 pp
1967 10.2 −0.4 pp
1966 10.5 +0.2 pp
1965 10.4 +0 pp
1964 10.3 +0.5 pp
1963 9.9 +0.5 pp
1962 9.4 +0.5 pp
1961 8.9 +1.4 pp
1960 7.5

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.