Singapore — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2025 · 63 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Singapore, the central government expenditure reading stood at 16.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 16% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.68 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 16.4% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 16 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 14.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 16.3 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2020 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 14.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 14.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 15.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 13.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 12.4 % of GDP |