Figures and Statistics

Figures about a financial centre are only useful when their sources and limits are known. This section gathers the principal figures on Singapore with their dates and sources: GDP and population, assets under management, funds, banks, the foreign exchange market, the stock exchange and the port. Statistical annexes to the financial centre book are still to come.

Figures with their dates

Nominal GDP in 2025 was S$789.5 billion, with real growth of 5.0 per cent and S$129,194 per head. The population stood at 6.21 million in June 2026. Assets under management reached S$6.7 trillion at the end of 2025, with 1,320 licensed fund managers, 1,406 VCCs and 3,443 sub-funds.

The foreign exchange market turned over US$1.485 trillion a day in April 2025, the third-largest after the United Kingdom and the United States. SGX had 604 listings on 30 September 2026. The port handled a record 44.66 million TEU in 2025, and about 70 million passengers passed through Changi.

How to read them

The Global Financial Centres Index of 16 September 2026 places Singapore 4th of 117 centres, behind New York, London and Hong Kong, with only a few points between them.

MAS lists licences and no single total of banks, because one bank may hold several licences. Official series are revised, so check a figure against the latest publication before you rely on it.