Singapore Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -38.952 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -46.331 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -2.954 USD bn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.218 USD bn in 2009 and a record low of -46.331 USD bn in 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -38,951.86 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 63.633 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.253 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 5.866 USD bn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.253 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 93.000 USD mn in 1970. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 63,633.43 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 19.646 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.971 % for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 11.168 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.521 % in 2007 and a record low of 3.646 % in 1976. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 19.65 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 24.682 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.922 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 3.228 USD bn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.418 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of -14.673 USD mn in 1981. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 24,681.57 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 7.620 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.014 % for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.992 % from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.715 % in 2007 and a record low of -0.104 % in 1981. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.62 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Net
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 61.076 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 58.803 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 12.153 USD bn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.076 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -1.404 USD bn in 1983. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 61,075.73 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 6.299 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.573 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 151.426 USD mn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.063 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -11.658 USD bn in 2008. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6,299.11 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 34.293 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.091 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 982.072 USD mn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.794 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -11.577 USD bn in 2008. SG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 34,292.96 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
SG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 87.188 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -42.127 USD mn for 2016. SG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 210.780 USD mn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.594 USD bn in 1993 and a record low of -2.988 USD bn in 1991. SG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 87.19 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Singapore SG: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
SG: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 27.443 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.759 USD bn for 2016. SG: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 3.601 USD bn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.353 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of -1.759 USD bn in 2016. SG: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 27,443.40 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |