Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 73.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Singapore stood at 73.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Singapore peaked at 89.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 35th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.0% | — |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 73.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 73.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.7%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.6% | 89.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 73.8% | 77.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 78.6%
- 33 China 76.7% compare
- 34 Uruguay 74.1% compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 73.1% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 72.1% compare
- 38 Austria 71.8% compare
More development goals data for Singapore
- Red List Index 0.8886 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6643 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,645 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 53 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.18 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 128 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 6.5 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 8.9 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Singapore?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Singapore was 73.8% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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