🇸🇬 Singapore National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Singapore government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $1.11 trillion, growing at $3K per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 169%. Per-citizen share: $180,859.
High gross debt but large sovereign assets
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Singapore ranks 3rd by debt-to-GDP, 13th by total debt and 1st by debt per person.
About Singapore's National Debt
Singapore's gross government debt looks extremely high, but the figure is misleading: the government issues bonds to develop domestic capital markets and fund its pension system while holding financial assets that far exceed the debt. On a net basis Singapore is a substantial creditor, not a debtor.
Singapore's debt-to-GDP ratio of 169% is among the highest in the world: higher than 98% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Singapore ranks 13th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $3K per second, Singapore adds about $290 million to its government debt every day — roughly $105.8 billion per year. Each of Singapore's 6 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $180,859. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Singapore National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Singapore's national debt right now?
Singapore's national debt is approximately $1.11 trillion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $3K per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 169% and each citizen's share is about $180,859.
How fast is Singapore's debt growing?
Singapore's government debt is growing at approximately $3K per second — about $290 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Singapore's debt per capita?
Each of Singapore's 6 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $180,859 of the national debt.
What is Singapore's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Singapore's debt-to-GDP ratio is 169%. That is higher than 98% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Singapore's government debt at this level?
Singapore's gross government debt looks extremely high, but the figure is misleading: the government issues bonds to develop domestic capital markets and fund its pension system while holding financial assets that far exceed the debt. On a net basis Singapore is a substantial creditor, not a debtor.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 1,020,099,353,706 + 3356 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sg (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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