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12.48B SGDdown SGD 314.71 million from Jul 2026August 2026 · released 17 Sep 2026

+70.4%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release: 17 Sep 2026
Observation period: August 2026
Next release: 16 Oct 2026
Previous: 12.79B SGD Jul 2026
Highest: 14.38B SGD Jan 2026
Lowest: −2.15B SGD Feb 1991
A year ago: 4.92B SGD
Data since: 1964

Singapore trade balance by year

Singapore trade balance by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	SGD 10.84 billion	SGD 14.38 billionJanuary 2026	SGD 4.22 billionMay 2026	▼ −1.90B
2025	SGD 6.76 billion	SGD 11.71 billionApril 2025	SGD 2.42 billionDecember 2025	▼ −2.69B
2024	SGD 5.26 billion	SGD 8.45 billionJanuary 2024	SGD 2.92 billionApril 2024	▼ −4.44B
2023	SGD 5.92 billion	SGD 7.53 billionFebruary 2023	SGD 4.3 billionAugust 2023	▲ +2.07B
2022	SGD 4.54 billion	SGD 7.03 billionFebruary 2022	SGD 2.24 billionMay 2022	▲ +311.41M
2021	SGD 5.68 billion	SGD 7.78 billionMarch 2021	SGD 3.73 billionJuly 2021	▼ −1.10B
2020	SGD 5.18 billion	SGD 7.86 billionAugust 2020	SGD 3.32 billionJanuary 2020	▲ +2.77B
2019	SGD 3.57 billion	SGD 4.55 billionOctober 2019	SGD 2.44 billionJune 2019	▲ +505.82M
2018	SGD 4.62 billion	SGD 6.65 billionAugust 2018	SGD 925.88 millionDecember 2018	▼ −4.71B
2017	SGD 5.24 billion	SGD 6.31 billionFebruary 2017	SGD 3.66 billionJanuary 2017	▲ +828.36M
2016	SGD 5.3 billion	SGD 6.93 billionSeptember 2016	SGD 1.44 billionFebruary 2016	▼ −1.14B
2015	SGD 5.7 billion	SGD 7.52 billionMarch 2015	SGD 3.24 billionAugust 2015	▼ −1.72B
2014	SGD 3.96 billion	SGD 6.51 billionAugust 2014	SGD 1.47 billionMarch 2014	▼ −43.54M
2013	SGD 3.33 billion	SGD 4.2 billionMarch 2013	SGD 1.41 billionJanuary 2013	▲ +2.41B
2012	SGD 3.1 billion	SGD 5.45 billionFebruary 2012	SGD 1.57 billionJanuary 2012	▲ +937.07M
2011	SGD 4.58 billion	SGD 7.43 billionDecember 2011	SGD 1.33 billionNovember 2011	▲ +1.25B
2010	SGD 4.53 billion	SGD 6.98 billionOctober 2010	SGD 2.05 billionFebruary 2010	▲ +2.64B
2009	SGD 2.88 billion	SGD 4.28 billionNovember 2009	SGD 736.91 millionJanuary 2009	▲ +2.52B
2008	SGD 2.12 billion	SGD 4.0 billionJanuary 2008	SGD 544.6 millionOctober 2008	▼ −3.11B
2007	SGD 4.64 billion	SGD 6.83 billionJanuary 2007	SGD 2.92 billionDecember 2007	▼ −3.92B

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Singapore trade balance by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	SGD 4.43 billion	SGD 6.2 billionMarch 2006	SGD 2.72 billionDecember 2006	▼ −2.52B
2005	SGD 4.11 billion	SGD 6.31 billionDecember 2005	SGD 2.6 billionJanuary 2005	▲ +3.71B
2004	SGD 3.55 billion	SGD 5.63 billionSeptember 2004	SGD 2.49 billionJuly 2004	▲ +2.40B
2003	SGD 3.59 billion	SGD 4.91 billionJanuary 2003	SGD 2.53 billionJune 2003	▼ −1.09B
2002	SGD 1.34 billion	SGD 2.74 billionNovember 2002	−SGD 106.41 millionFebruary 2002	▼ −355.88M
2001	SGD 861.18 million	SGD 1.57 billionMay 2001	SGD 44.64 millionJuly 2001	▲ +191.42M
2000	SGD 470.94 million	SGD 1.46 billionOctober 2000	−SGD 822.88 millionJune 2000	▲ +48.62M
1999	SGD 512.34 million	SGD 1.18 billionSeptember 1999	−SGD 550.09 millionAugust 1999	▲ +756.44M
1998	SGD 1.16 billion	SGD 2.29 billionSeptember 1998	−SGD 3.1 millionFebruary 1998	▲ +45.22M
1997	−SGD 916.06 million	−SGD 311.29 millionApril 1997	−SGD 1.63 billionJuly 1997	▲ +4.50M
1996	−SGD 742.62 million	−SGD 97.98 millionSeptember 1996	−SGD 1.84 billionFebruary 1996	▼ −646.01M
1995	−SGD 733.23 million	SGD 90.93 millionSeptember 1995	−SGD 1.47 billionDecember 1995	▼ −1.54B
1994	−SGD 755.71 million	SGD 119.89 millionJune 1994	−SGD 1.79 billionFebruary 1994	▲ +721.95M
1993	−SGD 1.51 billion	−SGD 744.92 millionSeptember 1993	−SGD 1.99 billionOctober 1993	▼ −257.38M
1992	−SGD 1.18 billion	−SGD 620.87 millionSeptember 1992	−SGD 1.65 billionDecember 1992	▼ −840.76M
1991	−SGD 1.03 billion	−SGD 247.15 millionOctober 1991	−SGD 2.15 billionFebruary 1991	▼ −255.06M
1990	−SGD 1.22 billion	−SGD 688.62 millionMarch 1990	−SGD 1.83 billionFebruary 1990	▲ +356.02M
1989	−SGD 812.27 million	−SGD 209.15 millionDecember 1989	−SGD 1.25 billionOctober 1989	▲ +433.25M
1988	−SGD 764.62 million	−SGD 84 millionSeptember 1988	−SGD 1.86 billionAugust 1988	▲ +221.24M
1987	−SGD 679.12 million	−SGD 333.01 millionSeptember 1987	−SGD 1.06 billionJuly 1987	▼ −127.81M
1986	−SGD 546.66 million	−SGD 163.13 millionFebruary 1986	−SGD 1.15 billionMarch 1986	▲ +373.59M
1985	−SGD 636.56 million	−SGD 328.31 millionAugust 1985	−SGD 956.94 millionDecember 1985	▼ −121.17M
1984	−SGD 816.13 million	−SGD 474.91 millionSeptember 1984	−SGD 1.47 billionNovember 1984	▲ +415.11M
1983	−SGD 1.11 billion	−SGD 679.15 millionDecember 1983	−SGD 1.61 billionJanuary 1983	▲ +927.87M
1982	−SGD 1.31 billion	−SGD 931.01 millionApril 1982	−SGD 1.82 billionJanuary 1982	▲ +620.69M
1981	−SGD 1.16 billion	−SGD 494.48 millionFebruary 1981	−SGD 1.58 billionJanuary 1981	▲ +341.58M
1980	−SGD 824.37 million	−SGD 376.18 millionFebruary 1980	−SGD 1.18 billionNovember 1980	▲ +20.24M
1979	−SGD 616.2 million	−SGD 380.13 millionMay 1979	−SGD 907.68 millionSeptember 1979	▲ +21.42M
1978	−SGD 551.32 million	−SGD 317.75 millionMarch 1978	−SGD 803.85 millionOctober 1978	▲ +259.21M
1977	−SGD 452.64 million	−SGD 282.43 millionMarch 1977	−SGD 625.96 millionOctober 1977	▼ −52.35M
1976	−SGD 511.55 million	−SGD 217 millionMay 1976	−SGD 764.33 millionAugust 1976	▲ +118.34M
1975	−SGD 542.7 million	−SGD 400.9 millionNovember 1975	−SGD 696 millionJanuary 1975	▲ +237.80M
1974	−SGD 520.85 million	−SGD 207.8 millionFebruary 1974	−SGD 669.5 millionNovember 1974	▲ +23.00M
1973	−SGD 300.5 million	−SGD 213.3 millionApril 1973	−SGD 485 millionSeptember 1973	▼ −7.50M
1972	−SGD 282.38 million	−SGD 204.3 millionSeptember 1972	−SGD 344.2 millionOctober 1972	▲ +18.40M
1971	−SGD 273.65 million	−SGD 224.6 millionFebruary 1971	−SGD 323.6 millionJune 1971	▲ +28.50M
1970	−SGD 231.5 million	−SGD 146.9 millionFebruary 1970	−SGD 321.5 millionDecember 1970	▼ −102.20M
1969	−SGD 125.24 million	−SGD 47.8 millionFebruary 1969	−SGD 169.2 millionDecember 1969	▼ −30.20M
1968	−SGD 99.43 million	−SGD 65.8 millionDecember 1968	−SGD 168.2 millionMay 1968	▲ +20.60M
1967	−SGD 76.33 million	−SGD 37.2 millionJuly 1967	−SGD 114.5 millionApril 1967	▲ +24.10M
1966	−SGD 57.68 million	−SGD 29.8 millionJune 1966	−SGD 85.2 millionFebruary 1966	▲ +12.50M
1965	−SGD 66.94 million	−SGD 40.6 millionJuly 1965	−SGD 95 millionFebruary 1965	▲ +28.60M
1964	−SGD 58.53 million	−SGD 27 millionNovember 1964	−SGD 79.7 millionJanuary 1964	▲ +13.30M

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · SGD	Source
January 2025	SGD 5.11 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
February 2025	SGD 7.52 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
March 2025	SGD 4.93 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
April 2025	SGD 11.71 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
May 2025	SGD 5.93 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
June 2025	SGD 8.9 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
July 2025	SGD 7.2 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
August 2025	SGD 4.92 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
September 2025	SGD 6.06 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
October 2025	SGD 7.94 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
November 2025	SGD 8.53 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications
December 2025	SGD 2.42 billion	Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat); Singapore government open-data publications

Indicator info

Category: Trade
Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat), Singapore government open-data publications
Frequency: Monthly
Units: SGD

Exports minus imports of goods. A negative value is a trade deficit.

ExportsAug 202684.70B SGD ImportsAug 202672.22B SGD Inflation rateAug 20262.3%Consumer price indexAug 2026103.3

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Released 17 Sep 202612.48B SGDAugust 2026

In 3 days

Next release16 Oct 2026September 2026

History

Trade balance recent observations
Period	Value	Change
August 2026	12.48B SGD	−314.71M
July 2026	12.79B SGD	−101.12M
June 2026	12.89B SGD	+8.68B
May 2026	4.22B SGD	−9.73B
April 2026	13.95B SGD	+3.87B
March 2026	10.07B SGD	+4.15B
February 2026	5.92B SGD	−8.45B
January 2026	14.38B SGD	+11.96B
December 2025	2.42B SGD	−6.11B
November 2025	8.53B SGD	+589.86M
October 2025	7.94B SGD	+1.88B
September 2025	6.06B SGD	+1.14B
August 2025	4.92B SGD

Common questions

What is the trade balance in Singapore now?

The trade balance in Singapore was SGD 12.48 billion in August 2026, down SGD 314.71 million from Jul 2026. The figure was released on 17 Sep 2026.

When is the next trade balance release for Singapore?

The next release is scheduled for 16 Oct 2026, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the trade balance in Singapore?

In data since 1964, the highest was SGD 14.38 billion in Jan 2026 and the lowest was −SGD 2.15 billion in Feb 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat), Singapore government open-data publications, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat), Singapore government open-data publications; Economics methodology →
API: GET /v1/economics/SGP/trade; Economics API →