Singapore vs South Africa: Net errors and omissions

Singapore
-1.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa
-1.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Singapore rank
162nd
South Africa rank
161st

Net errors and omissions over time

  • Singapore
  • South Africa
-5.0B05.0B196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -1.10 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 11.68 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Singapore ranks 162nd and South Africa ranks 161st of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.