Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore
Singapore: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 9.64 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore stood at 9.64 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore peaked at 9.64 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.43 million current US$, in 1970.
Singapore ranks 47th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 117.13 million current US$ | 57.43 million current US$ | 194.51 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 561.82 million current US$ | 259.58 million current US$ | 820.43 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 billion current US$ | 930.30 million current US$ | 2.31 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 5.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 billion current US$ | 6.97 billion current US$ | 9.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.95 billion current US$ | 8.25 billion current US$ | 9.64 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Singapore
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.31 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.11 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 45.11 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -133.40 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -102.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 107,365 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 81,760 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 656.13 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Singapore was 9.64 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 9.64 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.43 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Singapore ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. 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.