Singapore's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) was US$718,503 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 49.97% from US$1.44 million in 2011 (6.69% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$718,503 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.35 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.44 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.55 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | US$55,583 | 1971 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.07 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$78,420 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Singapore's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) fell 14% on 2020 (from US$835,866 to US$718,503).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 31.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 220.1% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 54.2% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$67,835 a year. A straight line explains 36% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Singapore had the 92nd highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Singapore in the 2021 ranking
- Bahamas, The — 89th of 183: US$1.65 million
- New Caledonia — 90th of 183: US$1.24 million
- Oman — 91st of 183: US$1.2 million
- Barbados — 93rd of 183: US$572,854
- Kuwait — 94th of 183: US$490,953
- United Arab Emirates — 95th of 183: US$441,285
What this measures
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 718,503 |
| 2020 | 835,866 |
| 2019 | 635,548 |
| 2018 | 711,649 |
| 2017 | 1,554,285 |
| 2016 | 1,351,000 |
| 2015 | 1,178,847 |
| 2014 | 1,544,272 |
| 2013 | 1,038,242 |
| 2012 | 1,166,758 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$1.91 billion (2021)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$6.84 million (2021)
- Cambodia — US$0 (2021)
- China — US$0 (2021)
- Fiji — US$48.41 million (2021)
- French Polynesia — US$216,160 (2021)
- Indonesia — US$0 (2021)
- Japan — US$0 (2021)
- Kiribati — US$90,059 (2021)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Singapore
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$432.11 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$404.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$61.91 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 80.94 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$45.72 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 62.86 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 10.25% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$187.74 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Singapore's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$)?
- US$718,503 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 816.22% from US$78,420 in 1970 (4.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.55 million in 2017 and the lowest US$55,583 in 1971.
- How does Singapore rank?
- 92nd highest of 183 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) unusual for Singapore?
- In 2021, Singapore's adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) fell 14% on 2020 (from US$835,866 to US$718,503). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 31.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DFOR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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