Singapore's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) was 136.51% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 71.27 percentage points from 207.78% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 136.51% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 185.81% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 207.78% | 2015 |
| Highest | 297.98% | 2007 |
| Lowest | 57.78% | 1985 |
| Average since 2016 | 161.83% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 146.39% | 1979 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Singapore's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 25.21 percentage points on 2024 (from 111.3% to 136.51%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −2.36 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 52.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 125.04 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 172.61 percentage points in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 11.7 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 79% 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 2025, Singapore had the 11th highest value of the 61 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 136.51% | 2025 |
| World | 148.54% | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 122.08% | 2025 |
| High income | 187.75% | 2025 |
Closest to Singapore in the 2025 ranking
- Saudi Arabia — 7th of 61: 184.71%
- Japan — 8th of 61: 171.6%
- Korea, Rep. — 9th of 61: 147.23%
- Chile — 11th of 61: 136.2%
- Australia — 12th of 61: 113.87%
- Kuwait — 13th of 61: 109.49%
What this measures
Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values.
Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 136.51 |
| 2024 | 111.3 |
| 2023 | 119 |
| 2022 | 120.44 |
| 2021 | 150.39 |
| 2020 | 185.81 |
| 2019 | 185.04 |
| 2018 | 181.83 |
| 2017 | 228.33 |
| 2016 | 199.66 |
| 2015 |
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) in nearby economies
- Australia — 113.87% (2025)
- China — 79.54% (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1,425% (2025)
- Indonesia — 65.69% (2025)
- Japan — 171.6% (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 147.23% (2025)
- Malaysia — 103.23% (2025)
- New Zealand — 39.07% (2025)
- Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Singapore
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 134.36 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 132.95 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1.31 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1.31 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 0.9% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -1.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 128.43% (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 701.01 billion (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 407.83 billion (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Singapore's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)?
- 136.51% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is down 9.88 percentage points from 146.39% in 1979. The highest value was 297.98% in 2007 and the lowest 57.78% in 1985.
- How does Singapore rank?
- 11th highest of 61 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) unusual for Singapore?
- In 2025, Singapore's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 25.21 percentage points on 2024 (from 111.3% to 136.51%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −2.36 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 52.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) 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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