Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change

1993 - 2017 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change data was reported at 18.057 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.923 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change data is updated yearly, averaging 4.421 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 523.651 % in 2005 and a record low of -91.284 % in 2008. Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
18.057 2017	7.923 2016	-91.284 2008	523.651 2005	%	yearly	1993 - 2017

Related Indicators for Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change (%)	18.057 2017	yearly	1993 - 2017
Singapore SG: Unemployment (Person th)	79.60 2017	yearly	1992 - 2017
Singapore SG: Labour Force (Person th)	3,657.00 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Singapore SG: Employment (Person th)	3,550.10 2017	yearly	1985 - 2017
Singapore SG: Unemployment Rate (%)	2.20 2017	yearly	1984 - 2017
Singapore SG: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-25.424 2017	yearly	1985 - 2017
Singapore SG: Unemployment Rate: % Change (%)	-25.424 2017	yearly	1985 - 2017
Singapore SG: Unemployment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	18.057 2017	yearly	1993 - 2017
Singapore SG: Employment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-3.309 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Singapore SG: Employment: % Change (%)	-3.309 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Singapore SG: Employment Index (2010=100)	115.890 2017	yearly	1985 - 2017
Singapore SG: Labour Force: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-2.194 2017	yearly	1992 - 2017
Singapore SG: Labour Force: % Change (%)	-2.194 2017	yearly	1992 - 2017

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Singapore Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	164,987.150 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	109,058.283 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.486 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	4.3 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Dec 2022
GDP per Capita (USD)	84,714.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	28,777.209 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	48.6 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Investment: % of GDP (%)	21.0 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	120,606.6 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Mar 2023
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	7.799 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	41,861.211 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	31.3 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	11,262.822 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	10.2 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Real GDP Growth (%)	0.4 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	310.244 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	420,570.800 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	9.7 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1984 - Sep 2024

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
House Prices Growth (%)	4.4 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	153.754 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	4.877 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	116.524 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	1.844 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2024

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	1.4 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SGD bn)	146.244 2030	yearly	1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SGD bn)	1,597.757 2030	yearly	1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SGD bn)	169.136 2030	yearly	1991 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	174.1 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	5,961.951 Sep 2024	monthly	Aug 1987 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn)	896,656.1 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	2,691.750 Sep 2024	monthly	Apr 2011 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	16.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Jun 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Employed Persons (Person)	4,036,200.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	3.833 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	6.152 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	2.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	1.50 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Jun 2024
Monthly Earnings (USD)	4,813 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Population (Person mn)	6.0 2024	yearly	1950 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%)	1.90 May 2023	monthly	Mar 2020 - May 2023

More Indicators for Singapore

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate (%)	92.05 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Central (%)	91.14 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Central: Downtown Core (%)	88.64 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Central: Orchard (%)	93.10 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Central: Rest of Central (%)	91.39 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Central: Fringe Area (%)	90.88 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Outside Central (%)	93.60 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector (%)	91.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central (%)	90.19 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central: Downtown Core (%)	87.97 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central: Orchard (%)	93.48 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central: Rest of Central (%)	90.98 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central: Fringe Area (%)	88.37 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Outside Central (%)	93.04 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector (%)	94.52 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central (%)	94.89 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central: Downtown Core (%)	100.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central: Orchard (%)	50.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central: Rest of Central (%)	93.85 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central: Fringe Area (%)	95.33 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Shop Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Outside Central (%)	94.25 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available (sq m th)	37,741.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Central (sq m th)	7,395.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: East (sq m th)	4,906.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: North East (sq m th)	3,031.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: North (sq m th)	6,311.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: West (sq m th)	16,099.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied (sq m th)	33,580.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Central (sq m th)	6,537.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: East (sq m th)	4,544.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: North East (sq m th)	2,657.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: North (sq m th)	5,639.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: West (sq m th)	14,204.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate (%)	88.97 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Central (%)	88.40 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: East (%)	92.62 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: North East (%)	87.66 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: North (%)	89.35 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: West (%)	88.23 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector (sq m th)	32,096.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector: Central (sq m th)	6,334.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector: East (sq m th)	4,053.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector: North East (sq m th)	2,589.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector: North (sq m th)	5,553.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Private Sector: West (sq m th)	13,567.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector (sq m th)	28,682.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector: Central (sq m th)	5,600.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector: East (sq m th)	3,751.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector: North East (sq m th)	2,240.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector: North (sq m th)	5,005.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Private Sector: West (sq m th)	12,086.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector (%)	89.36 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: Central (%)	88.41 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: East (%)	92.55 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: North East (%)	86.52 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: North (%)	90.13 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Private Sector: West (%)	89.08 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector (sq m th)	5,645.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector: Central (sq m th)	1,061.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector: East (sq m th)	852.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector: North East (sq m th)	442.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector: North (sq m th)	758.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Available: Public Sector: West (sq m th)	2,532.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector (sq m th)	4,898.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector: Central (sq m th)	937.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector: East (sq m th)	793.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector: North East (sq m th)	417.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector: North (sq m th)	634.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupied: Public Sector: West (sq m th)	2,118.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector (%)	86.77 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: Central (%)	88.31 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: East (%)	93.08 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: North East (%)	94.34 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: North (%)	83.64 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Occupancy Rate: Public Sector: West (%)	83.65 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant (sq m th)	4,161.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Central (sq m th)	858.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: East (sq m th)	362.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: North East (sq m th)	374.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: North (sq m th)	672.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: West (sq m th)	1,895.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector (sq m th)	3,414.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector: Central (sq m th)	734.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector: East (sq m th)	302.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector: North East (sq m th)	349.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector: North (sq m th)	548.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Private Sector: West (sq m th)	1,481.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector (sq m th)	747.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector: Central (sq m th)	124.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector: East (sq m th)	60.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector: North East (sq m th)	24.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector: North (sq m th)	124.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Factory Space Vacant: Public Sector: West (sq m th)	415.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available (sq m th)	10,447.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available: Central (sq m th)	1,297.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available: East (sq m th)	1,708.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available: North East (sq m th)	399.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available: North (sq m th)	507.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Available: West (sq m th)	6,536.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2018
Singapore Warehouse Space Occupied (sq m th)	9,292.00 Mar 2018	quarterly	Dec 1987 - Mar 2018

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