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Singapore

SGP · Asia

Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Points to watch 2026.10.09

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The Institute's composite reading

Vigilance

4.2 /10 risk

  • Security 1.0
  • Legitimacy 5.5
  • Economy 6.5
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 3.1

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.10.07: 0 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 123 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 16 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 5 (list of 2026.09.22).

Capital
Singapore
Population
6,110,200 inh.
Area
710 km²
Currency
SGD
Regime
parliamentary republic

Executive in office

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Head of State

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

since 2023.09.14 Parti d'action populaire

Lawrence Wong

Head of Government

Lawrence Wong

since 2024.05.15 Parti d'action populaire

Government in office 6 members

K. Shanmugam

Minister for Home Affairs

K. Shanmugam

since 2015.10.01 Parti d'action populaire Interior

Desmond Lee

ministre de l'Éducation

Desmond Lee

since 2025.05.23 Parti d'action populaire Education

Ong Ye Kung

Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies

Ong Ye Kung

since 2025.05.23 Parti d'action populaire

Edwin Tong

Minister for Law

Edwin Tong

since 2025.05.23 Parti d'action populaire

Jeffrey Siow

ministre des Transports

Jeffrey Siow

since 2025.05.23 Parti d'action populaire

Chee Hong Tat

ministre du Développement national

Chee Hong Tat

since 2025.05.23 Parti d'action populaire

Parliament

Parlement de Singapour

99 seats

Inception 1965

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

604 G$

2025 ↑ +5.4 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

98,814 $

2025 ↑ +4.1 % vs 2024

Growth

5.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Inflation

0.9 %

2025 ↓ -1.5 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

2.8 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

167.8 %

2024 ↓ -5.8 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

2.8 %

2024 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

83.3 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Military bases Institute · Wikipedia

active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil

Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.

Foreign bases on national soil 1

  1. 1

    British Defence Singapore Support Unit

    United Kingdom · Sembawang

    Naval · Wikipédia ↗

    Naval support point of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.

Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)

  • contrôle Détroit de Singapour Sortie de Malacca · 90 000 navires/an

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.43/1

#95 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

48/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

84/100

#32025

Press freedom (RSF)

45/100

#1232026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#23

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

16.9 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

3.0 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

481 Md$

Imports

423 Md$

Balance

58 Md$

Top exports

  • Circuits intégrés 111 Md$
  • Pétrole raffiné 67 Md$

Top imports

  • Circuits intégrés 80 Md$
  • Pétrole brut + raffiné 68 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 35%
  • GBR 38%
  • FRA 41%
  • DEU 41%
  • RUS 50%
  • CHN 70%
  • IND 67%

Abstention: 26%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.946/1

#132023

Refugees originating

43

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Majulah Singapura

Composer · Zubir Said

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • WTO
  • Commonwealth
  • APEC
  • ASEAN

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 11,390 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 10,998, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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