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Government Operating Expenditure By Sector, Annual

Description

Annual Singapore government operating expenditure by sector for financial years from 1997 through 2026, sourced from the Accountant-General’s Department via SingStat. The government financial year runs 1 April to 31 March; FY2026 are budgeted estimates, FY2025 revised estimates, and earlier years actuals. Fiscal analysts track how operating spending is allocated across policy sectors. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M130581.

Official description

Source: ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Data Last Updated: 20/03/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data refer to the Government's financial year, which begins on 1 April of the current year and ends on 31 March of the following year. Refinements have been made over time to the sectoral classification of Ministries' expenditure to better reflect the nature of the programmes. Data for FY2026 are budgeted estimates. Data for FY2025 are revised estimates. Data up to FY2024 are actual figures. Figures may not add up due to rounding. A revised estimate refers to updates to a previously published estimate for a given Financial Year (FY). Actual figures are the finalised, audited financial position of the Government. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M130581

Last updated
Coverage
1997-01-01 – 2026-12-31
Rows
25
Columns
31

Chart

Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Total Operating Expenditure 103269.200000 97468.100000 88895.700000 83829 84438 78542.9 72936.3 58666.6 57560.5 55581.2 52128.9 48090.4 42685.2 39724.9 36420.8 35150 33270.1 30908.9 28733.6 25952.1 23924.6 21444.7 20355 19990.7 19358.9 18536.2 18414.9 14867.5 14651.5 14079.6
Social Development 58904.400000 55143.200000 51425.100000 47787.2 46706.6 43292.6 40852.5 32047.5 31400.3 30849.3 28939.5 26258.2 22611.8 20943.2 18495.6 18056.3 16458.9 14714.2 13200.2 11474.6 10519.9 8777.6 8499.6 8614.8 7945.6 7769.9 6653.8 5409.5 5433.3 5479.6
Education 15265.000000 14402.000000 13987.400000 13672.6 12890.3 12604.8 11766.9 11932.1 12429 12079.5 11812.2 11235.7 10712.4 10664.9 9637.3 9697.8 8998.7 7837.9 7476.5 6785.6 6351.7 5215.3 4974.7 4996.8 4824.4 4766.6 4276.9 3256.9 3167.4 3347.8
Health 20035.400000 18489.900000 16859.600000 15935.4 15908.6 16273.7 14310.6 9914.8 8937.4 8734.4 8199.4 7519.8 5872.4 5043.9 4066.1 3488.8 3258 2920.2 2378.5 2019.5 1839.5 1680.4 1604 1904.2 1450.9 1445.5 1071.5 935.8 992.4 896
National Development 8640.100000 8275.000000 8585.100000 7419.5 7850.8 4709.5 4626.5 2605.8 2941.4 3218.2 2284.1 1331.6 857.9 673.3 948.8 1428 789.5 959.3 805.1 899.9 671.4 335.6 376.5 413.8 409.5 397.5 324.5 357.6 402 441.1
Sustainability And The Environment 2890.700000 2722.700000 2727.200000 2337.9 1848.3 1832 1646.1 1539.6 1295.1 1248.2 1200.7 1125.1 1048.5 957.5 812.7 726.4 720 656.2 605.8 453.2 413.5 408.2 478.8 453.2 447.7 413.7 390.3 329.4 314.2 318.4
Culture, Community And Youth 2407.700000 2245.200000 2071.600000 1942.7 2272.4 2095.9 1927.4 1673.8 1668.1 1586.2 1444 1794.6 1335 1003 364.5 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Social And Family Development 5812.000000 5231.300000 4421.200000 4000.5 3653.4 3591.8 3673 2834.8 2607.6 2458.7 2388.7 2121 1722.4 1598.3 1739.3 1721.5 1828.7 1564.7 1181.9 962.4 902.9 844.2 814.4 619 571.8 513.1 377.1 310.3 363.1 290
Digital Development And Information 1201.000000 1045.600000 908.600000 718.1 721.2 594.2 610.9 517.4 494.2 496 456.1 424.4 354.5 336 429.7 524.5 500 421.9 412.1 352.5 340.9 293.9 251.1 227.8 241.2 233.5 213.4 219.6 194.2 186.3
Manpower (Financial Security) 2652.600000 2731.600000 1864.300000 1760.5 1561.7 1590.5 2291.1 1029 1027.4 1028.2 1154.1 706 708.7 666.4 497.3 469.4 364 354.1 340.2 1.6 na na na na na na na na na na
Security And External Relations 33145.300000 31116.600000 27939.500000 26062.4 23751.2 21833.5 19437.3 19807.5 19773.9 19013.4 18372.2 17495.4 16289.7 15233.3 14677.6 14088 13919.8 13522.5 13219.3 12399.5 11540.3 10980.7 10228.1 9634 9468.4 8865.4 8041.2 7900.5 7661 7234.8
Defence 23315.100000 22076.800000 19844.800000 18495.8 16343 14737.4 13027.1 13668.8 13824.9 13582 13281.2 12671.6 11866.9 11329.1 11056 10796.8 10623.4 10603.3 10397.4 9659.9 9273.3 8888.7 8243.3 7713.6 7694.5 7089.4 6561 6646.6 6480.9 6097.5
Home Affairs 9232.300000 8489.600000 7576.600000 7078.5 6942.2 6678.3 6012.6 5703 5504.9 4996.3 4652 4377.1 4029.1 3521.9 3266.3 2947.4 2936.8 2576.7 2477.7 2428.3 2009.8 1825.2 1751.9 1707.9 1562.6 1580 1299.9 1100.8 1032.4 994.1
Foreign Affairs 598.000000 550.200000 518.100000 488.1 465.9 417.8 397.6 435.6 444.2 435.2 438.9 446.7 393.7 382.3 355.4 343.8 359.6 342.6 344.2 311.3 257.1 266.8 232.9 212.5 211.3 196 180.3 153.2 147.7 143.3
Economic Development 7242.100000 6932.300000 6174.600000 6748.3 11072.1 10676.2 10351.5 4488.2 4207.1 3574.5 2997.7 2631.8 2223.7 2027.3 1869.8 1674.6 1666.3 1564.8 1283.6 1110.5 984 918.9 884.3 995.1 1133.3 1113.3 2908.4 865.3 893.3 707.7
Transport 3109.200000 2929.200000 2502.800000 2538.6 3692.3 3737.9 2944.8 1944.6 1899.6 1607.3 953.1 782.9 597.7 554.9 501.9 463.8 455.8 370.6 366.9 320.9 284.9 277 289.4 292.4 385.3 406.2 2390.1 408.9 442.3 314.4
Trade And Industry 1861.600000 1664.500000 1579.200000 1568.4 2757.4 1986 2509.4 1116 993.1 943.5 920.8 783.4 728.5 709.6 685.4 670.8 683.6 704.2 659.5 528 473.2 436.4 391.7 496.8 563.6 553 411.6 365.7 314.5 340.6
Manpower (Excluding Financial Security) 1268.400000 1199.700000 1103.400000 1522.9 3766.8 4187.3 4166.3 892.4 697 645.4 634.2 611.1 519.8 495.9 455.9 379.9 439.1 413.8 223.7 224.9 188.4 166.4 161.1 158.5 155.9 129.8 106.8 90.7 136.4 52.6
Digital Development And Information 1002.900000 1138.900000 989.200000 1118.3 855.4 765 731 535.1 617.3 378.3 489.6 454.4 377.7 267 226.6 160.1 87.7 76.2 33.5 36.7 37.5 39.1 42.1 47.5 28.5 24.3 na na na na
Government Administration 3977.300000 4276.100000 3356.500000 3231.2 2908.3 2740.7 2294.9 2323.5 2179.3 2143.9 1819.4 1704.6 1560 1521.1 1377.8 1331.1 1225.1 1107.4 1030.5 967.4 880.4 767.6 743 746.8 811.7 787.6 811.5 692.1 664 657.6
Finance 1252.300000 1373.900000 1221.600000 1187.5 1001.6 951.2 904.5 851.5 828 833.4 824.5 739.6 681.8 711.4 630.8 616.9 552.4 528 484.1 438.1 427.9 345.5 317.8 333.4 379.4 352 388.1 338.6 309.8 297.7
Law 372.300000 314.600000 272.700000 258.7 211.5 207 196.2 217.7 184.6 184.6 180.5 173.9 176.8 167.3 162.7 122.9 119.2 126.8 118 106.6 105.9 100 97.1 95.6 102.6 111.6 119.5 109 96.6 88.6
Organs Of State 855.100000 795.400000 725.500000 668.2 659.1 578 502.3 507.8 496.3 473 440.1 410.2 383.6 352.3 325.5 318.1 313.2 249.3 234.8 246.6 195.2 186.3 186.6 182.4 186.3 172.6 169.7 136.1 134.9 150.1
Prime Minister's Office 716.800000 1083.900000 545.400000 1116.8 1036 1004.4 692 746.4 670 653 374.2 380.9 317.8 290.2 258.8 273.3 240.3 203.3 193.6 176.1 151.4 135.8 141.4 135.4 143.3 151.3 134.1 108.5 122.7 121.2
Digital Development And Information 780.700000 708.200000 591.300000 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2026 Numeric No
2025 Numeric No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Text No
2022 Text No
2021 Text No
2020 Text No
2019 Text No
2018 Text No
2017 Text No
2016 Text No
2015 Text No
2014 Text No
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2012 Text No
2011 Text No
2010 Text No
2009 Text No
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1998 Text No
1997 Text No