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 |
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| 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 |
| 2013 | Text | No |
| 2012 | Text | No |
| 2011 | Text | No |
| 2010 | Text | No |
| 2009 | Text | No |
| 2008 | Text | No |
| 2007 | Text | No |
| 2006 | Text | No |
| 2005 | Text | No |
| 2004 | Text | No |
| 2003 | Text | No |
| 2002 | Text | No |
| 2001 | Text | No |
| 2000 | Text | No |
| 1999 | Text | No |
| 1998 | Text | No |
| 1997 | Text | No |