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Economy

Government Operating Expenditure By Sector, Annual

Data from Jan 1997 to Dec 2026

Last updated: 10 May 2026, 20:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

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

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_11f25a62a23dd91abf01ef74f558b0d3"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

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Economy

Government Operating Expenditure By Sector, Annual

Data from Jan 1997 to Dec 2026

Last updated: 10 May 2026, 20:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Data Last Updated: 20/03/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M130581

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Data explorer

GovernmentOperatingExpenditureBySectorAnnual.csv (25 rows, 7 KB)

Data Series Text	2026 Numeric	2025 Numeric	2024 Numeric	2023 Text	2022 Text	2021 Text	2020 Text	2019 Text	2018 Text	2017 Text	2016 Text	2015 Text	2014 Text	2013 Text	2012 Text	2011 Text	2010 Text	2009 Text	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text	1998 Text	1997 Text
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Total Operating Expenditure	103269.2	97468.1	88895.7	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	58904.4	55143.2	51425.1	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	14402	13987.4	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	20035.4	18489.9	16859.6	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	8640.1	8275	8585.1	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	2890.7	2722.7	2727.2	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	2407.7	2245.2	2071.6	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	5231.3	4421.2	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	1045.6	908.6	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)	2652.6	2731.6	1864.3	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

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Million Dollars	-
2026	2026	Numeric	Million Dollars	-
2025	2025	Numeric	Million Dollars	-
2024	2024	Numeric	Million Dollars	-
2023	2023	Text	Million Dollars	-
2022	2022	Text	Million Dollars	-
2021	2021	Text	Million Dollars	-
2020	2020	Text	Million Dollars	-
2019	2019	Text	Million Dollars	-
2018	2018	Text	Million Dollars	-

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Government Operating Expenditure By Sector, Annual

Sample OpenAPI query