Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Singapore
Singapore: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 64.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Singapore, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 64.2% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Singapore peaked at 67.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2004.
That places Singapore 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.5% | — |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 33.5% | 48.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 50.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 42 Greece 69.9% compare
- 43 South Africa 66.5% compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 65.4% compare
- 46 India 63.1% compare
- 47 Namibia 62.7% compare
- 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.7% compare
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Singapore?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Singapore was 64.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2004.
- How does Singapore rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Singapore ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.