Singapore Nodx

Singapore’s key exports growth eases to 6.1% in December as pharma drags

UOB raises its 2026 NODX expansion projection to 3%, from 1.2% previously; OCBC forecasts a moderation of around 1 to 3%

As 2025 draws to a close, full-year forecasts for gross domestic product growth have narrowed and risen.

Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.3%, upgrade 2025 forecast: MAS survey

Full-year growth for 2025 is now expected at 4.1%, with a boost from manufacturing

Total merchandise trade grew 8.5% on the year in Q3, extending the 7% rise in the preceding quarter.

Singapore narrows 2025 NODX forecast to ‘around 2.5%’, expects ‘moderated growth’ in 2026

EnterpriseSG projects an expansion of 0% to 2% for next year, in line with global trade outlook

In October, key exports to all but two of Singapore’s top 10 markets increased.

Singapore’s key exports surprise again with 22.2% surge in October, beating forecasts

Sales to most markets grow, fuelled by both electronics and non-electronics; but those to US contract 12.5%, leading falls

Going forward, NODX may remain volatile amid various external headwinds.

Singapore braces for export slowdown as front-loading ‘payback effects’ bite

NODX contracts a surprising 11.3% in August, prompting one bank to slash its full-year forecast to -1 to 1%

EnterpriseSG says that it is actively monitoring the evolving tariff situation, and will adjust its 2025 full-year NODX forecast “as necessary” to reflect changing market conditions.

Singapore key exports shrink an unexpected 11.3% in August; US and Indonesian markets lead slide

Economists previously forecast an 0.8% expansion; only three out of Singapore’s top 10 markets post increase in exports

The latest median outlook is close to the upper band of the official GDP forecast range of 1.5-2.5%, which was upgraded by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Aug 12.

Economists raise Singapore’s 2025 growth outlook to 2.4% on stronger manufacturing, exports

Their forecasts for inflation and unemployment remain largely unchanged

The 4.6% year-on-year decline in NODX in July is a sharp contrast from the revised 12.9% jump clocked in June.

Singapore exports tipped for slower growth after worse-than-expected contraction in July

But some economists believe the relatively lower US tariff rate that the Republic faces, along with growing electronic demand, could mitigate any slowdown