Economy
- In terms of net international investment position per capita, Singapore is rated the top country.
- Singapore is ranked No.1 worldwide for the ease of doing business by the World Bank for 2012, consecutively for 7 years.
- Singapore is ranked No.2 worldwide as the city with the best investment potential for 16 consecutive years.
- Singapore is ranked first for having the most open economy for international trade and investment.
- Singapore is the world's easiest place to do business.
- Singapore is ranked the 3rd the most competitive country in the world.
- Singapore is the best business environment worldwide.
- Singapore is first in the world for having the best protection of intellectual property.
- Singapore is the 14th most expensive city in the world to spend a night in.
- The Economist: Quality-of-Life Index 2005, ranked 11 out of 111 countries
- External debt ranked 65 out of 202 countries
- Foreign exchange reserves ranked 8 out of 156 countries
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- CIA World Factbook: ranked 45 out of 190 countries
- IMF: ranked 45 out of 179 countries
- World Bank: ranked 43 out of 180 countries
- Nominal GDP growth rate 2007 estimate: ranked 37 out of 215 countries
- Nominal GDP per capita 2006 —
- CIA World Factbook: ranked 24 out of 185 countries
- International Monetary Fund: ranked 21 out of 179 countries
- World Bank: ranked 19 out of 170 countries
- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council: Index of Economic Integration 2009, ranked 1 out of 17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies
- Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute: Linaburg–Maduell Transparency Index for third quarter of 2009, Temasek Holdings rated joint 1 with seven other sovereign wealth funds out of 45Singapore - Temasek Holdings score perfect 10, and Singapore - GIC score 6 out of 10.
- Unemployment rate ranked 6 with 1.6% unemployment
- United Nations: Human Development Index 2010, ranked 27 out of 172 countries
- The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2008, ranked 2 out of 155 countries
- World Economic Forum: Enabling Trade Index 2009: ranked 1 out of 121 economies
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2009–2010, ranked 3 out of 133 countries
- World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2009, ranked 10 out of 133 countries
- World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings, ranked 29 out of all countries
- World Bank: Ease of Doing Business Index 2011, ranked 1 out of 183 economies.
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