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Snapshot
Singapore
Ranked 8 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 26.4 out of 100.
Gained 1.3 points (+5% change) in overall score in 2024.
Measure
Analysis
Singapore is a middle power in Asia.
The city-state’s overall score increased by 1.3 points compared to 2023.
Singapore remains a standout performer relative to its small size and population. The city-state is highly networked and externally focused, achieving its highest ranking of 4th place for economic relationships. Singapore is also the only country to break into the top five for defence networks without any formal alliance commitments, reflecting the depth and diversity of its non-allied security partnerships in the region.
However, Singapore’s success and small size pose unique strategic challenges. Its lowest ranking — 13th place — occurs in the resilience measure because it is among the least energy self-sufficient countries in the region. However, its score for this measure increased by one ranking in 2024.
Singapore exerts more influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country’s positive power gap score. A net overachiever in Asia, its positive power gap increased in 2024.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2022)
Countries that influence Singapore
Globally, which countries does Singapore do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Singapore
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Singapore?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
8th
26.4
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