Singapore
Country indicators
GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)
GDP per capita (USD):
56,349.03
Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)
Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):
n/a
Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)
Fossil fuel subsidies (% of GDP):
n/a-
Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)
Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):
3.04--
Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)
Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):
0.252
Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)
Carbon Pricing Gap (%):
n/a
News
Singapore government pushes ahead with Green Plan 2030
2021-06-28
Singapore government charts a course for a stronger post-Covid economy and encourages everyone in society to contribute ideas
Shipping: Carbon tax proposals ahead of IMO meeting make owners jittery
2021-06-14
Owners doubt carbon costs’ recoveryMaersk CEO’s tax proposal fails to cut much iceConcerns over green fuels’ supply Shipping industry fears that any imposition of a carbon tax on ships that
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019
2018-02-19
19 February 2018 – Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on