Definitions

Data refer to the ratio of the value of Singapore's trade in services to the value of global trade in services by exports and imports respectively.
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Concepts

International trade in services takes place when a service is supplied in any of the following modes: 1) from one economy to another (services cross the border); 2) within an economy to a service consumer of another economy (consumer crosses the border); 3) by establishing affiliates in another economy (supplying company establishes a commercial presence abroad); 4) through the presence of natural persons of one economy in another economy (supplier crosses the border).
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Computational Method

(Value of the specified trade in services from Singapore) / (Value of the total corresponding global trade in services) x 100%
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Disaggregation

-

Data Source

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Data Collection

The input data is collected from datasets published by national agencies, international and regional organisations.
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Time Period

2000 onwards

Frequency

Annual

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

Indicator 17.11.1