Singapore’s August Non-Oil Exports Jump 46.2% as Electronics Lead the Surge

Singapore, 17 September 2026 – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports increased 46.2% in August from a year earlier, underscoring the strength of electronics shipments linked to AI demand. The result marks a fifth consecutive month of growth exceeding 20%, while highlighting a widening gap between the technology-driven export cycle and the more moderate expansion of other product categories.

Electronics exports rose 131.8% year on year, compared with 12.0% growth in non-electronics shipments, according to the figures attributed to Enterprise Singapore. The 46.2% headline measures non-oil domestic exports, not all Singaporean exports, total trade or economic growth. Those categories have different definitions and should not be substituted for one another when assessing the significance of the release.