Distillers Singapore
A one-page guide to Singapore for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Singapore (city-state)
- Official languages
- English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
- Currency
- Singapore dollar (SGD)
- Time zone
- UTC+8 (SGT)
People
- Population growth
- 1.2% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 100%
- Aged under 15
- 11.7%
- Aged 65 and over
- 14.2%
- Life expectancy
- 83.3 years
Climate
Tropical rainforest with no distinct seasons, high humidity and abundant rain. Temperatures usually 23-32 C; wetter monsoon November-February.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal (licensed sale; Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act limits on hours and public drinking)
- Legal drinking age
- 18 (purchase; licensees may not supply liquor to under-18s, including online)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 2.35 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Singapore; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; Singapore Customs - duties and dutiable goods (updated Mar 2026); Cellarbration - alcohol tax in Singapore (2021); DHL - import tax Singapore (May 2026); Tridge - Singapore spirits market overview. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.