Singapore’s Car Tax Revenue Now So High It Exceeds Fiji’s GDP

Traffic at Orchard Rooad junction in Singapore.

Photographer: Edwin Koo/Bloomberg

The Singapore government reaped billions of dollars more in vehicle quota premiums and car taxes than it projected as the cost of driving reached record highsBloomberg Terminal in the city-state.

Vehicle quota premiums raised S$8.66 billion ($6.9 billion) in the year ending March 2026, about 31% more than the government initially estimated a year ago. When combined with motor vehicle taxes, it brings the total to S$11.05 billion — an amount greater than the annual gross domestic product of Fiji.