Household net worth growth slows to 6.7% in Q1

Liabilities outpaced assets for the second consecutive quarter.

Singapore household net worth rose 6.7% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, slowing from 7.3% in Q4 2025, data from the Department of Statistics showed.

Total assets increased 6.8% during the period, lower than 8% a year earlier and 7.3% in the previous quarter.

Within this, financial assets grew 8.5% in Q1 , whilst residential property assets increased 4.7%.

Meanwhile, liabilities climbed 8.2% YoY, accelerating from 7.4% in Q4 2025.

Mortgage loans rose 5.8% in Q1 compared with 4% a year earlier, whilst personal loans increased 14.6%, up from 8.2% in Q1 2025.

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