How to calculate Interest in Singapore
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Published May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team
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Singapore interest: limitation period is see statute; interest rate is 5.33.
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Citation: Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 Rev Ed) s 12; Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 s 18(2) read with First Schedule para 6; Rules of Court 2021 O 20 r 4; Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 PD 18 (default post-judgment rate, eff 1 Jan 2024)
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- Limitation Period: see statute
- Interest Rate: 5.33
- Rate Basis: court_discretion
- Rate Basis: contract_or_court_discretion
SG interest rules
This source-backed guide covers SG interest authority (Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 Rev Ed) s 12). It certifies only the quoted source-backed rules below; related interest categories remain outside this page unless they are expressly listed in the receipt.
Judgment interest (court discretion)
Singapore courts may award interest on judgments for debt or damages at such rate as they think fit, for any part of the period between the cause of action and judgment. Post-judgment default rate is 5.33% per annum simple (Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 PD 18, effective 1 Jan 2024).
Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 Rev Ed) s 12. In any proceedings tried in any court of record for the recovery of any debt or damages, the court may, if it thinks fit, order that there shall be included in the sum for which judgment is given interest at such rate as it thinks fit on the whole or any part of the debt or damages for the whole or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the judgment.
Pre-judgment interest (court discretion)
Pre-judgment interest is at the court discretion; there is no statutorily prescribed pre-judgment rate. Courts commonly apply 5.33% per annum simple by analogy.
Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 Rev Ed) s 12. In any proceedings tried in any court of record for the recovery of any debt or damages, the court may, if it thinks fit, order that there shall be included in the sum for which judgment is given interest at such rate as it thinks fit on the whole or any part of the debt or damages for the whole or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the judgment.
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by sso.agc.gov.sg.
Corroboration method: spa_subagent_dual_fetch.