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Office: central versus fringe, vacancies, rentals and supply

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Office vacancy swung from 6% to 19% before 2013. Since then it has stayed between 9% and 15%

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Office vacancy swung from 6% to 19% before 2013. Since then it has stayed between 9% and 15%

Vacancy rate of private office space, per cent (vacant space divided by available space). URA via SingStat, 1993 Q2 to 2026 Q2.

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Office vacancy swung from 6% to 19% before 2013. Since then it has stayed between 9% and 15%Since 2013 vacancy has stayed between 9.1% and 14.5%; the average since 1993 is 12.0%. Rents hit a new high in 2024 Q2 with about a tenth of all space empty.0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%19962000200420082012201620202024Average 12.0%Vacancy: 1993-Q2 to 2026-Q2Vacancy, 2026 Q2: 11.2%VacancyAverage 12.0%1993-Q2: Vacancy 11.8%1993-Q3: Vacancy 11.6%1993-Q4: Vacancy 10.6%1994-Q1: Vacancy 10.0%1994-Q2: Vacancy 8.4%1994-Q3: Vacancy 8.1%1994-Q4: Vacancy 8.0%1995-Q1: Vacancy 7.4%1995-Q2: Vacancy 6.5%1995-Q3: Vacancy 5.9%1995-Q4: Vacancy 9.8%1996-Q1: Vacancy 10.3%1996-Q2: Vacancy 9.4%1996-Q3: Vacancy 8.7%1996-Q4: Vacancy 9.2%1997-Q1: Vacancy 10.6%1997-Q2: Vacancy 11.3%1997-Q3: Vacancy 12.5%1997-Q4: Vacancy 12.1%1998-Q1: Vacancy 13.1%1998-Q2: Vacancy 13.6%1998-Q3: Vacancy 15.1%1998-Q4: Vacancy 16.0%1999-Q1: Vacancy 16.1%1999-Q2: Vacancy 16.2%1999-Q3: Vacancy 16.1%1999-Q4: Vacancy 15.3%2000-Q1: Vacancy 13.8%2000-Q2: Vacancy 13.5%2000-Q3: Vacancy 12.1%2000-Q4: Vacancy 11.7%2001-Q1: Vacancy 10.5%2001-Q2: Vacancy 11.0%2001-Q3: Vacancy 11.0%2001-Q4: Vacancy 11.2%2002-Q1: Vacancy 12.4%2002-Q2: Vacancy 13.9%2002-Q3: Vacancy 14.2%2002-Q4: Vacancy 15.7%2003-Q1: Vacancy 16.6%2003-Q2: Vacancy 17.3%2003-Q3: Vacancy 17.8%2003-Q4: Vacancy 18.6%2004-Q1: Vacancy 18.4%2004-Q2: Vacancy 17.8%2004-Q3: Vacancy 17.1%2004-Q4: Vacancy 16.6%2005-Q1: Vacancy 15.5%2005-Q2: Vacancy 14.6%2005-Q3: Vacancy 13.6%2005-Q4: Vacancy 13.1%2006-Q1: Vacancy 12.3%2006-Q2: Vacancy 12.9%2006-Q3: Vacancy 10.6%2006-Q4: Vacancy 10.5%2007-Q1: Vacancy 9.3%2007-Q2: Vacancy 7.7%2007-Q3: Vacancy 6.9%2007-Q4: Vacancy 6.8%2008-Q1: Vacancy 7.3%2008-Q2: Vacancy 7.6%2008-Q3: Vacancy 8.3%2008-Q4: Vacancy 9.2%2009-Q1: Vacancy 10.2%2009-Q2: Vacancy 11.5%2009-Q3: Vacancy 13.4%2009-Q4: Vacancy 13.3%2010-Q1: Vacancy 13.7%2010-Q2: Vacancy 13.5%2010-Q3: Vacancy 14.5%2010-Q4: Vacancy 13.3%2011-Q1: Vacancy 13.4%2011-Q2: Vacancy 13.7%2011-Q3: Vacancy 12.8%2011-Q4: Vacancy 12.5%2012-Q1: Vacancy 12.7%2012-Q2: Vacancy 11.8%2012-Q3: Vacancy 10.5%2012-Q4: Vacancy 10.3%2013-Q1: Vacancy 10.0%2013-Q2: Vacancy 9.5%2013-Q3: Vacancy 10.4%2013-Q4: Vacancy 10.8%2014-Q1: Vacancy 10.9%2014-Q2: Vacancy 10.6%2014-Q3: Vacancy 9.1%2014-Q4: Vacancy 11.2%2015-Q1: Vacancy 11.1%2015-Q2: Vacancy 10.5%2015-Q3: Vacancy 10.3%2015-Q4: Vacancy 10.1%2016-Q1: Vacancy 10.0%2016-Q2: Vacancy 9.9%2016-Q3: Vacancy 11.2%2016-Q4: Vacancy 12.1%2017-Q1: Vacancy 12.7%2017-Q2: Vacancy 13.6%2017-Q3: Vacancy 14.5%2017-Q4: Vacancy 13.7%2018-Q1: Vacancy 13.7%2018-Q2: Vacancy 13.4%2018-Q3: Vacancy 13.0%2018-Q4: Vacancy 13.2%2019-Q1: Vacancy 12.7%2019-Q2: Vacancy 12.4%2019-Q3: Vacancy 11.4%2019-Q4: Vacancy 11.4%2020-Q1: Vacancy 11.8%2020-Q2: Vacancy 13.1%2020-Q3: Vacancy 12.8%2020-Q4: Vacancy 12.7%2021-Q1: Vacancy 12.9%2021-Q2: Vacancy 13.6%2021-Q3: Vacancy 14.0%2021-Q4: Vacancy 13.8%2022-Q1: Vacancy 13.8%2022-Q2: Vacancy 12.9%2022-Q3: Vacancy 12.6%2022-Q4: Vacancy 12.2%2023-Q1: Vacancy 11.9%2023-Q2: Vacancy 11.3%2023-Q3: Vacancy 10.4%2023-Q4: Vacancy 10.3%2024-Q1: Vacancy 10.1%2024-Q2: Vacancy 11.4%2024-Q3: Vacancy 11.6%2024-Q4: Vacancy 11.1%2025-Q1: Vacancy 12.5%2025-Q2: Vacancy 11.9%2025-Q3: Vacancy 11.5%2025-Q4: Vacancy 11.3%2026-Q1: Vacancy 10.9%2026-Q2: Vacancy 11.2%

Since 2013 vacancy has stayed between 9.1% and 14.5%; the average since 1993 is 12.0%. Rents hit a new high in 2024 Q2 with about a tenth of all space empty.

Source: URA and JTC via SingStat. Private office space vacant divided by available. Data to 2026 Q2.

Licence: green class (Singapore Open Data Licence).

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Office vacancy swung from 6% to 19% before 2013. Since then it has stayed between 9% and 15%
PeriodVacancy
1993-Q211.8%
1993-Q311.6%
1993-Q410.6%
1994-Q110.0%
1994-Q28.4%
1994-Q38.1%
1994-Q48.0%
1995-Q17.4%
1995-Q26.5%
1995-Q35.9%
1995-Q49.8%
1996-Q110.3%
1996-Q29.4%
1996-Q38.7%
1996-Q49.2%
1997-Q110.6%
1997-Q211.3%
1997-Q312.5%
1997-Q412.1%
1998-Q113.1%
1998-Q213.6%
1998-Q315.1%
1998-Q416.0%
1999-Q116.1%
1999-Q216.2%
1999-Q316.1%
1999-Q415.3%
2000-Q113.8%
2000-Q213.5%
2000-Q312.1%
2000-Q411.7%
2001-Q110.5%
2001-Q211.0%
2001-Q311.0%
2001-Q411.2%
2002-Q112.4%
2002-Q213.9%
2002-Q314.2%
2002-Q415.7%
2003-Q116.6%
2003-Q217.3%
2003-Q317.8%
2003-Q418.6%
2004-Q118.4%
2004-Q217.8%
2004-Q317.1%
2004-Q416.6%
2005-Q115.5%
2005-Q214.6%
2005-Q313.6%
2005-Q413.1%
2006-Q112.3%
2006-Q212.9%
2006-Q310.6%
2006-Q410.5%
2007-Q19.3%
2007-Q27.7%
2007-Q36.9%
2007-Q46.8%
2008-Q17.3%
2008-Q27.6%
2008-Q38.3%
2008-Q49.2%
2009-Q110.2%
2009-Q211.5%
2009-Q313.4%
2009-Q413.3%
2010-Q113.7%
2010-Q213.5%
2010-Q314.5%
2010-Q413.3%
2011-Q113.4%
2011-Q213.7%
2011-Q312.8%
2011-Q412.5%
2012-Q112.7%
2012-Q211.8%
2012-Q310.5%
2012-Q410.3%
2013-Q110.0%
2013-Q29.5%
2013-Q310.4%
2013-Q410.8%
2014-Q110.9%
2014-Q210.6%
2014-Q39.1%
2014-Q411.2%
2015-Q111.1%
2015-Q210.5%
2015-Q310.3%
2015-Q410.1%
2016-Q110.0%
2016-Q29.9%
2016-Q311.2%
2016-Q412.1%
2017-Q112.7%
2017-Q213.6%
2017-Q314.5%
2017-Q413.7%
2018-Q113.7%
2018-Q213.4%
2018-Q313.0%
2018-Q413.2%
2019-Q112.7%
2019-Q212.4%
2019-Q311.4%
2019-Q411.4%
2020-Q111.8%
2020-Q213.1%
2020-Q312.8%
2020-Q412.7%
2021-Q112.9%
2021-Q213.6%
2021-Q314.0%
2021-Q413.8%
2022-Q113.8%
2022-Q212.9%
2022-Q312.6%
2022-Q412.2%
2023-Q111.9%
2023-Q211.3%
2023-Q310.4%
2023-Q410.3%
2024-Q110.1%
2024-Q211.4%
2024-Q311.6%
2024-Q411.1%
2025-Q112.5%
2025-Q211.9%
2025-Q311.5%
2025-Q411.3%
2026-Q110.9%
2026-Q211.2%
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Office: central versus fringe, vacancies, rentals and supply
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