Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore increased by 59620.40 SGD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Singapore Foreign Direct Investment - Net Inflows - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, the net inflows of foreign direct investments in Singapore amounted to ****** billion U.S. dollars. This was the highest net FDI inflows in the country in the last decade.

Key information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment

• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 33.9 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 46.9 USD bn in Dec 2022 and a record low of -2.5 USD bn in Jun 2003.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Singapore Department of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Singapore, Current Account recorded a surplus of 25.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 120.6 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Historical chart and dataset showing Singapore foreign direct investment by year from 1970 to 2023.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: United States data was reported at 692,307.300 SGD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 566,893.500 SGD mn for 2022. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: United States data is updated yearly, averaging 70,925.450 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 692,307.300 SGD mn in 2023 and a record low of 22,810.700 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: United States data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Singapore Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O009: Foreign Direct Investment: By Region and Country. Stock as at Year-End.

In 2023, the U.S. investments made in Singapore were valued at approximately 424.21 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: China data was reported at 36,418.700 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 24,533.900 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: China data is updated yearly, averaging 3,368.900 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36,418.700 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 359.700 SGD mn in 2004. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O006: Foreign Direct Investment: By Region and Country. Stock as at Year-End.

Key information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 32.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 24.5 % in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43.3 % in Mar 1999 and a record low -11.1 % in Jun 2003.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Singapore Department of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Singapore, Current Account recorded a surplus of 25.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.7 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 120.6 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Singapore was reported at 34.95 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Industry: Manufacturing data was reported at 279,941.300 SGD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 309,240.200 SGD mn for 2022. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Industry: Manufacturing data is updated yearly, averaging 130,250.700 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 309,240.200 SGD mn in 2022 and a record low of 51,930.900 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Industry: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Singapore Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O008: Foreign Direct Investment: By Industry. Stock as at Year-End.

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Singapore was reported at --96683787762 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, the finance and insurance industry received just under 1.48 trillion Singapore dollars of inward foreign direct investments. In comparison, the next leading industry for inward foreign direct investment in Singapore, wholesale and retail trade, received 411 billion Singapore dollars.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Netherlands data was reported at 81,934.900 SGD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 55,169.100 SGD mn for 2022. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Netherlands data is updated yearly, averaging 53,293.850 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115,226.200 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 9,469.600 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Netherlands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Singapore Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O009: Foreign Direct Investment: By Region and Country. Stock as at Year-End.

In 2023, the value of foreign direct investment in Singapore was approximately 2.84 trillion Singapore dollars. Singapore is among the leading countries for inward foreign direct investment in Asia.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Singapore was reported at 62997244495 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Taiwan data was reported at 15,504.000 SGD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,453.300 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 6,840.500 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,453.300 SGD mn in 2016 and a record low of 2,658.400 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O006: Foreign Direct Investment: By Region and Country. Stock as at Year-End.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Japan data was reported at 181,047.100 SGD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 178,856.600 SGD mn for 2022. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Japan data is updated yearly, averaging 55,671.700 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 181,047.100 SGD mn in 2023 and a record low of 26,092.300 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Japan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Singapore Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.O009: Foreign Direct Investment: By Region and Country. Stock as at Year-End.

The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Singapore accounted for just under 35 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). During the observed period, this was the highest amount of FDI net inflow as a share of GDP.

In 2023, the value of outward foreign direct investment from Singapore were estimated to reach around 63 billion U.S. dollars. FDI inflows to Singapore ranged at approximately 160 billions U.S. dollars.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4ff2c13303e4a79c28c60b086cece0a8/view