Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore increased by 55118.10 SGD Million in the second 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, China ranked first as the most preferred country for Singapore's direct equity investments abroad, with an investment value of around *** billion Singapore dollars. In the same year, India was the second-leading country, with a direct investment value of ****** billion Singapore dollars.

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

• 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.

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.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_072616b46959a455a5ec91663e61b231/view

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 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.

The net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Singapore stood at ************** U.S. dollars in 2023. Between 1970 and 2023, the share rose by ************** U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

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.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0f62579090f797c0ac494125b552c4b6/view

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 October of 2025.

Key information about Singapore Foreign Portfolio Investment

• Singapore Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.653 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 10.545 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.312 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of -13.818 USD bn in Mar 2018.

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


Related information about Singapore Foreign Portfolio Investment

• In the latest reports of Singapore, Current Account recorded a surplus of 25.889 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.589 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.847 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 120.607 USD bn in Mar 2023.

In 2023, foreign direct investments in the information and communications sector in Singapore amounted to approximately ***** billion Singapore dollars. In that year, the total value of foreign direct investments in Singapore was approximately **** trillion Singapore dollars.

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

In 2024, the net foreign direct investment in Singapore was -96.68 billion U.S. dollars. Between 1972 and 2024, the figure dropped by 96.54 billion U.S. dollars, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Hong Kong data was reported at 61,203.400 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 54,553.700 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Hong Kong data is updated yearly, averaging 9,413.200 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61,203.400 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 3,196.800 SGD mn in 2004. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Hong Kong 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.

The return on foreign direct investment in 2022 in Singapore was 12.6 percent. This was the highest return on FDI in the last ten years.

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.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4d813e57869f325df8fc64aac626c8ac/view