Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore increased by 60759.50 SGD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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 175.24 billion U.S. dollars. This was the highest net FDI inflows in the country in the last decade.

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.

In 2022, China ranked first as a most preferred country for Singapore's direct equity investments abroad with an investment value around 211 billion Singapore dollars. In the same year, Netherlands was the second leading country, with a direct investment value of about 114 billion Singapore dollars.

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.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 04/03/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/dia-notes.ashx) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/trade-and-investment/foreign-direct-investment/visualising-data/understanding-foreign-direct-investment) for more information on the methodology and concepts of Direct Investment Abroad.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M082051

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Cayman Islands data was reported at 141,054.200 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 107,661.300 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Cayman Islands data is updated yearly, averaging 26,530.700 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 141,054.200 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 5,160.900 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Cayman Islands 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.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 26/02/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/fdi-notes.ashx) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/trade-and-investment/foreign-direct-investment/visualising-data/understanding-foreign-direct-investment) for more information on the methodology and concepts of Foreign Direct Investment.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084871

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.

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.

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.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 26/02/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/fdi-notes.ashx) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/trade-and-investment/foreign-direct-investment/visualising-data/understanding-foreign-direct-investment) for more information on the methodology and concepts of Foreign Direct Investment.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084001

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.

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.

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, 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.

In 2023, foreign direct investments in the information and communications sector in Singapore amounted to approximately 47.16 billion Singapore dollars. In that year, the total value of foreign direct investments in Singapore was approximately 2.84 trillion Singapore dollars.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 26/02/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/fdi-notes.ashx) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/trade-and-investment/foreign-direct-investment/visualising-data/understanding-foreign-direct-investment) for more information on the methodology and concepts of Foreign Direct Investment.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084811

Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: European Union (EU-27) data was reported at 388,935.600 SGD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 343,071.700 SGD mn for 2022. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: European Union (EU-27) data is updated yearly, averaging 136,614.800 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2023, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 388,935.600 SGD mn in 2023 and a record low of 18,236.500 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: European Union (EU-27) 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. The European Union (EU-27) comprises Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.