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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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, 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.

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.

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.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Singapore was reported at 175241466624 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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.

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: Asia data was reported at 327,642.700 SGD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 291,056.400 SGD mn for 2016. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 112,767.200 SGD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 327,642.700 SGD mn in 2017 and a record low of 43,759.000 SGD mn in 1998. Singapore (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: By Country: Asia 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.

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

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.

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.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Singapore refers to an investment in which a foreign direct investor owns 10 per cent or more of the ordinary shares in a Singapore enterprise. Data are compiled from the Survey of Foreign Equity Investment and Survey of Foreign Debt and Financial Derivative Transactions. They may be subsequently revised when new data becomes available.

In 2023, the end-year foreign direct equity investment stock in Singapore amounted to just under 2.5 trillion Singapore dollars, while the net intercompany lending was at just under 131 billion Singapore dollars. In that year, the total foreign direct investment inflows amounted to around 2.6 trillion Singapore dollars.