Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore increased by 45948.30 SGD Million in the third 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

• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 35.8 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 45.2 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Sep 2025.
• 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 26.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 17.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 3.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 147.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.

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.

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 finance and insurance industry received just under **** 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 *** billion Singapore dollars.

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

Key information about Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 24.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 31.2 % in the previous quarter.
• Singapore Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Sep 2025.
• 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 26.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 35.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Singapore Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 17.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 3.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 147.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.

As at the end of 2023, the stock of foreign direct investments from the United Kingdom to Singapore amounted to ***** billion Singapore dollars. United Kingdom is among the largest source economy for inward FDI in Singapore.

Actual value and historical data chart for Singapore Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

In 2022, the income of foreign direct investments in Singapore was 322.16 billion Singapore dollars. This was the highest income of FDI in the last ten years. Singapore is among the leading countries for inward FDI in Asia.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Singapore was reported at 55257415122 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

In 2023, the foreign direct investment (FDI) stock for pharmaceutical and biological products in Singapore amounted to ***** billion Singapore dollars, marking an increase of nearly **** billion Singapore dollars compared to the previous year. The government’s Biomedical Sciences (BMS) initiative, launched in 2000, resulted in increased FDI flows in Singapore’s pharmaceutical industry. How does FDI affect the pharmaceutical industry in Singapore? As part of the government's efforts to develop the pharmaceutical industry in Singapore, an international R&D center for the biomedical sciences sector, Biopolis, was constructed in 2004. The aim was to provide a dedicated space for biomedical sciences research and development. Biopolis has helped to attract foreign and private investments in the industry. Through this, Singapore is now home to some major global pharmaceutical companies that do not only have their operations there but also support R&D activities in the country’s industry. Since 2013, the country has reported an upward trend of FDI earnings for pharmaceutical and biological products. Pharmaceutical industry outlook Singapore is among a few countries worldwide whose pharmaceutical export value far exceeded the import value. Due to the government's large investments and FDI in the industry, the manufacturing output of the pharmaceutical industry has been valued at approximately ** billion Singapore dollars on average since 2010. Taking these into consideration, the pharmaceutical industry in Singapore may continue to grow stronger.

Monthly and long-term Singapore Foreign Direct Investment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

The amount of FDI inflow from Singapore to India in fiscal year 2025 was estimated to be ** billion U.S. dollars, an increase from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year. Thereby, Singapore remained the most important place for foreign direct investments into India.

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

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

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_36bfb288c5cf7a3ac830609d331beebd/view

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.

Singapore: Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 151.94 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 132.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1970 to 2024 is 31.16 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.09 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 151.94 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024.