Investment
Equity Capital
Equity capital covers all components of shareholders' funds (proportionate to the percentage of shares held), including equity, contributed surplus, reinvested earnings, revaluations, as well as any reserve accounts. The amount of equity capital is compiled based on market value.
Fixed Assets
Refer to a company’s incremental capital investment in facilities, equipment and machinery.
Fixed Asset Investment (FAI)
Refers to a company's incremental capital investment in facilities, equipment and machinery.
Foreign Direct Equity Investment in Singapore
Foreign Direct Equity Investment in Singapore refers to equity capital and retained earnings of enterprises in Singapore attributable to direct investors residing in another economy.
Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Singapore refers to cross-border investment, where an investor residing in another economy (direct investor), owns 10 per cent or more of the ordinary shares or voting power in an enterprise in Singapore (direct investment enterprise).
FDI is measured by the sum of three components:
- equity capital invested by the direct investor in another economy in the direct investment enterprise in Singapore
- retained earnings accrued to the direct investor in another economy, which are earnings generated by the direct investment enterprise in Singapore after deducting the dividends payable to the direct investor
- net inter-company lending between the direct investment enterprise in Singapore and its related entities in another economy
Gross Value of Fixed Assets
Refers to the accumulated cost of acquiring the fixed assets.
Income of Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
Income of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Singapore consists of earnings on equity investment (i.e. foreign investor's share in the net income or earnings of its Singapore-incorporated enterprise) plus net income on inter-company lending.
Investment Commitments
Refer to investments in fixed assets within Singapore attracted by the Economic Development Board. Commitments are only recorded if the company has made a firm undertaking to invest.
Net Inter-Company Lending
Net inter-company lending refers to net inter-company debt, such as loans and debt securities, between the enterprise in Singapore and its related entities in another economy.
Share Capital
Refers to the amount contributed by shareholders through the issue of ordinary or preference shares.
Singapore's Direct Equity Investment Abroad
Singapore's Direct Equity Investment Abroad refers to equity capital and retained earnings of enterprises in another economy attributable to direct investors in Singapore.
Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad
Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) refers to an investment where an enterprise in Singapore (direct investor) owns 10 per cent or more of the ordinary shares or voting power in an enterprise in another economy (direct investment enterprise).
DIA is measured by the sum of three components:
- equity capital invested by the direct investor in Singapore in the direct investment enterprise in another economy
- retained earnings accrued to the direct investor in Singapore, which are earnings generated by the direct investment enterprises in another economy after deducting the dividends payable to the direct investor
- net inter-company lending between the direct investor in Singapore and the direct investment enterprises in another economy
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings refers to earnings on equity accruing to direct investors less distributed earnings (i.e. dividends), proportionate to the percentage ownership of the equity stake owned by the direct investor, which are reinvested into the direct investment enterprises.
Return on Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
Return on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Singapore is a measure of the profitability of Singapore-incorporated enterprises. Return on FDI is the ratio of the current year income of FDI to the average of the FDI positions in the current and preceding years.