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Data on foreign direct investment are sourced from financial statements and records which companies file with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and other government agencies, as well as the Foreign Debt and Financial Derivative Transactions Survey and Singapore’s Investment Abroad Survey.

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Key Indicator - Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  1/		 Previous
Period Data		 % Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  2/
Foreign Direct Investment            

Foreign Direct Investment in Singapore
(Stock as at Year-End)

 S$m 2024 3,130,445.8 9.5 2,858,847.9 9.3

Data are preliminary when first released.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.

Key Indicator - Direct Investment Abroad
Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  1/		 Previous
Period Data		 % Change
(Y‑o‑Y)  2/
Direct Investment Abroad            
Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad S$m 2024 1,652,795.5 7.6 1,535,752.5 3.9

Data are preliminary when first released.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.

Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore

Title : Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Source Economy (Stock As At Year-End), Annual

Millions Of Singapore Dollars

Data Items

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Total

1,352,400.5
1,562,234.7
1,731,382.7
1,915,069.5
2,126,744.8
2,466,816.1
2,615,819.9
2,858,847.9

Asia

290,590.3
323,864.5
349,506.6
394,633.2
424,212.4
482,923.2
552,342.3
593,120.4

Brunei Darussalam

352.9
370.7
388.2
363
307.3
274
298.5
278.2

Cambodia

15.9
19.7
28.5
65.3
99.2
150.3
129.8
45.3

Mainland China

23,806.5
39,696.3
39,990.2
43,733.1
44,690
48,774.2
57,856.9
66,507.1

Hong Kong

56,012.3
56,212
56,590.1
70,526.2
86,610.4
92,795
97,721.8
112,508.5

India

18,454
22,180.7
26,262.2
26,319.7
19,405.5
21,665.4
23,681.1
28,287.6

Indonesia

4,487.5
4,592.6
4,543.3
4,917
5,152.4
6,974.1
12,649.8
19,337

Israel

Na
Na
782.2
925.1
Na
1,835.3
2,059.2
2,374.6

Japan

91,706.7
97,742.4
115,879.4
131,125.1
139,432.4
158,215.9
177,110.8
180,620.4

Republic Of Korea

13,919.2
16,522.7
19,672.5
24,166.4
26,580.4
36,785
48,283.2
45,569

Lao People's Democratic Republic

45.7
48.6
35.7
42.6
78
60.5
58.2
54

Malaysia

35,162.2
37,623.1
38,510.8
39,374.8
43,270.1
42,915.7
45,329.3
49,306.9

Myanmar

235.8
492.8
374.5
408
312.7
284
261.5
167.9

Philippines

3,370.2
4,098.9
5,743.3
6,026.6
5,939.7
6,995.7
6,645.1
6,581.3

Saudi Arabia

2,447.8
2,709.9
2,293.8
2,393.9
2,468.6
5,591.9
5,764.4
5,638.4

Taiwan

16,769.8
15,716.5
17,670.3
19,763.1
21,651.4
33,797.4
48,969.9
43,669.6

Thailand

6,616.6
7,960.7
8,208.1
11,380.3
12,956.7
14,640.1
17,198.7
18,607

Timor-Leste

-0.9
0.1
-0.3
-1.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0

United Arab Emirates

3,744.8
3,477.2
2,520.2
2,980.9
3,511.8
5,194.8
5,746.4
10,614.6

Viet Nam

496.8
512.7
445.8
447.2
475.7
240.6
206.6
-144

Europe

412,203.5
463,071.5
530,365.7
497,517.9
510,802.7
593,116.7
700,605.4
741,315.2

Austria

2,295.2
3,409.7
3,205.9
3,883
4,011.6
3,420
2,610.4
2,603.7

Belgium

4,615.6
4,499.4
8,086.6
6,821.6
9,733.2
15,190.9
14,120.2
14,176.5

Cyprus

7,210.6
6,529.4
7,201
9,769.6
10,161
12,752.3
15,199.2
10,778.4

Denmark

15,831.1
14,167.5
18,399.7
18,757
16,359.2
18,414.5
20,030.2
15,072.9

Finland

2,489.2
3,604.6
3,570.2
4,409.6
5,693.1
6,454.3
6,609.4
7,117.2

France

15,362
15,968.4
16,815.3
20,795.8
26,366.4
21,902.9
38,030.7
37,935

Germany

17,430.5
21,605.5
23,283.3
20,914.8
9,485.8
20,703.7
26,267.1
29,474

Ireland

26,802.9
26,172.1
12,000.9
25,744.5
52,671
55,982.3
18,812.2
24,348.3

Italy

1,040.5
1,296
1,519.9
1,967.9
2,177.2
2,199.2
2,323.3
2,389.3

Luxembourg

65,532.6
68,685.5
109,029.4
110,919.3
61,904.8
86,014.7
114,105.3
129,264.9

Malta

2,089.5
1,797.4
1,827.8
1,019
3,070.6
8,546.4
14,087.2
17,324.5

Netherlands

102,185.7
115,226.2
104,539.1
24,603.1
26,096.8
47,733.9
57,222.1
82,990.2

Norway

19,846.1
16,201.5
14,682.8
13,815.1
9,016.6
7,864.6
7,673.3
9,998.1

Russian Federation

1,671.1
9,227.7
11,739.2
14,529.6
15,840
15,295.9
13,924.5
12,187.2

Sweden

1,639.8
1,750.5
2,184.8
2,070.7
2,125.2
4,816.1
6,730.8
8,432.9

Switzerland

40,078.7
38,686.7
60,645.6
66,784.4
69,131.2
68,954.6
82,558.6
70,164.3

United Kingdom

66,855.6
84,896.9
87,113.5
101,955.4
124,672.4
112,988.2
151,814
152,913.6

North America

291,194.6
354,451.8
314,097.3
483,133.6
601,925.1
703,735.5
660,532.1
787,427.2

United States Of America

279,679
336,514.3
292,106.5
427,181.5
530,491
608,453.1
568,851.2
702,697.1

Canada

11,516.9
17,938.8
21,993.7
55,953.8
71,434.1
95,282.4
91,680.8
84,731.1

Oceania

25,676.7
22,379.3
24,809.8
22,617.6
25,601.3
23,946.4
30,134.6
36,586.9

Australia

15,539.1
16,850.2
18,356.6
16,559.5
17,086.8
16,086.6
19,561.9
25,683.2

New Zealand

4,488.1
3,172.7
2,372.9
2,260.4
1,684.6
1,300.1
1,002.3
594

South And Central America And The Caribbean

302,891.4
370,022.4
476,436.8
482,666.7
534,625.7
636,293.4
645,092.3
670,778.2

Bahamas

16,018.8
16,569
21,506.6
20,499.5
18,286.5
20,891.9
29,462.9
30,204.7

Bermuda

56,780.9
65,090.1
92,916.6
103,553
101,180.4
123,568.3
124,657.1
112,085

British Virgin Islands

117,262
125,049.2
129,229.5
151,097.8
165,817.2
176,535.1
181,901.6
200,391.6

Cayman Islands

106,904.2
145,203.7
213,746.4
195,897.3
237,111.6
296,704.4
287,835.9
316,701.7

Mexico

631.2
338.6
165.9
-0.5
-56.5
-73.8
-60.4
-207.4

Africa

28,579.9
27,271.7
34,757.5
32,383.9
29,383.7
27,337
27,777.1
30,284.3

Mauritius

25,123.7
24,469.6
31,963.1
29,337.5
26,458.1
25,099
24,103.4
26,896.9

ASEAN * For 2015 and earlier: ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. 2016 onwards: ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.

50,782.9
55,720
58,277.9
63,023.5
68,591.7
72,534.8
82,777.4
94,218.1

European Union (EU-27) * The European Union (EU-27) comprises Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

265,407.3
285,685.5
313,052
253,169.1
241,972.9
313,880.4
347,706.1
394,983
SOURCE : SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
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.

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Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad

Title : Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad By Destination Economy (Stock As At Year End), Annual

Million Dollars

Data Items

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Total

936,561.6
927,786.5
1,093,410.8
1,183,416.4
1,333,232.4
1,477,522
1,535,752.5
1,652,795.5

Asia

501,794.4
513,283.7
565,084.8
614,027.8
711,846.6
758,297.5
811,852.2
865,555.8

Bahrain

48.4
49
48.4
33.5
34.8
39.5
83.4
93.2

Brunei Darussalam

187.7
192.2
97.2
88.9
267.7
245.2
348.1
411.4

Bangladesh

1,595.8
1,876.3
1,833.7
1,751.5
2,397.3
2,177.5
2,942.4
3,038.5

Cambodia

809.8
1,354.6
1,112
1,526.8
1,911.4
2,181.1
2,710.2
2,889.4

Mainland China

152,801.5
153,268.7
167,782
179,139.2
211,489.1
222,947.1
225,211.8
228,303.5

Hong Kong

61,090.5
61,204.1
58,312.2
68,794.6
76,235.1
83,957.4
85,459
91,335.8

India

56,198.9
62,721.7
68,352.4
69,751.1
89,165.7
95,927.3
114,240.9
122,640

Indonesia

72,081.9
72,300.5
73,826.3
74,768.2
78,854.8
88,961
94,422.6
104,285.4

Israel

2,800.9
2,935.5
3,304.8
3,293.4
5,283.1
6,591.7
5,505.4
5,981.4

Japan

19,545.9
16,116
23,251.8
27,937.9
38,328.2
35,060.9
41,552.8
44,661.1

Kazakhstan

571.6
479.2
587.9
741.8
1,205
1,153.5
1,393.4
2,089.7

Republic Of Korea

10,694.8
10,092.7
9,791.7
12,935.2
25,061.6
26,116.1
29,318.1
32,211.6

Lao People's Democratic Republic

549.8
604.7
704.8
726.1
866.1
957.9
1,252.8
1,355.8

Macao

204.6
238.2
231
280.2
285.9
151.2
155.3
191.1

Malaysia

46,814.5
49,415.1
57,244.3
60,039.7
58,874
64,213.5
66,998.5
75,635.5

Maldives

353.3
425.1
437.6
416
415.5
412.8
383.3
424

Mongolia

386.9
408.5
408.6
202.3
790.8
734.6
798.4
1,098.2

Myanmar

7,019.2
7,955.4
8,473.3
11,649.1
9,173.8
6,550.9
6,065.1
5,527.5

Oman

33.5
30
29.9
857.6
936
1,007.6
1,070.1
1,108.8

Pakistan

530.9
487.9
710.9
682.6
755.8
1,038.4
925.3
1,281.4

Philippines

8,310.2
8,993.2
9,140.9
8,756.5
11,183.9
12,084.4
12,557.5
13,801.9

Saudi Arabia

75.2
92.1
153.9
153.4
287.5
154.8
593.9
896.9

Sri Lanka

1,010.6
1,025.5
985.1
1,151.8
1,341.7
2,064.3
2,859.7
3,199

Taiwan

7,080
6,585
6,828.5
8,173.8
8,652
9,370.1
12,583.3
13,270.5

Thailand

27,739.3
26,789.2
35,068.2
38,330.4
41,711.7
40,250
45,379.7
48,810

Timor-Leste

12.1
12.8
2.7
-0.5
-7.2
-5.8
-12.5
-5.4

Turkiye

1,005.9
1,979.9
1,927.5
1,969
2,856.4
2,998.4
3,644.5
3,719.3

United Arab Emirates

3,314.1
4,199.5
3,336.2
3,107.5
3,200.1
4,361.4
4,794.8
4,218.7

Viet Nam

17,698.6
20,402.5
25,137.5
30,602.7
34,336.8
40,983.8
43,640.3
48,145.6

Europe

165,324.1
164,110.4
230,585.2
248,318.3
287,359.6
370,709.8
359,690
379,596.7

Belgium

268.6
228.5
579.4
567.5
649
2,083
2,744.3
2,933.2

Cyprus

1,196.8
1,182.8
1,383.4
1,533.4
1,579.2
1,321.5
3,379.6
3,489.7

Denmark

2,639.6
2,557.1
2,482.6
3,588.7
4,245.5
4,011.8
3,958.1
4,260.2

France

1,142.7
1,080.7
1,380.2
739.1
1,104.7
1,468.6
4,485.5
5,813.5

Germany

4,918
4,761.2
6,083.1
5,672.2
6,674.5
7,464.4
7,163.2
5,941.1

Hungary

409.9
433.3
705.5
698.2
945.3
614.6
643.9
734.1

Ireland

1,363.5
1,749.3
2,732.6
4,249.8
4,738
5,727.3
6,714.6
6,863.9

Italy

90.8
188.4
505.5
465.6
1,070.8
1,440.6
1,704
2,501

Jersey

3,692.8
2,756.8
5,217.8
7,521
11,468.1
13,882.3
11,351.3
13,186.5

Luxembourg

27,291
28,523.4
39,928.1
50,696.2
59,498.9
96,651.8
102,000.9
96,831.2

Netherlands

34,375.5
47,808.3
85,311.2
85,716
99,640.8
106,299.8
91,531
103,285.6

Norway

1,840.2
1,705.8
1,244.9
904.8
976.1
920.7
823.7
1,424.1

Poland

29.2
32.3
165.6
86.2
128.2
163
143.4
189.1

Russian Federation

19,619.2
4,906.7
7,105.9
4,900.7
6,273.4
5,115.6
4,690.1
3,730.3

Spain

473.5
2,932.3
3,047.8
2,518.5
2,086.8
3,900.9
4,949.2
4,114.9

Sweden

386.3
291.5
2,848.6
3,357.4
480.7
512.3
1,239
1,562.2

Switzerland

5,381.9
5,484.5
1,621.5
1,829
3,807.3
3,953.4
4,064
4,363

United Kingdom

57,921.5
55,226.2
65,823.8
70,360.6
79,072.1
111,946.8
103,996.3
109,827.4

North America

28,989.4
38,086.3
43,572.6
45,201.3
49,980.1
55,642.9
65,586.9
69,044.7

United States Of America

28,508.6
36,767.5
42,175.1
43,933.9
49,046.2
53,108.7
62,675.8
65,984.6

Canada

480.8
1,318.8
1,397.4
1,267.4
933.9
2,534.3
2,911.1
3,060.1

Oceania

61,428.6
63,997.8
65,058.6
66,629.9
70,452.6
84,553.1
85,871.9
94,726.3

Australia

56,677.3
59,180.2
58,145.7
58,990.4
62,436
72,569.2
72,216.2
81,626.4

Fiji

230.6
222.7
233.3
264.4
515.2
505.6
552.3
553.9

Marshall Islands

745.5
505.2
1,007.9
1,146.4
1,035.7
3,029.7
3,142.8
3,242.8

New Zealand

2,685.4
3,003.8
4,703.8
4,767.2
5,015.3
6,827.1
8,041.8
7,818.1

Papua New Guinea

443.5
440
336.2
821.6
570.5
639.4
728.1
668.9

Samoa

75.3
72.5
74
69
193.6
198.2
246
259.4

South And Central America And The Caribbean

151,725.8
118,589.7
159,381.7
179,000.4
179,424.7
177,360.7
188,308.5
218,889.1

Bahamas

2,080.5
2,027.3
2,793.2
3,060.1
1,944.1
1,965.6
697.8
846

British Virgin Islands

39,735.4
40,243.9
39,307.2
38,862.1
40,850.4
43,067.6
48,701.3
47,650.3

Bermuda

12,365.9
12,025.3
24,769.8
42,849.9
41,233.9
34,550.9
34,483.2
54,934.4

Brazil

1,733.3
1,642.6
2,088.1
2,620
3,792
4,189.2
11,248.1
10,693

Cayman Islands

82,570.3
49,354.3
69,679.4
69,088
68,231.3
71,882
70,667.5
87,406.1

Costa Rica

50.2
63.3
42.5
58
49.6
55.5
78.5
118.7

Panama

695.9
983.7
1,881
2,068.7
1,284.6
1,275.5
1,688.9
1,927.4

Peru

1,521.2
1,490.4
1,597.7
2,114.8
2,457.2
2,587
3,027.7
2,224.2

Mexico

1,476.7
1,472.8
1,562.6
1,566.7
1,791.1
2,205.1
3,204.6
3,380.7

Africa

27,299.3
29,718.7
29,727.9
30,238.7
34,168.8
30,957.9
24,443
24,982.9

Cote D'ivoire

547.9
430.8
377.4
437.2
477.6
628
724.8
725.2

Egypt

1,315.2
1,227.2
1,275.5
1,258
1,333.9
944.8
539.7
560.1

Ghana

345.5
349.1
178.2
219.5
369.2
385.5
379.4
361

Mauritius

18,257.2
19,972
18,960.4
18,827.4
20,558.1
19,362.3
13,658.1
11,347

Nigeria

2,718.7
3,307.1
3,480.6
4,146.7
5,389
5,155
5,487.9
5,654.3

South Africa

361.8
569.9
756.7
846.6
1,351.2
1,519
1,472.5
1,591.5

Zambia

372.6
307.5
826.6
740.2
434
430.7
648
591.8

ASEAN * For 2015 and earlier: ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. 2016 onwards: ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.

181,222.9
188,020.1
210,807.2
226,487.8
237,173
256,422
273,362.4
300,857.3

European Union (EU-27) * The European Union (EU-27) comprises Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

75,744.8
93,150.6
148,600.5
161,797.6
184,770.6
233,986.6
233,720.4
246,050.4
SOURCE : SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
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/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.

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Items Unit Latest Period Latest Data % Change
(Y‑o‑Y) 1/		 Previous
Period Data		 % Change
(Y‑o‑Y) 2/
Investment Commitments            
Investment Commitments in Manufacturing & Services (Fixed Assets Investments) S$m 2025 14,159.2 na 13,451.2 na
Foreign Investments S$m 2025 13,483.1 na 11,889.6 na

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na not available or not applicable.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.

Investment Commitments

Title : Investment Commitments In Manufacturing And Services (Fixed Assets Investments) By Industry, Annual

Million Dollars

Data Items

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Total

9,449.1
10,873.3
15,184.4
17,170.6
11,795.8
22,489.8
12,659.6
13,451.3

Manufacturing

6,200.6
5,304.4
10,884.2
13,060.1
8,485.7
17,371.6
8,701.4
11,083.2

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

-
152.8
339.5
97.2
251.7
436.7
39.8
7.4

Petroleum & Chemical Products

1,316.9
201.1
4,873.6
4,083.6
979.9
862.2
4,502.8
366.4

Pharmaceutical & Biological Products

439.5
652.1
123.4
245.3
968
283.1
798.4
2,114.2

Rubber & Plastic Products

-
-
-
-
11.8
-
29.6
20.2

Fabricated Metal Products

93
53.2
56.7
-
5.9
47.5
77.3
39.5

Machinery & Equipment

502.2
131.1
292.2
-
1
-
0
374.3

Computers, Electronic & Optical Products

2,263.7
3,095.1
4,670.6
6,736.3
5,095.8
15,015.2
3,111.5
7,894

Transport Equipment

238
666.9
296.2
1,256.3
367.2
166.4
44.3
41.8

Other Manufacturing Industries

1,347.3
352.1
232
641.5
804.5
560.6
97.7
225.5

Services Industries

3,248.5
5,568.9
4,300.2
4,110.4
3,310.1
5,118.2
3,958.2
2,368.1
SOURCE : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Footnotes

The industries are classified according to the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2015. Includes servicing, engineering and R&D.

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