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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.

Data

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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 2023 2,843,105.6 9.0 2,607,993.5 5.9

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.

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 2023 1,523,322.7 3.6 1,470,926.0 10.4

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
1,562,234.2
1,727,906.2
1,913,321.8
2,121,348.3
2,463,715.3
2,607,993.5
2,843,105.6

Asia

290,590.3
323,863.9
349,677.6
395,811.6
425,561.4
487,766.3
560,135.3
600,507

Brunei Darussalam

352.9
370.7
388.2
363
307.3
293.6
316.3
278.3

Cambodia

15.9
19.7
28.5
65.3
99.2
151.1
130.5
11.6

Mainland China

23,806.5
39,696.3
39,990.2
43,733.1
44,690
52,217.3
62,440
68,252.3

Hong Kong

56,012.3
56,212
56,590.1
70,526.2
86,610.4
90,357.1
96,363.9
110,547

India

18,454
22,180.7
26,262.2
26,319.7
19,405.5
21,955.8
24,188.5
31,628.6

Indonesia

4,487.5
4,592.6
4,543.3
5,929.9
5,152.4
8,884.3
12,261.2
19,877.3

Israel

1,782.1
1,561.1
782.2
925.1
1,828
1,772.3
2,249.8
2,746.9

Japan

91,706.7
97,742.4
115,879.4
131,125.1
139,432.4
156,740.7
178,856.6
181,047.1

Republic Of Korea

13,919.2
16,522.7
19,672.5
24,168.7
26,579.6
36,520.1
47,637.2
45,883.6

Lao People's Democratic Republic

45.7
48.6
35.7
42.6
78
61.2
59.4
55.9

Malaysia

35,162.2
37,623.1
38,510.8
39,374.8
44,366.5
44,323.3
45,972.9
50,413.5

Myanmar

235.8
492.8
374.5
408
312.7
282.3
252.9
77.4

Philippines

3,370.2
4,098.9
5,743.3
6,026.6
5,939.7
8,154.8
6,677.3
6,512.6

Saudi Arabia

2,447.8
2,709.9
2,293.8
2,393.9
2,468.6
2,752.2
4,201.6
3,826.7

Taiwan

16,769.8
15,716.5
17,670.3
19,763.1
21,651.4
33,883
49,862.3
43,744.6

Thailand

6,616.6
7,960.7
8,208.1
11,380.3
12,956.7
14,676.6
17,148
18,661.3

United Arab Emirates

3,744.8
3,477.2
2,520.2
2,980.9
3,511.8
5,246
5,852.4
10,731.8

Vietnam

496.8
512.7
445.8
447.2
475.7
3,041.2
3,002.3
2,648.1

Europe

412,203.5
463,071.5
530,365.7
497,489.2
507,418.3
586,841.5
696,410.9
741,091.1

Austria

2,295.2
3,409.7
3,205.9
3,883
4,011.6
3,419.2
2,609.9
2,603.7

Belgium

4,615.6
4,499.4
8,086.6
6,821.6
9,733.2
15,260.9
14,225.1
14,279.6

Cyprus

7,210.6
6,529.4
7,201
9,769.6
10,161
12,845
15,200.7
10,564.1

Denmark

15,831.1
14,167.5
18,399.7
18,757
16,359.2
18,688.4
19,968.1
15,137.5

Finland

2,489.2
3,604.6
3,570.2
4,409.6
5,693.1
6,418.8
6,581.4
7,099.3

France

15,362
15,968.4
16,815.3
20,795.8
26,366.4
21,674.2
37,894
37,653.2

Germany

17,430.5
21,605.5
23,283.3
20,914.8
9,485.8
21,197.5
26,708.7
29,010.9

Ireland

26,802.9
26,172.1
12,000.9
25,744.5
49,325.6
52,748.9
15,801.9
20,948.9

Italy

1,040.5
1,296
1,519.9
1,967.9
2,177.2
2,194.3
2,267.1
2,390.9

Luxembourg

65,532.6
68,685.5
109,029.4
110,919.3
61,904.8
85,652.1
114,502.7
128,174.1

Malta

2,089.5
1,797.4
1,827.8
1,019
3,070.6
8,551.7
13,937.1
18,353.9

Netherlands

102,185.7
115,226.2
104,539.1
24,603.1
26,096.8
44,818.5
55,169.1
81,934.9

Norway

19,846.1
16,201.5
14,682.8
13,815.1
9,016.6
8,077.8
7,974.3
10,515.8

Russian Federation

1,671.1
9,227.7
11,739.2
14,529.6
15,840
14,603
14,981.4
13,349.6

Sweden

1,639.8
1,750.5
2,184.8
2,070.7
2,125.2
4,904.5
6,823.2
8,512.9

Switzerland

40,078.7
38,686.7
60,645.6
66,784.4
69,131.2
68,779.4
82,547.4
73,934.8

United Kingdom

66,855.6
84,896.9
87,113.5
101,955.4
124,672.4
113,294
150,980.9
153,599.7

North America

291,194.6
354,451.8
314,097.3
483,133.6
601,925.1
703,762.6
660,738.2
776,914.7

United States Of America

279,679
336,514.3
292,106.5
427,181.5
530,491
605,632.2
566,893.5
692,307.3

Canada

11,516.9
17,938.8
21,993.7
55,953.8
71,434.1
98,130.4
93,844.8
84,608.4

Oceania

25,676.7
22,379.3
24,809.8
22,617.6
25,601.3
23,588.5
29,517
35,814.4

Australia

15,539.1
16,850.2
18,356.6
16,559.5
17,086.8
15,928.4
19,049.5
24,888.3

New Zealand

4,488.1
3,172.7
2,372.9
2,260.4
1,684.6
1,210.7
930.8
609.1

South And Central America And The Caribbean

302,891.4
370,022.4
476,436.8
482,764.7
534,623
638,639.6
637,149.9
661,409.9

Bahamas

16,018.8
16,569
21,506.6
20,499.5
18,286.5
20,547.6
29,044.9
29,750.5

Bermuda

56,780.9
65,090.1
92,916.6
103,553
101,180.4
124,218
124,958.4
112,900.2

British Virgin Islands

117,262
125,049.2
129,229.5
151,097.8
165,817.2
178,214.4
171,549.1
185,289.8

Cayman Islands

106,904.2
145,203.7
213,746.4
195,897.3
237,111.6
297,104
290,672
321,403.3

Mexico

631.2
338.6
165.9
-0.5
-56.5
-186.5
-179.1
-209.8

Africa

28,579.9
27,271.7
31,109.9
29,388.4
26,025.3
23,649.5
24,691.5
28,036.2

Mauritius

25,123.7
24,469.6
28,315.5
26,342.1
23,099.7
21,413
21,012.5
24,529.1

ASEAN * ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

50,783.8
55,719.8
58,278.2
64,037.7
69,688.3
79,868.5
85,820.9
98,520.5

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
253,140.4
238,588.5
307,979.5
343,071.7
388,935.6
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.

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

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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

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Total

862,532.4
936,561.6
927,786.5
1,093,410.8
1,185,355.5
1,331,826.3
1,470,926
1,523,321.7

Asia

458,337.6
501,794.4
513,283.7
565,084.8
615,226.6
711,766.3
756,203.2
800,583

Brunei Darussalam

176.3
187.7
192.2
97.2
88.9
88.5
100.1
94.2

Bangladesh

1,280.6
1,595.8
1,876.3
1,833.7
1,751.5
2,397.3
2,170.5
2,344.8

Cambodia

507.9
809.8
1,354.6
1,112
1,526.8
1,911.3
2,181
2,309.6

Mainland China

144,008
152,801.5
153,268.7
167,782
179,139.2
212,326.2
221,961.9
222,985.6

Hong Kong

56,397.7
61,090.5
61,204.1
58,312.2
69,218.3
76,235.4
83,009.7
86,244

India

43,785.4
56,198.9
62,721.7
68,352.4
69,751.1
88,917.5
93,432.9
109,930.2

Indonesia

68,335
72,081.9
72,300.5
73,826.3
74,768.2
78,879.6
89,914
96,676

Israel

2,618.1
2,800.9
2,935.5
3,304.8
3,293.4
5,441.4
7,914.9
6,008.9

Japan

18,610.8
19,545.9
16,116
23,251.8
28,189.9
38,326.6
35,866.9
42,064.4

Kazakhstan

424.4
571.6
479.2
587.9
741.8
1,205
1,469.7
1,812.7

Republic Of Korea

9,740.4
10,694.8
10,092.7
9,791.7
13,180
24,478.4
25,486.5
28,789.4

Lao People's Democratic Republic

501.2
549.8
604.7
704.8
726.1
865.1
955.3
1,246.5

Malaysia

45,536.3
46,814.5
49,415.1
57,244.3
60,317.9
59,089.2
63,985.8
65,475.1

Myanmar

4,781.1
7,019.2
7,955.4
8,473.3
11,649.1
9,173.8
6,561.6
6,416.4

Philippines

8,431.2
8,310.2
8,993.2
9,140.9
8,756.5
11,192.7
12,755
13,428.3

Sri Lanka

774.6
1,010.6
1,025.5
985.1
1,151.8
1,341.2
1,785.6
1,962.3

Taiwan

8,426.7
7,080
6,585
6,828.5
8,173.8
8,652
9,277.5
12,318.1

Thailand

25,511.9
27,739.3
26,789.2
35,068.2
38,330.4
41,609.2
39,989.6
40,383.9

Turkiye

872.4
1,005.9
1,979.9
1,927.5
1,969
2,856.4
2,998.4
3,472.1

United Arab Emirates

3,198.7
3,314.1
4,199.5
3,336.2
3,107.5
3,183.5
4,349.5
4,899.6

Vietnam

12,184
17,698.6
20,402.5
25,137.5
30,602.7
34,151.5
40,961.7
42,708.5

Europe

181,937.8
165,324.1
164,110.4
230,585.2
248,318.3
287,716.4
369,174.8
363,402.8

France

917.8
1,142.7
1,080.7
1,380.2
739.1
1,099.9
1,462.8
3,807.1

Germany

1,531.9
4,918
4,761.2
6,083.1
5,672.2
6,674.5
7,156.5
6,427.6

Ireland

Na
1,363.5
1,749.3
2,732.6
4,249.8
4,741.1
5,734.5
6,755.5

Italy

291.9
90.8
188.4
505.5
465.6
1,070.8
1,026.5
1,207.7

Luxembourg

60,420.7
27,291
28,523.4
39,928.1
50,696.2
59,498.9
96,335.4
108,742.5

Netherlands

26,648.3
34,375.5
47,808.3
85,311.2
85,716
99,607.3
105,896.7
89,507.5

Norway

2,695.9
1,840.2
1,705.8
1,244.9
904.8
976.1
920.9
827.3

Russian Federation

Na
19,619.2
4,906.7
7,105.9
4,900.7
6,273.4
5,673.2
4,780.9

Spain

204.3
473.5
2,932.3
3,047.8
2,518.5
2,086.8
3,793.4
4,493.3

Switzerland

6,211.7
5,381.9
5,484.5
1,621.5
1,829
3,807.3
3,889.7
4,012.1

United Kingdom

46,653.8
57,921.5
55,226.2
65,823.8
70,360.6
79,072.1
111,304.7
105,125.8

North America

32,176.1
28,989.4
38,086.3
43,572.6
45,201.3
49,009.8
55,763.8
60,516.1

United States Of America

31,909.2
28,508.6
36,767.5
42,175.1
43,933.9
48,075.9
53,315.8
57,538.5

Canada

266.9
480.8
1,318.8
1,397.4
1,267.4
933.9
2,448
2,977.6

Oceania

56,460.5
61,428.6
63,997.8
65,058.6
67,370.3
69,974.6
83,545.4
86,414.9

Australia

51,882.4
56,677.3
59,180.2
58,145.7
59,730.8
61,955.3
71,539.5
72,747.1

New Zealand

2,365.9
2,685.4
3,003.8
4,703.8
4,767.2
5,015.3
6,895.8
8,203

South And Central America And The Caribbean

107,607.3
151,725.8
118,589.7
159,381.7
179,000.4
179,191.6
177,102.5
185,548.8

British Virgin Islands

41,417.9
39,735.4
40,243.9
39,307.2
38,862.1
40,850.4
41,501.3
44,947.3

Bermuda

14,975.9
12,365.9
12,025.3
24,769.8
42,849.9
41,233.9
34,415.7
33,992.9

Brazil

1,717.9
1,733.3
1,642.6
2,088.1
2,620
3,778.2
4,019.8
11,012.6

Cayman Islands

42,245.4
82,570.3
49,354.3
69,679.4
69,088
68,130
74,529.8
73,291.5

Peru

1,361.5
1,521.2
1,490.4
1,597.7
2,114.8
2,356.1
2,485.8
2,493.6

Mexico

1,353.9
1,476.7
1,472.8
1,562.6
1,566.7
1,791.1
2,195.4
2,974.8

Africa

26,013.2
27,299.3
29,718.7
29,727.9
30,238.7
34,167.6
29,136.3
26,856.1

Mauritius

18,152.4
18,257.2
19,972
18,960.4
18,827.4
20,558.1
18,753.4
17,756.3

Nigeria

2,571.6
2,718.7
3,307.1
3,480.6
4,146.7
5,389
3,985
3,943

South Africa

286.8
361.8
569.9
756.7
846.6
1,351.2
1,509
1,415.5

ASEAN * ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

165,964.9
181,210.9
188,007.3
210,804.5
226,766.5
236,960.9
257,404.1
268,738.4

European Union (EU-27) * 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.

97,588.6
75,744.8
93,150.6
148,600.5
161,797.6
185,127.5
232,579.2
234,607.4
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.

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

Investment commitments refer to investment projects attracted by the Economic Development Board in terms of fixed assets which companies commit to invest in Singapore. Projects are only recorded as commitments if the company has made a firm undertaking to implement the project.

Data

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Key Indicators
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$m 2024 13,451.2 na 12,659.6 na
Foreign Investments S$m 2024 11,889.6 na 11,382.6 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

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Total

9,389
9,449.1
10,873.3
15,184.4
17,170.6
11,795.8
22,489.8
12,659.6

Manufacturing

5,876.3
6,200.6
5,304.4
10,884.2
13,060.1
8,485.7
17,371.6
8,701.4

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

173.8
-
152.8
339.5
97.2
251.7
436.7
39.8

Petroleum & Chemical Products

1,259.1
1,316.9
201.1
4,873.6
4,083.6
979.9
862.2
4,502.8

Pharmaceutical & Biological Products

177.8
439.5
652.1
123.4
245.3
968
283.1
798.4

Rubber & Plastic Products

-
-
-
-
-
11.8
-
29.6

Fabricated Metal Products

-
93
53.2
56.7
-
5.9
47.5
77.3

Machinery & Equipment

351
502.2
131.1
292.2
-
1
-
0

Computers, Electronic & Optical Products

2,322.3
2,263.7
3,095.1
4,670.6
6,736.3
5,095.8
15,015.2
3,111.5

Transport Equipment

1,090.2
238
666.9
296.2
1,256.3
367.2
166.4
44.3

Other Manufacturing Industries

502.1
1,347.3
352.1
232
641.5
804.5
560.6
97.7

Services Industries

3,512.7
3,248.5
5,568.9
4,300.2
4,110.4
3,310.1
5,118.2
3,958.2
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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