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Economy

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

Data from Jan 1990 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 09 Oct 2025, 19:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 26/02/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: 'na' denotes 'not available' or 'not applicable'. '-' denotes 'nil' or 'negligible' or 'not significant'. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020. 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.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M084811

Data explorer

ForeignDirectEquityInvestmentInSingaporeByDetailedIndustryStockAsAtYearEndAnnual.csv (39 rows, 13.1 KB)

Data Series Text	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Numeric	2008 Text	2007 Text	2006 Text	2005 Text	2004 Text	2003 Text	2002 Text	2001 Text	2000 Text	1999 Text	1998 Text	1997 Text	1996 Text	1995 Text	1994 Text	1993 Text	1992 Text	1991 Text	1990 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%
Total	2608243.2	2500671.4	2382299.4	2055813.8	1826830.9	1608621.9	1418896.2	1214385.4	1163703.7	1005273.7	818596.4	724348.6	621439.5	589953.1	512557.8	445228.7	420652.7	336696.6	296203.7	253618.4	221979.9	210960.2	194941.1	178979.1	159577.9	139903.5	125274.3	105015.1	92840.7	80163.8	66962.3	59556.8	58029.6	53151.5
Manufacturing	274102	308921.7	280096	246071.1	220952	219228.4	169000.9	158106.7	162308.2	139808.2	143162.7	109928.1	121582.4	116006.4	109158.4	94488.3	109635.8	102071.2	95328.9	86939.9	80817.7	76794.2	73074.7	66305.7	57935.3	52214.8	47038.4	39417.3	35476.4	29469.8	24690.3	22671.8	22049.1	21936.1
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	34055.3	34384.8	34814.7	33766.9	45150.6	22015.5	19295.8	9558.1	8715.9	6701.1	5929.3	4059.2	3738.9	3001.6	2487.7	1359.2	1489.7	1329.1	619.4	478.3	443.4	458	473.2	420.2	495.5	468.3	697.8	580.3	549.1	465.4	423.8	403.8	221.8	340.3
Paper, Paper Products & Printing	864	750.2	717.8	835.4	811.5	548	545	445.1	503.4	397.8	647.1	729.5	884.3	656.5	525.2	682.5	639.6	620.7	747.1	609.8	603.4	789.7	765.5	738.4	701.5	734.3	763	758	716.2	567.8	354.2	262.6	299.2	275.9
Refined Petroleum Products	24450.3	25307.8	23196.4	19551.3	21140.2	24105.9	23046	21538.8	18803.5	16040.8	15265.4	9563.6	10430.3	10718	10677.1	7969.8	10811	11021.2	9972.5	9335.9	8680	7136.7	6832.5	7175.6	4672.3	3856.8	3644.8	4013.8	3513.9	3189.3	2940.8	2690.2	2720.8	2379.9
Chemical & Chemical Products	23906.3	26997.9	22262.3	19854.3	19233.7	17115	15295.9	16053.4	14139.9	11082.6	11264.2	10601.6	9045.3	8901.1	8185.2	7005.8	6996.3	7264.7	6998.8	5889.8	3668.7	4137.9	3470.2	2632.3	2943.6	4257.1	4138.3	3802.1	3566	3113.2	2579	2433	2399.9	2224.9
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products	26924.2	19440	17599.3	17874.4	15422.8	29373.4	11355.8	11797.6	21647.2	13609.8	32120.8	26860.6	42626.9	40319.5	35805.8	29750.9	47503.1	37520.3	37879.3	30895.5	28371.7	21283.6	17443.4	13242.1	11102.1	9952	6634.2	4878.3	2953.8	1613.8	2294.7	2452.8	2650	3165.7
Rubber & Plastic Products	3510.2	3349	2742.4	2514.2	2300	2223.7	1665.5	1584.8	1304	1484.2	1548.9	979.6	843.4	1369.6	1567.3	1253.3	909.4	1065.4	930.3	1043.8	934.4	821.2	735.8	630.4	731.2	632.8	589.2	548.9	468.6	395.7	298.2	289.3	229.9	245.9
Basic Metals	86.1	26.5	45.8	-177.6	-144.1	-107.2	148.1	121.3	252.4	264.6	365.5	145.7	222.6	155.1	176.5	486.9	624.5	334.9	21.1	39.7	33.5	37.1	35	45.5	60	35.7	44.5	36.6	46	61.9	17.8	28.6	11.2	38.3
Fabricated Metal Products	3125.6	3193.3	3389.1	3122.7	3357.9	3311.4	3277.4	2742.6	2562.5	2619.7	2580.5	1667	1592.5	1328.1	1361.8	1540.7	1533.9	1368.9	1247.1	1216.2	1159.6	1181.4	1068.6	999.3	884.5	1012.9	925.3	819.3	1064.2	1117.2	753.6	760	692.7	489.4

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2023	2023	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2022	2022	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2016	2016	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-
2015	2015	Numeric	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-

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dataset_id = "d_0f62579090f797c0ac494125b552c4b6"
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response = requests.get(url)
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2025). Foreign Direct Equity Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (Stock As At Year-End), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved October 25, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0f62579090f797c0ac494125b552c4b6/view

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