Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

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Data from Jan 1998 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 01 Jun 2025, 22:01 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/M084871

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Data Series Text	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Text	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
(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)2.6%	(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)15.4%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)12.8%	(Null)23.1%	(Null)20.5%
Total	319988	338540.2	287659.4	191401.5	188333	190892.3	153857.5	119604.1	109890.8	94791.8	99168.6	89934	81070.9	78871	73873.7	64006.4	80986.5	60909.6	53896.3	43943.7	30256.9	24611.3	18314.6	22174.1	15443.7	2995.4
Manufacturing	61193.8	83011.8	76243.3	47471.1	62066.5	66474.5	44854.9	34605.7	30878.2	28246.1	24704.3	29514.1	26988.5	26167	25651.1	20300.5	34166.3	21524.4	22545.4	20297	16497.5	10403.4	10065	11710.3	9232.2	9322.4
Food, Beverages & Tobacco	2097.6	4687.3	3149.7	3335	5796.2	2720.9	3486.4	1524	1388.5	1525.4	1651.9	1162.4	1006.3	492	402.7	52.6	134.8	194.4	146.1	109.3	52.9	72	100.6	129.5	98.5	30.9
Paper, Paper Products & Printing	109.9	-24.9	1.3	109.1	39.6	5	14.9	121.6	59.6	38.5	-0.8	4.6	11	-7.6	14.3	32.3	26.7	113.6	46.2	26.9	28.4	39.6	36.2	69.4	101.8	41.2
Refined Petroleum Products	7495.6	5445.6	11480.7	2187.6	4449.8	3509.2	6758	7606.5	3817	1567.9	246.1	1016.2	1624.2	1444.7	3551.4	374.4	5935.1	4149	3781.2	2738.8	1984.7	670	-288.1	-22.5	na	na
Chemical & Chemical Products	4080.7	5146.6	6496.8	4791.3	4544.6	3747.8	2985.5	3073.2	2152.1	1462.3	1231.5	562	574.5	1759.1	607.3	264.7	1160.4	1453.6	1522.1	2135.7	754.3	1569.4	9.3	305.8	-1395.3	-106
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products	7038.1	5807.3	6092.9	6435	5458.6	11606.1	7257	9038.5	8727.1	8639.2	7769.9	15048.4	12359	10649.9	13856.4	10933.7	18439.1	4849.9	10448.2	5574.1	5759.3	3037	4358.5	2314.8	na	na
Rubber & Plastic Products	260.5	338.5	171	168.6	168.3	239.8	345.1	238	97.7	122.6	214.5	94.4	98.6	254.1	134.9	64.1	99.2	122.5	119.8	89	107.8	63.4	74.9	87.8	81.6	61.6
Basic Metals	0.9	3.8	6.5	1.9	-9.2	-1.3	1.8	2.1	-	8.6	-20.8	-11.3	-2	-11.2	4.8	43.9	16.9	9.1	5.2	12.5	13.4	-	15.5	16.9	-	15.9
Fabricated Metal Products	187.1	413.9	369.9	271	299	235	260.9	146.5	73.2	219.4	216.7	172.9	143.5	96.5	473	117.2	80.5	-156.3	75.9	135.3	49.1	93.6	62.5	158.2	168.6	131.3

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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	Text	Millions Of Singapore Dollars	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Income Of Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 26, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_50e653cb3a37e89d9bc227470d217d0e/view

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