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Economy

Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad By Industry Of Investor In Singapore And Industry Abroad (Stock As At Year-End), Annual

Data from Jan 1994 to Dec 2023

Last updated: 03 Jun 2025, 19:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 12/03/2025

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 (www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/trade-and-investment/dia2019-notes.pdf) 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.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M082121

Data explorer

SingaporesDirectInvestmentAbroadByIndustryOfInvestorInSingaporeAndIndustryAbroadStockAsAtYearEndAnnual.csv (121 rows, 29.6 KB)

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Others9.1%
Real Estate9.1%
Construction9.1%
Manufacturing9.1%
(Null)18.2%
(Null)22.3%
(Null)24.0%
(Null)20.7%
(Null)26.4%
(Null)27.3%
(Null)28.1%
(Null)28.9%
(Null)30.6%
(Null)28.1%
(Null)30.6%
(Null)30.6%
(Null)29.8%
(Null)26.4%
(Null)27.3%
(Null)28.9%
(Null)32.2%
(Null)30.6%
(Null)31.4%
(Null)31.4%
(Null)30.6%
(Null)25.6%
(Null)25.6%
(Null)26.4%
(Null)28.9%
(Null)29.8%
(Null)32.2%
(Null)31.4%
(Null)31.4%
(Null)34.7%
Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad - Total (Industry Abroad)1523321.714709261331826.31185355.51093410.8927786.5936561.6862532.4727582.2651222545751.3498027.9449376.1426567.5370096.9311218.6316406.5245347.4200399.2179633.9152968.7146575.313144697546.592078.475218.175807.455536.449570.838372.7
Manufacturing53573.453185.450022.54133647752.352340.237263.426409.921933.419694.318341.416307.217200.622936.320338.418634.217819.115043.413495.311437.2948512629.512127.89958.515174.712487.615600.513031.615241.210244.7
Construction1483.81409.21547.31490.61502.21344.71566.72091.317951460.41241.51126.11044.51031.91285.4796.2538937.71074.6980.4970.8849.1834.1777.7695.1707.7826839.1837.5884
Wholesale & Retail Trade188640.8189054.8178243.9166833.5146510.3125093.1122605.6116930.486321.672766.754207.147190.63875534926.836749.428084.727427.125139.116568.513638.512085.310423.88934.99387.48676.96333.75944.74696.83763.22797.3
Accommodation & Food Services19461938.92191.923812316.82367.32499.42594.525552120.41662.91959.41559.61495.21510.21325.81549.51490835.87361041.8789.3720.9771.2nana787.8583.2983.3684.3
Transportation & Storage1564815233.810342.510551.96693.86075.16212.96329.65805.1859167616793.85212.85469.24954.56821.48296.67391.58326.95386.53980.24413.24760.64857.63446.62519.84319.72828.62435.92046.8
Information & Communications26718.226108.525173.221595.721315.329286.427407.522507.720586.818159.4nanana3120529883.523504.62818326512.424428.42287721644.518927.916581.53121.7nana----
Finance & Insurance1133036.51099165.4980418.5870524.2793594.1662998.4678443.4629508.1539931.1489451.7417640384864.8350072.8308876.1259484.7215984.3218121.3157897.8123654.8115215.195318.689396.980612.261821.655474.645406.841703.52877920546.116809
Real Estate12654.49999.89625.311200.711190.611569.618190.315141.214765.112197.713864.49718.210109.78977.76847.75959.66285.84084.23565.33288.33753.83417.22899.82735.22080.72156.13524.62192.72939.72327.9
Professional And Administrative & Support Services8627671695.971109.256593.458119.233470.738739.236920.230271.924801.313740.410937.711032.611215.88760.29496.47632.26744.38022.15653.24602.55529.53652.53796.42882.41681.92912.72399.82744.32502.3

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_8e709087c3b95d056a51dfd5a18a58dd"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad By Industry Of Investor In Singapore And Industry Abroad (Stock As At Year-End), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 27, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_8e709087c3b95d056a51dfd5a18a58dd/view

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Created on

25 Nov 2023

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