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Return On Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual

Data from Jan 1999 to Dec 2023Updated 10 days ago

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/M084911

Data explorer

ReturnOnForeignDirectInvestmentInSingaporeByDetailedIndustryDuringTheYearAnnual.csv (39 rows, 7.5 KB)

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(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)5.1%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)5.1%
(Null)5.1%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)5.1%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)2.6%
(Null)17.9%
(Null)15.4%
(Null)15.4%
(Null)15.4%
(Null)15.4%
(Null)15.4%
(Null)17.9%
(Null)12.8%
(Null)23.1%
(Null)23.1%
Total11.713.412.59.510.311.610.69.19.29.411.611.911.912.713.613.119.417.517.916.812.711912.29.8
Manufacturing20.828.22919.726.431.825.520.619.117.817.22219.820.622.618.330.520.422.721.91912.613.418.416.8
Food, Beverages & Tobacco6.213.79.28.714.89.823.616.217.72432.929.62916.9203.59.119.926.122.711.615.722.427.820
Paper, Paper Products & Printing13.5-3.30.2135.70.92.924.812.77-0.10.61.4-1.22.34.7415.56.34.245.34.99.614.2
Refined Petroleum Products20.717.543.98.516.61429.93716.86.11.14.87.77.220.72.641.729.327.420.115.15.4-3nana
Chemical & Chemical Products15.320.530.624.224.221.91819.616.212.210.75.56.320.683.817.120.521.836.513.631.10.28.9-35.3
Pharmaceutical & Biological Products44.540.840.144.625.153.354.149.645.734.924.941.929.127.441.327.842.812.629.618.222.515.428.4nana
Rubber & Plastic Products11.216.68.688.613.32116.377.916.510.28.7179.35.59.211.712.18.912.18.210.912.611.7
Basic Metals1.47.6----1.31.1-2.6-8.1-6.1-1.1-6.81.47.93.55.116.433.236.8-44nana
Fabricated Metal Products612.4118.18.66.785.12.67.27.77.97.65.425.46.34.9-115.710.63.97.55.515.116.4

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Return On Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Detailed Industry (During The Year), Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 17, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_941ea5994ac9af325c210d90d2ea8dd3/view

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28 Nov 2023

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