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Economy

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

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 03/03/2026

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 2025.  Please refer to the Technical Notes (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/explore-data-themes/trade-investment/direct-investment-abroad/our-data-explained) or video on 'Understanding Foreign Direct Investment' (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/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/M084441

Data from Jan 1994 to Dec 2024

Last updated 7 days ago (2 Sep 2026)

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SingaporesDirectInvestmentAbroadByIndustryAbroadStockAsAtYearEndAnnual.csv (11 rows, 3.7 KB)

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Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad - Total1652795.51535752.514775221333232.41183416.41093410.8927786.5936561.6862532.4727582.2651222545751.3498027.9449376.1426567.5370096.9311218.6316406.5245347.4200399.2179633.9152968.7146575.313144697546.592078.475218.175807.455536.449570.838372.7
Manufacturing281677.3269291.7257142.9245399.4217506.4209655.3188099.5185123.3163807.3137310116635.1104627.7973289087889020.578181.870061.368869.154924.646235.637896.932583.630028.726151.52455822556.417565.414764.411515.312418.98679.9
Construction6561.36142.8498944783711.8356829843169.42783.91889.31881.91643.81474.41298.21298.61381.61150.3402.1634.1674.9912.3686.9630.4623.6731.1741.2841.4767.5556.2597.7439
Wholesale & Retail Trade110976.5107450.5103401.2100790.584888.180786.574833.676841.972007.461259.251431.843391.737640.531838.626281.523238.516854.714869.713115.111181.410003.99142.97913.47452.662215883.95151.35263.14188.640753144.4
Accommodation & Food Services12477.912092.69819.279757262.97516.37874.95256.75118.94380.13831.73827.13957.13825.83775.83730.72884.72565.92228.722012197.22310.82171.92205.71813.61625.81358.91484.41019.41017.1923.9
Transportation & Storage45240.642583.638013.135675.131304.125363.918865.717958.719643.120180.718129.914973.213258.411224.610534.49775.810660.99442.97877.89076.36310.95435.95631.75619.14575.23245.92363.53765.82011.32097.81548.4
Information & Communications83870.782626.766941.358167.54267543996.242555.139670.639306.931215.127822.223070.222474.221122.518329.216749.714248.715221.112862.910324.89219.47056.76894.74317.91766.52257.8485.4----
Finance & Insurance834213.1746219755888.7665904.9605542.3547433.8432174.6436090.7395299.7356245.6332694.9262631.5235538.6211437.3207195.8185811.3154879.9177478.4134000.2104592.19948185294.982065.97375147436.644717.537913.840185.328839.523845.719420.8
Real Estate108873.6104072.5103456.295257.987764.579965.276728.775473.469190.956331.546805.342226.639556.638919.934915.426774.822888.714639.410309.28523.97240.57185.27240.97868.57019.36869.46091.55817.64429.13610.42534
Professional And Administrative & Support Services62027.164680.854544.544026.831123.427450.323884.62380526483.421645.61487711855.49752.58394.37622.25413.74590.85132.64552.13772.63235.21326.72140.31809.81915.127372351.12917.523021359.41167.9
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Singapore's Direct Investment Abroad By Industry Abroad (Stock As At Year-End), Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_adb86124a1f18ad5c2a06aa4f9027443/view

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