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Economy

Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Source Economy And Industry (Flows), Annual

Data from Jan 2015 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 11 Mar 2026, 23:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/04/2025

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. 

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M085811

Data explorer

ForeignDirectInvestmentInSingaporeBySourceEconomyAndIndustryFlowsAnnual.csv (370 rows, 35.1 KB)

Data Series
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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(Null)0.0%
Asia3.0%
ASEAN3.0%
Africa3.0%
Europe3.0%
(Null)10.5%
(Null)8.9%
(Null)7.8%
(Null)7.6%
(Null)8.1%
(Null)7.3%
(Null)7.0%
(Null)10.0%
(Null)9.7%
(Null)18.6%
Total191552181413.6195946.917593698720.3133800.1100371.1117869.393265.182077.5
Asia54462.23034272039.25353826622.33127343023.827398.332189.312965.7
Brunei Darussalam-3.5-26.77.5-10-1048.834.111.224.5-41.1
Mainland China10285.693839714.193221941.14563.87142.212123.93899.85487.2
Hong Kong4593.95916.49521610.91948.16455.37817-532.71763.6-3559.8
India4526.35949.11333.4856.52038.62228.4194.61150.919141880.8
Indonesia1741.71078.32633.8416.4-584.6-64.4-120.32234.62850.6554.8
Israel-272.9309.5214.911.7456.584.5-287.9-34.4100.2-1660.9
Japan13893.7480619123.419031.89172.58763.418387.95350.86728.42466.6
Republic Of Korea3641.5-2816.8115566909.13147.130783106.82926.332321804.4

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Data SeriesDataSeriesTextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20242024TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20232023TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20222022TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20212021TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20202020TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20192019TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20182018TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20172017TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
20162016TextMillions Of Singapore Dollars-
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_bcbdf59a57f7a1171675e6cafb02e98c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2025). Foreign Direct Investment In Singapore By Source Economy And Industry (Flows), Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 4, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_bcbdf59a57f7a1171675e6cafb02e98c/view

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Created on

12 Jun 2025

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)